*.A structure which can adapt to the changing environmental conditions is called SMART.
*.This smartness can be achieved by using smart materials like Shape-memory alloys (SMA), piezoelectric crystal, magneto-rheological fluids etc.
*.Smart structures can take care of their own health and resist natural calamities.
MAIN FACTORS AFFECTING STRUCTURAL HEALTH:
*.Differential settlement
*.Earth quakes and vibrations
*.Structural distress
*.Corrosion of reinforcement
*.Temperature stresses
.........to be continued.
Hazina Trade Centre Towers :Tallest trade building in Kenya.
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| Hazina Trade Centre Towers Architects Impression |
The proposed 39-Storey Hazina Trade Centre Towers will upon completion be a likely contender for recognition as Africa’s third tallest building.
Chinese construction firm Jiangxi International won a bid for constructing the tallest trade building in Kenya, the National Social Security Fund’s (NSSF) Trade Centre/ Hazina Trade Centre Towers.
Kenyan Cementers had also bid for the project, but the Chinese firm won the project.
According to media reports, the Kenyan firm had earlier won the tender to build the 39-storey building following a US$68Million bid, which was later disqualified by the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board.
Kenyan Cementers had also bid for the project, but the Chinese firm won the project.
According to media reports, the Kenyan firm had earlier won the tender to build the 39-storey building following a US$68Million bid, which was later disqualified by the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board.
This led to the NSSF inviting new bids for the Hazina-owned trade centre in January this year.
Kenyan Labour Cabinet secretary Kazungu Kambi said, “This project has previously been dogged by a number of false starts due to legal hurdles, which have now been overcome.”
From a historical perspective, the Hazina Trade Centre project commenced in 1994, with construction works kicking off in 1997. However, due to financial constraints NSSF was unable to complete the tower block leading to its lease out as a shopping mall in 2003 to Nakumatt Holdings.
The 31-storey office tower will be, constructed atop the existing 8-storey Hazina Trade Centre building that currently houses the Nakumatt Lifestyle Hypermarket store along Nairobi’s Monrovia and Mokhtar Daddah Streets, which currently has eight floors, four basement levels, a ground floor, two mezzanines and one podium.
The construction works is to be completed at a contracted cost of Kshs 6.7billion.
The proposed Hazina Trade Centre Towers will feature an architectural design inspired by the outline of a Maasai Moran standing with a crossed leg and leaning on his spear. The construction works on the building is architecturally designed by local consultant’s Mruttu & Salmann Associates.
The high-rise, which will be completed in 18 months, will feature a vegetated roof terrace, a ventilated atrium, helipad and city’s viewing gallery.
It will also constitute a high-end hotel that will be expected to increase competition in the hospitality industry.
The project, amongst others, will attract US$1.15mn in lease collection income after completion, while it will also sell off some floor space, which will see it retain its real estate investment below the regulatory maximum of 30%.
The high-rise, which will be completed in 18 months, will feature a vegetated roof terrace, a ventilated atrium, helipad and city’s viewing gallery.
It will also constitute a high-end hotel that will be expected to increase competition in the hospitality industry.
The project, amongst others, will attract US$1.15mn in lease collection income after completion, while it will also sell off some floor space, which will see it retain its real estate investment below the regulatory maximum of 30%.
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