During the course of construc-tion,
the Owner/Developer
M.A.Kharafi asked Gulf Consult to modify the building’s struct-ural design to accommodate a change in project requirements.
When undertaking this work, serious defects were found throughout the existing design (done by others).
This necessitated GC undertaking a full design review involving modification of the foundations and the already fabricated steel members and connections.
Project Details
Location: Tirana, Albania.
Client: M.A. Kharafi & Sons.
Services Performed:
Engineering Design/Structural review and redesign.
Cost:
KD. 18.20 million.
Completion:
1997.
Project Data:
5 star, 269 room hotel for Intercontinental Hotel chain, comprising 32,000m2 built space in an 11 storey, steel framed building.
Gulf Consult’s work was organized on a fast track basis, so that construction work on site was never interrupted.