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Project | The shire ltd.

For the last couple of years, I have been in charge of the conceptualization, design, research of a beach home project off the Atlantic coast. Working closely with ABDUL-RAHMAN AL-HASSAN RAHMA COMPANY LIMITED, as well as a local and foreign team/advisers, I began the daunting journey of

"concept to REALITY".

My focus was to explore the view by doing little cutting as possible, & by keeping the natural flow of the land. Pushing the idea further, research was done on similar properties on coastal fronts to find out all the + - of building by the coast. I looked at how I could use various resources available locally and modern techniques in building construction. The design is true to its form, considering the natural slope of the land. We settled on using concrete construction.

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Description The site overlooks the sea at a distance.  This presents a one of a kind view. Site slope with a gradient of 25 degrees.

Challenge - A mixture of old and new systems, local and foreign all trying to integrate. - Obtaining a building permit took ages.  - Lack of road access to property. (so one had to be createed). - (GH -TIME. whenever it happens- it happens)  - Too much red tape.  - Building on a slope makes everything much harder.  - Erosion needed to be addressed right off the bat. - Developing region (prices fluctuate all the time so budgeting becomes a nightmare).

+ Soil Test  Soil test revealed good la trite, rock, and a bit of clay- great soil for construction.  Being able to harvest rock from the site has helped in the construction of cobble roads and retaining walls.

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