Prospective tenants of a building under construction at the previous Pirates Arms establishment site in Seychelles’ capital Victoria received updated information on the project on Wednesday.

The Seychelles Pension Fund (SPF), which owns the building, showed plans of the new establishment which will have five stories and will cater to various entertainment businesses primarily owned by Seychellois.

“At first we had intended to allow for the building to rent out office space but we have since realised that this will not be viable So we have now decided that the building will be an entertainment centre, comprising of restaurants, casinos, bars and ideas that businesses can approach us with,” said Audrey Nanon, general manager for corporate services.

The old Pirate Arms building, which was a landmark in the centre of Victoria on Independence Avenue, is being redeveloped because of the high maintenance cost of repairs on the old building.

The Pension Fund is calling on interested businesses to come up with creative ideas as they will allow tenants to design their own space based on their needs.

The architect for the project, Paul Lesperance, gave a presentation on the building plans in which he revealed that the building will have its own 48-space underground parking garage, as well as roof terraces. It will also make use of photovoltaic systems for power.

“The design concept of the building will feature elements of traditional Creole architecture while we also wanted it to have free circulation with natural ventilation,” said Lesperance.

He added that the iconic Pirates Arms restaurant will return as part of the project in its almost identical location as before and the ground floor will feature mainly retail shops and other services like barbershops and hair salons.

Prospective tenants of a building under construction at the previous Pirates Arms establishment site in Seychelles’ capital Victoria received updated information on the project on Wednesday.

The Seychelles Pension Fund (SPF), which owns the building, showed plans of the new establishment which will have five stories and will cater to various entertainment businesses primarily owned by Seychellois.

“At first we had intended to allow for the building to rent out office space but we have since realised that this will not be viable So we have now decided that the building will be an entertainment centre, comprising of restaurants, casinos, bars and ideas that businesses can approach us with,” said Audrey Nanon, general manager for corporate services.

The old Pirate Arms building, which was a landmark in the centre of Victoria on Independence Avenue, is being redeveloped because of the high maintenance cost of repairs on the old building.

The Pension Fund is calling on interested businesses to come up with creative ideas as they will allow tenants to design their own space based on their needs.

The architect for the project, Paul Lesperance, gave a presentation on the building plans in which he revealed that the building will have its own 48-space underground parking garage, as well as roof terraces. It will also make use of photovoltaic systems for power.

“The design concept of the building will feature elements of traditional Creole architecture while we also wanted it to have free circulation with natural ventilation,” said Lesperance.

He added that the iconic Pirates Arms restaurant will return as part of the project in its almost identical location as before and the ground floor will feature mainly retail shops and other services like barbershops and hair salons.

Source: Seychelles News Agency