THE FORUM-TRUE BLUE COMMERCIAL PLAZA

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Project Location: True Blue, Grand Anse, St. George's, Grenada​

Project Type: Commercial

Project Scale: 13,000 Sq. Ft. Building

Project Status: Pre-Approved for Construction, Client Opted for Temporary Container Structure (Dynamic Latitude prepared drawing for temporary approval)

Architect: Lachaba Carr Joseph

Structural Engineer / Structural Draftsperson: Not Appointed

Client: Confidential

Visualization Artist: Undisclosed

Contractor: To be determined

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Project Description: 

The Forum is designed to be a 13,000 Sq. Ft. commercial building with rentable units in a “C” formed layout, enclosing a partially covered plaza with dining and seating. This building comprises of a public car park, separate administrative parking and a ring road to accommodate back of house functions. The superstructure is to be of reinforced concrete and roofing is to be of steel trusses, metal purlins and insulated corrugated metal roof sheeting. The major challenges of this project would be the degree of excavation as of a matter of practicality this building would have to sit level slightly elevated above the public road on what is currently a sloping site.