Commercial buildings carry requirements residential work does not. Floor loadings are higher, fire strategy and escape provision are more demanding, services have to accommodate tenants whose needs are unknown at construction stage, and the facade carries a commercial identity.
The basement level required excavation, waterproofing and drainage resolved before the superstructure began, together with ventilation and access provisions for parking or storage use.
This is one of two commercial buildings Brouj Doha delivered in Al Gharrafa for the same client.