Month: February 2016
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Kigali Batsinda Estate. The making of a Joint Venture Project in Rwanda. Part 2.
Kigali Batsinda estate comprises of 300 housing units in Kigali Rwanda. We are documenting how Joint Venture projects for huge construction projects are conceived from simple ideas to huge concrete jungles that serve to house people. This is part 2 of the documentation. Part 1. See Part 1 here https://www.a4architect.com/2016/02/kigali-batsinda-estate-the-making-of-a-joint-venture-project-in-rwanda/ February 12, 2016. Here we…
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Kigali Batsinda Estate. The making of a Joint Venture Project in Rwanda. Part 1.
Kigali Batsinda Estate lies 6 km from the heart of Kigali Central Business District. It comprises of high rise apartments, 300 units in number. Below is an outline of how such huge projects get conceived from an idea into actualization. It takes years and a lot of hard work and thought processes in the background…
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Lands available for Joint Venture Financing Construction Projects in Nairobi. 2016
1/4 acre in Syokimau. 2.5 acres in Ruai along Eastern Bypass next to Kenyatta farm. 10 acres Red Hill area. 60 acres Kitengela near Cement factory. 2.5 acre plot along Southern Bypass available for joint venture. 1/4 acre prime land for lease and/or joint venture in Nakuru cbd. 1/8th acre for lease at Tuala, Rongai,…
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Land and Property in Rigdeways, Kiambu road, Nairobi. 2016.
Ridgeways area is located along Kiambu road just after Muthaiga before Thimbigua area. Its flanked to the left by Runda and to the right by Garden Estate. Ridgeways is approximately 8 km from Nairobi CBD till Nakumatt Ridgeways. The main shopping area is Ridgeways Mall, which houses Nakumatt supermarket and Scotchies bar among other businesses.…
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Types of Glass for High Rise buildings Curtain walling
High rise buildings mainly use reflective glass that is laminated. This glass is designed to be strong enough to resist heavy wind loads usually associated with high rise buildings. The detailed design should also be such a way that it can keep off rain ingress during rainy seasons. The reflecting ability of the glass enables…
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Construction of Office Buildings In Nairobi, Kenya.
Plot size. Most Nairobi plots are sized between 0.5 acres and 4 acres. Very few plots are less than 0.5 acres in size. These small sizes are mainly found in the Central Business District area. A few land owners have large sized lands eg Kenya Railways has 40 acres in Ngara and Muthurwa area.…
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African Architecture. Tented Lodge
Wooden poles on masonry columns. Columns finished with round shaped plaster. Makuti thatched roof supported on wooden poles. It provides excellent insulation in tropical climates. Mazeras stone floor slabs joint together using cement mortar. Interior decor and furniture made of naturally shaped wooden poles. Internal ceiling made of hessian tent. Foundation made…
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Utawala, Nairobi. Apartment construction on a 30 x60 ft plot.
Utawala area is located 22km from the Nairobi CBD. It has close proximity to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, hence most surrounding buildings are ground and 2 floors up, restricting vertical construction to give way for flight paths. This is the same situation in South C around Wilson airport. Notable buildings are Fahari hotel and Kinka…