All the glory must remain with the Lord our God.

We are going to build another edifice in a city I love and have worked in some years ago, Akure, Ondo state. This time around, we have been contracted to build a shopping plaza of 36 shops. Details of the project are as follows;

Project: Construction of 36 shopping units in a plaza.
Location: Akure, Ondo state
Client: A Nairalander
Contractors: Spyder880 building team
Duration: 7 months


Edit:
We have reviewed the terms of this contract and expanded the building plans to best make use of the land here. We have agreed to increase the number of shops we will build here from 36 shops to 63. We have also arranged to reduce the number of staircases to 2.

The width of this land is not as wide as we first thought, so we have agreed to remove the staircase at the middle of the back line. Although this will make the centre of the plaza smaller, we now plan to remove the front columns on the ground floor, and hang the upper passage as a cantilevered projection, freeing more space for use of the plaza.

We will now add more features like a fence on 3 sides and a see through gate at the road line. We will also build the road metal crossing. I will hereby amend the topic of this thread to reflect these changes. Thanks.

Edited.

There will be 63 shops in this plaza
There will be 21 shops on each floor
There will be 3 floors, two storey building
There will be 2 different staircases in this plaza
There will be 12 toilets for use of the traders and their customers alike in the plaza
There will be a fence and gate
There will be a borehole
There will be an overhead tank

More pictures

We have a lot of other building threads, both ongoing building construction and completed buildings, see more on these links .........

https://www.nairaland.com/5178606/making-owerri-royal-manor/37

https://www.nairaland.com/6007691/making-white-penthouse-anambra

https://www.nairaland.com/6447386/making-7-bedrooms-high-ceiling

spyder880:
There will be 36 shops in this plaza
There will be 12 shops on each floor
There will be 3 floors, two storey building
There will be 3 different staircases in this plaza
There will be 6 smaller parking stores in this plaza
There will be 24 toilets for use of the traders and their customers alike in the plaza
There will be a borehole

Congratulation brother, you’re moving slowly in to south west market. I can’t wait to see you deliver again as usual.

kopell:
Congratulation brother, you’re moving slowly in to south west market. I can’t wait to see you deliver again as usual.

Thank you Sir, we will do our best to deliver the best on this project and look forward to more projects.

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Make I book space. A shopping plaza requires custom made security doors like these.

Rails like this

spyder880:
There will be 36 shops in this plaza
There will be 12 shops on each floor
There will be 3 floors, two storey building
There will be 3 different staircases in this plaza
There will be 6 smaller parking stores in this plaza
There will be 24 toilets for use of the traders and their customers alike in the plaza
There will be a borehole

The Igboness in me is suggesting that you put the staircases where I marked brown, then converting the former staircases marked green to shops. Thus will add additional one shop on each floor of the building. ����

Martini101:






The Igboness in me is suggesting that you put the staircases where I marked brown, then converting the former staircases marked green to shops. Thus will add additional one shop on each floor of the building. ����

This is what I was discussing with the architect yesterday night, I told him that I will like to gain one more shop by this arrangement you just showed. He was of the opinion that since this is a public building which is planned to have many people trading on it at most times, safety considerations demands that there be 3 different staircases to aid quick evacuation of people and goods in any event.

Thank you for bringing this up.

Martini101:






The Igboness in me is suggesting that you put the staircases where I marked brown, then converting the former staircases marked green to shops. Thus will add additional one shop on each floor of the building. ����

I also like your opinion as it allows every shop owner enjoy flow of human traffic and gives them visibility as more customers would have to walk down to the end of the plaza to use the stairs.

spyder880:


This is what I was discussing with the architect yesterday night, I told him that I will like to gain one more shop by this arrangement you just showed. He was of the opinion that since this is a public building which is planned to have many people trading on it at most times, safety considerations demands that there be 3 different staircases to aid quick evacuation of people and goods in any event.

Thank you for bringing this up.

You don't need 3 stairwell for 36units!!!

Tell your designer to redesign.

spyder880:


This is what I was discussing with the architect yesterday night, I told him that I will like to gain one more shop by this arrangement you just showed. He was of the opinion that since this is a public building which is planned to have many people trading on it at most times, safety considerations demands that there be 3 different staircases to aid quick evacuation of people and goods in any event.

Thank you for bringing this up.

While safety shouldn't be compromised,I believe two staircase are adequate for a building of such size.
Thanks and Congratulations

kinkykinky2:



You don't need 3 stairwell for 36units!!!

Tell your designer to redesign.

I always have such crazy ideas in every one of my projects when I bring it to the professionals, most times they turn the idea down due to safety reasons. I will always abide by the rules of professionalism because they're experts at what they do, but there are those individuals that will choose to undermine they're safety for short gain.

kopell:
I always have such crazy ideas in every one of my projects when I bring it to the professionals, most times they turn the idea down due to safety reasons. I will always abide by the rules of professionalism because they're experts at what they do, but there are those individuals that will choose to undermine they're safety for short gain.

No true! It has nothing to do with safety.

I wish you success.

seunpinky:


I also like your opinion as it allows every shop owner enjoy flow of human traffic and gives them visibility as more customers would have to walk down to the end of the plaza to use the stairs.

This is a very compelling argument for location of the stairs

kinkykinky2:



No true! It has nothing to do with safety.

I wish you success.

This is a shopping complex/plaza with alot of people same time...more exits is required like the architect pointed out.....i like the idea of extra shops and their new location of the two steps...if money not an issue...maybe owner can consider external exits like below on one or each end....

We have arrived Akure, and moved into the site........

The nature of this land is that its sloped towards the back, and swampy. There is a water canal running at the back of the land, the back is expected to be waterlogged as soon as it rains. We are making arrangements to change our foundation plans.

Well-done!!

Have taken the front seat!

folmus:
Well-done!!

Have taken the front seat!

Welcome bro.

Due to the new road level which makes this site much lower than the road, we are starting to fill up the front of the site to enable smaller vehicles enter and deliver materials for our use here...............

Making arrangements for stone dust, sharp sand for blocks........

We first have to test this site to ascertain the soil conditions, so we can ensure that we are doing the right type of foundation for this plaza.

More filling sand arriving.........

Pushing more sand into the centre of the plaza, then starting some excavation works..........

spyder880:
We first have to test this site to ascertain the soil conditions, so we can ensure that we are doing the right type of foundation for this plaza.

how do you test soils

michlins:
how do you test soils

By collecting soil samples to later analyse them in labs and get the soil bearing capacity, doing test excavations and by using special tools to read the soil water tables. Soil testing also helps us determine the best places to site a borehole and a tank stand.

spyder880:


By collecting soil samples to later analyse them in labs and get the soil bearing capacity, doing test excavations and by using special tools to read the soil water tables. Soil testing also helps us determine the best places to site a borehole and a tank stand.

the later part is why I asked. I know I need such information but going to the lab and stuff.....

Bringing in some wood, and other materials

Foundation excavation works begins in earnest...........

Getting materials ready and delivering them to the site.........