MK8 Condominiums, Malaysia
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Sinclair Knight Merz was engaged in this project as a civil and structural consultant.
The 345-unit luxury residential development consists of two 32-storey blocks - Tower A and Tower B – plus a six-level car park and ancillary buildings. Tower A and Tower B superstructures were designed using a load bearing r.c. shear wall concept with system formwork. The walls were positioned to suit architectural and structural requirements.
As a part of the ground floor is meant for communal areas, the M&E rooms, water tanks and transfer beams were placed at the second floor. The transfer beams are supported by columns and walls.
The superstructure of the car park block was designed using reinforced concrete beams and a framed column concept. Columns in the car park block are spaced to suit car parking requirements, and rise continuously from the foundation. The beams are arranged to tie all columns together and are positioned with aesthetics in mind. The lift and stairs cores were built using r.c. walls. For the two towers and the car park block, hydraulic jacks in piles were employed.
Among the capabilities displayed by the team in this project were:
- Project management
- Civil engineering
- Structural engineering – 3D modelling, analysis and design of structures using load bearing walls / shear walls.
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