PSPF Investment House
Public Service Pensions Fund , a statutory investment entity for government workers wanted to construct an investment building which will also accommodate their offices to provide services for their pensioners. Thus was born, PSPF Investment House, now nearing completion. The building will have banking halls , rental spaces for offices, a revolving restaurant, food court shops, offices for PSPF , conference centre and parking tower. Unique features include a spacious central arcade between two towers, a top class revolving restaurant on the 21st floor and separate entrances for defined activities.
The towers
The towers are designed to accommodate ultra modern ideas and architectural features which incorporate aspects of intelligent building. The project has a built up area of 4,459m2.There is a short tower covering 1,037 m2 ,a taller tower covering 1,600 m2 and a park house of 1,822 m2.
The floor is finished with porcelain tiles in enclosed areas and granite on common public areas. Walls comprise of special indoor paints of various complimentary colours and shades, while the roof is a flat concrete slab with skylights. Windows comprise of aluminium and glass. External façade spots aluminium composite material (alucobond) ,stainless steel cladding and flash glazing restating the buildings modern theme.
The towers are designed to accommodate ultra modern ideas and architectural features which incorporate aspects of intelligent building
Landscaping
There will be soft and hard landscaping, water features at ground level, lawns and on grade parking at front of the building. Renovations and refurbishments will be very rare as most material used will warrant very little maintenance. However end users will choose the required refurbishment period as they wish.
The project is being handled by a qualified and experienced team of professionals, and Estim Construction Ltd , the main contactor was selected through a competitive bidding process as per the Public Procurement Act considering the contractors experience on similar projects and financial capability as paramount parameters. Knight Frank, one of the leading estate managers in the region have been engaged to aquire tenants in advance and enhance follow up of the works programme and hence make it more urgent for the project to finish on time.
As with most projects, PSPF Investment House wasn’t without its challenges. At the initial stages the design called for a basement level which could not be done due to the water table level being very high. To overcome this challenge, piling foundation was introduced.
Project Team
Project owners:
Public Service Pensions Fund
Architects:
Habconsult Ltd in association with Inhouse Projects Ltd
Structural Engineers:
TanConsult Ltd
E&M Engineers:
Electriplan (T) Ltd.
Main Contractor:
Estim Construction Ltd
