The concept of the project was to create a well-organized circulation space based on 3 axes intersecting at the main plaza. The evolution of this axis gave rise to the final shape of the building by dividing the main shape into 4 volumes. It enables users to experience a more diverse space. The design will promote the change or the advancement of the industry in the area. The executed project consists of various mall function as mentioned below that allows the flow of users to find all they need in one place and attracts all ages. We have a portfolio rich with long-lasting client partnerships.

a- 35 550 sqm of retail space.
b- 3 570 sqm of cinemas space.
c- 1870 sqm of the amusement center.
d- 4 894 sqm of terraces

The Spot Choueifat shopping mall opened to the public in 2017. This mall was designed by Design Novel Architecture, Dolmen, and Adoca. The building has a 3000 m2 and 34 m span grid shell made by Lanik. Despite its common span, the design of the structure became challenging due to the boundary conditions.
The skylight is supported on 7 different blocks joined by a courtyard. When seismic loads are applied to the concrete structure, each block has different behavior. Therefore, big relative displacements are overtaken between the top parts of the blocks, up to 200 mm. This became one of the main restrictions for the structural design.
First of all, if fixed supports had been used, the grid shell would have had to resist efforts caused by these displacements. On the other side, if sliding supports had been used, the structure could not have been designed as a compression shell and bigger beams would have been required. Therefore, a compromise solution was needed to optimize the structure. Displacements between different blocks were analyzed and supports were set up accordingly: small displacement directions were fixed and large displacement directions were set free. Furthermore, controlled elastic supports made out of springs were also used. Set up with a higher stiffness in the support, the beams would have failed due to larger efforts; with lower stiffness, compression shell behavior would have been lost, leading to larger efforts. Finding the required exact stiffness was one of the main goals of the project.
Finally, some sliding supports had a special design too. The aforementioned large displacements and uplift caused by the wind required them. Supports had to allow 150 mm of displacement in each horizontal direction and had to retain the structure when the uplift happened.