Submitted By: Adila Anwar
November 2010
Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction and Background
Section 2: Project Concept and Design
Section 3: Project Financial Profile
Section - 1 Introduction Introduction and Background to the assignment
The project is to design a sustainable multi-storey apartment complex in Islamabad. The site for this project is located in Chak Shazad, opposite CIIT campus on Park Road. The relatively flat site measures approximately 3.91 acres and falls under the jurisdiction of CDA . Water table was encountered at a depth of 180’ +/- below existing ground level. Due to limits of the soil bearing capacity, the findings in the report recommend that a raft foundation be designed for a multi-storey building as have been the foundation design of other multi-storey buildings built in this area. The site is accessed by the 2-lane Park Road, which is a high speed road. Considerations should be given to a deceleration lane prior to entry to the site.
The development is to be undertaken by a private company and the type of units would be apartments for middle class to upper class type clientele with individual apartments to be for sale on an ownership basis. However, the developer, while wishing to maximize his profits, also recognizes that the housing complex should be distinctive, spacious, airy, daylight, convey an open feeling, a green/sustainable building and contribute to good living. The complex offering these valuable amenities contributing to good living, among other facilities, could be priced higher than other normal housing complex .
In this area the setting is mostly rural but this is as a result more of it being undeveloped thus so far. In time to come, this area would convey an urban feeling due to the various educational and institutions and other buildings that would be added