Tabarbour
Building

A Headquarters Built for
Agribusiness Operations

The Tabarbour Building is the commercial headquarters of Sama Jordan Agriculture Company, located in the Tabarbour district on Amman's eastern edge — an area that has grown into one of the city's key commercial and light-industrial corridors thanks to its proximity to major arterial roads and ease of access for goods transport. CEC was commissioned to design and construct a facility that would serve a dual purpose: providing modern, professional office accommodation for the company's administrative and management functions, while also housing a warehousing and storage component directly tied to its agricultural trading and distribution operations.

This dual-use brief shaped the entire building concept. Rather than treating the office and warehouse functions as separate buildings, CEC delivered an integrated complex in which a contemporary office block sits alongside — and connects directly to — a warehouse structure with dedicated loading access. The office areas were finished to a standard befitting a corporate headquarters, with attention to natural light, layout efficiency, and a professional façade treatment that gives the company a strong commercial presence in the Tabarbour district.

The warehousing component was designed around the practical realities of agricultural logistics: goods arriving and departing on a regular schedule, the need for clear internal circulation for forklifts and pallet movement, and storage areas configured for the specific commodities handled by Sama Jordan Agriculture. CEC's coordination between the architectural design team and the client's operations staff ensured that the finished facility supports efficient day-to-day logistics while presenting a polished corporate face to visitors and business partners.

Engineering Challenges of a Mixed Office-Warehouse Facility

Combining corporate office space with an active warehousing operation in a single complex introduced a number of specific design and construction challenges:

• Differing structural grids: Office floors require finer column spacing for flexible interior layouts, while the warehouse needed wide clear spans for storage racking and vehicle movement — reconciling these two grids within one connected structure required careful structural planning.
• Separation of logistics and corporate access: Truck loading and goods movement had to be routed away from staff and visitor entrances, requiring distinct circulation zones and access points within a constrained site.
• Acoustic and environmental separation: Office areas needed to be insulated from the noise and activity of the adjacent warehouse, requiring careful detailing of shared walls, floor levels, and mechanical ventilation paths.
• Phased fit-out coordination: Office interior fit-out (partitions, finishes, services) proceeded on a different schedule from the warehouse shell-and-core works, requiring sequencing that allowed both elements to reach completion in step with the client's operational needs.

Scope of Work

CEC's construction scope on the Tabarbour Building encompassed the full shell-and-core structure for both the office block and the adjoining warehouse: foundations, reinforced concrete and structural steel framing, external envelope and façade works, roofing, and primary mechanical, electrical, and plumbing infrastructure. For the office component, CEC carried the works through to a fit-out-ready standard with finished floors, ceilings, and glazing; for the warehouse component, the scope included reinforced floor slabs designed for racking and vehicle loads, loading dock areas, and high-bay roof structures providing clear internal storage volume.

Quality & Safety on Mixed-Use Commercial Construction

The Tabarbour Building was delivered under CEC's First Grade quality management system, with the same rigorous material testing, structural inspection, and finishing standards applied across both the corporate office and warehouse elements of the complex. Particular care was taken with the interface zones between the two functions — ensuring that fire separation, structural connections, and building services all met code requirements at the junctions between office and warehouse areas, and that the finished facility was handed over ready for Sama Jordan Agriculture to commence operations without remedial works.