The world of construction has no shortage of various types of projects each presenting its own unique set of challenges to the contractor. Here’s a quick primer to some of the most common types of construction projects in the current prevailing market.
1. Retail and Grocery Stores
All grocery and retail stores have one thing in common – they are frequently frequented by mobs of customers in a day. Therefore, it is not surprising that such buildings have a layout that optimizes accessibility and the fluid movement of goods and people. The usual marks are often separate entrance and exit doors coupled with a welcoming reception that encourages prospective buyers to shop as much as possible.
2. Restaurants
Restaurants have to conform to specific strict rules and guidelines that govern both hygiene, safety and ease of cleanliness. Therefore, they are construction projects that often require a unique innovative and creative approach to come up with. More emphasis, as is expected, is placed on employee versatility and customer comfort.
3. Lodging and Hospitality Facilities
The areas of emphasis in these types of construction projects revolve around ease of access, individual privacy for the guests and comfort. That being said, some motel construction projects can be quite basic while fully-fledged 5-star hotels demand an experienced foray of talent that has been in commercial construction for quite some time. The contractor, in this case, has to know how they can optimize the available space to give future guests the much-needed peace and quiet that is often integral to repeat business. This type of structures sometimes calls for juggling of dicey issues such as soundproofing and landscape architecture.
4. Office Buildings
There are many variants of office buildings, starting from small functional facilities for small firms to skyscrapers built for behemoth enterprises. The latter sometimes sees the blending and meshing of various businesses within its architectural framework. Depending on the kind of business being targeted by the owner of the construction, there are several construction necessities such as fire escapes and bathrooms that have to feature in office buildings.
5. Industrial Buildings
Companies that produce goods and offer services at times do need separate facilities that offer a production and manufacturing environment. The spaces will be used to house and store the needed equipment, machines, and other processing facets. Hence, the ceiling levels, for instance, have to be adjusted higher or lower than normal. The focus in this nature of construction projects is safety and suitability.
References: Project Manager, Level Set, Wgpowell
