Main Contracting Commercial + Retail HAMRIYA SHOPPING CENTRE
Client: Dubai Municipality.
Consultants: ARENCO
MEP Consultants: ARENCO
Completed: 1984
Construction Period: 14 months
Project Description:
One of the first shopping complexes developed by Dubai Municipality, consisting of 200 shops - each was designed for a specific trade and included a post office, bank, fruit / vegetable wings and meat / fish sections. The design included finishes to extremely high standards of quality and hygiene.
Scope of Works
Main Contractor and
- Piling
- RCC structure
- Pre-cast concrete elements
- Masonry and fine finishes
- Metal Works
- Timber Joinery
- Plumbing and Mechanical Installations
DESIGN AND BUILD
Driven concrete piles were used for a quick start on below ground works. The building features one of the largest cantilevered concrete suspended slabs in the UAE at the time.
The building façade was crowned by a continuous chevron-shaped parapet of fairfaced pre-cast concrete elements (over 1,000 pieces) with each unit weighing approximately 3 tonnes. These elements were cast on custom built vibrating steel beds and moulds at the job site and lifted in position.
