Office/Retail

Background Known as the desert’s most exciting city, Dubai is the second largest of the seven United Arab Emirates. The desert and coastline are being rapidly transformed to reveal Dubai’s potential as one of the most significant international cities of the 21st century. Situated just outside of fast-developing Dubai City, the Dubai Outsource Zone (DOZ) … Read More

Background The luxurious Scottsdale Waterfront project was built adjacent to 549 m (1,800 ft) of the Arizona Canal, which itself stretches 62 km (38 mi) from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to the Northwest Valley. This large-scale project included two-and-three-story retail office buildings, two 13-story retail office buildings, and two 13-story residential buildings. Before … Read More

Background Allen Plaza in downtown Atlanta is a $1.9 billion USD development that includes two million square feet of office space, 18,600 square meters (200,000 square feet) of retail and restaurants and more than 3,000 residences and 500 hotel rooms. The second of five buildings in the Allen Plaza complex is 55 Allen Plaza, a … Read More

Enhancing the Efficiency of Constructing a Quality High-Rise Background Buckhead is one of Atlanta’s most important and trendy business districts noted for its shopping, entertainment, and high-end residential neighborhoods. Running north and south through the district, the Peachtree Road corridor is characterized by high-rise developments, including the striking Terminus 100 building. At a height of … Read More

Background Dubbed Kota Kinabalu’s largest ever urban commercial project, KK Times Square is a sprawling, 93,000 square meters (23-acre) development designed to accommodate the city’s expanding commercial activities. Comprised of a combination of office and retail facilities and public spaces, KK Times Square offers shopping, dining, entertainment and leisure activities for Kota Kinabalu residents and … Read More

Background Wellington (New Zealand’s capital) is situated alongside Wellington Harbour and is home to many museums, theatres and arts festivals and is a leading centre for creative industries, such as film and computer technology. It is also the new location for the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) which is situated inside the historic Odlins building … Read More

Background Island Honda has been selling and servicing vehicles in the Comox Valley since 1986, and it’s been growing since then. Due to this growth, Island Honda needed their construction team to build a larger modern facility that would meet the needs of an increasing business that was aiming to accommodate its sales, service, and … Read More

Background Dubai has long been the pre-eminent business center in the United Arab Emirates. Its geographical proximity, cultivation of innovation, as well as its sophisticated logistical infrastructure between Europe and the Far East makes it the location of choice for much business in the region. Knowledge Village is an upscale area in Dubai located very … Read More

Background Channel M, Vancouver’s newest television station, is located in a stately brick building in the heart of the city’s bustling Chinatown. The building was in poor condition when the station’s owners undertook major renovations before moving into the five-story, 3400 square meters (37 000 square foot) structure. Internally, the transformation meant more that $1 million in renovations … Read More

Background The 3,000 cubic metres (3900 cubic yards) of concrete placed for the huge raft slab foundation of the Shaw Tower set the record for the largest continuous pour in the history of Vancouver. When complete the tower will stand at 149 metres (490 feet) tall. More than 38,000 cubic metres (50,000 cubic yards) of … Read More