Structural Design by SOS Construction
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Structural Design

Structural engineering for residential and commercial projects across Pakistan and the UAE, with beams, columns, and load paths calculated, not guessed at.

OVERVIEW

Load paths & framing.

The architecture sets the intent; our structural engineers prove it stands. We take the massing and spatial moves committed to at concept stage and engineer the frame that carries them, sized to code rather than oversized out of caution, because our team is the one that has to justify every beam. Structural design is run from the same offices as the architecture, in Lahore, Sahiwal, and Dubai, so nothing is recalculated by a separate firm after the fact.

Load & framing analysis reference
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Load & framing analysis

Gravity and lateral load paths calculated against local seismic and wind requirements for both Pakistan and UAE building codes.

Foundation design reference
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Foundation design

Footing and slab design matched to actual soil conditions, not assumed ones.

Structural drawing sets reference
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Structural drawing sets

Fully dimensioned framing plans and details, coordinated with the architectural set.

Material & connection specs reference
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Material & connection specs

Steel, concrete, or timber specification and connection detailing sized for the actual loads.

HOW IT RUNS

Four stages,
one team from Lahore to Dubai.

01

Load assessment

Gravity, lateral, and site-specific loads calculated from the architectural set.

02

System selection

Frame, foundation, and material system chosen for the site and budget.

03

Detailed engineering

Member sizing, connections, and foundation design finalized.

04

Coordination set

Structural drawings cross-checked against architecture and MEP before issue.

IN THE FIELD

Structural Design,as drawn and as built.

DRAG TO BROWSE

Structural Design
Frame

Structural Design

Load & framing analysis
Frame

Load & framing analysis

Foundation design
Frame

Foundation design

Structural drawing sets
Frame

Structural drawing sets

Material & connection specs
Frame

Material & connection specs

QUESTIONS

Answered beforeyou have to ask twice.

Once the architectural concept is settled, since we need a fixed massing and spatial layout to calculate real loads against. Working in parallel from day one usually costs more time overall, since early structural input tends to get redone as the concept shifts.

THE REST OF THE PROCESS

One drawing,four other disciplines.

START WITH STRUCTURAL DESIGN

Let's put this on the drawing board.

Tell us about the site and the brief — we'll come back with how structural design fits into the rest of the build, not just this one piece of it.