Builders Jamaica December - March 2022

usiness complexes, and so on. What's
happening in the immediate environs is
a huge proliferation of apartments from
Braemar Avenue going into Hopefield
Avenue. The community is emerging
and it needs the support of all the other
amenities within a pedestrian's walk. We
have been responding to those needs.”
He continued, “Even more recently, we
did the New Kingston Shopping Centre
and transformed it to revitalize or inject
new energy into the space, which was
dying. In fact, it was deceased. The
site where the Ministry of Justice is
now located was a dump, falling apart.
Looking at it now is like night and day.”
One of the reasons Plexus has been
able to bring new energy into a space
with its developments is the freshness
of their aesthetics. “We try to stay
right on that cutting edge of being
contemporary/modern and responding to
the demographics, which are changing,”
said Morris. “It's a new paradigm in
how we live, how we behave, how
we function, and the efficiency of the
building. We have been responsive and
I have allowed my young, dynamic team
to be part of that journey of expression.”
Plexus is also one of the first firms in
Jamaica to use the Autodesk Revit
building information modelling software.
“We're moving closer and closer to
going on the platform and employing
the project management aspect of
it. We're trying to utilize it for project
management in-house and outside to
strengthen productivity. It has worked
well for us. It takes a little bit more time,
but the net effect is greater. We’ve also
invested a lot of money into quality
hardware and continued training of staff.”
Morris understands that there’s still a
place for more traditional or historic
architecture, but believes that even within
those styles, there has to be space for
‘translation’ in terms of the efficiency and
the use of materials, being responsive
to orientation in terms of air, light, and
energy, and going as green as possible,
New Kingston Business Centre