Construction in Complex Topographical Conditions  

Ashtrom Construction is completing the erection of the Bart Project including 3 buildings 5 storeys high with 112 housing units, including penthouses on the top floor. The overground area of the structures is around 14,750 sq.m. and the basement area is approx. 5,900 sq.m.  

The construction process of the residential complex is replete with engineering and logistical challenges, mainly on account of the complex surface conditions typifying a narrow two-way street with parking along both sides. At the entrance to the street there is a large supermarket with trucks unloading merchandise all day long, making it difficult to move materials and equipment on to the building site.

The works included the disconnection of infrastructures and demolition of 3X3 storey-high existing buildings, together with operations to preserve and relocate the trees within the project complex. In the initial stages excavation works were carried out to a depth of 7.5 m. and groundwater pumped out from soil characterised by clayey sand layers. The construction process was typified by preserving the character of the terraced house, the use of a large number of unique architectural items and varied raw materials both in the buildings themselves and in the environmental development.