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9/5/2017
Schlosshotel Fleesensee
After being sold to Lindner Investment the Hotel Schloss Blücher was renamed as Schlosshotel Fleesensee and, before reopening it to the public, the new owners decided to give it a complete overhaul and turn it into a design hotel. The owners wanted…
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11/2/2017
Saint Petersburg Stadium
The Saint Petersburg Stadium is an innovative modern football stadium built in St. Petersburg to be the home of the FC Zenit soccer team and to host international events, such as the 2017 FIFA Confederation Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Since…
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7/12/2017
Rewe Market in Cologne
6 months to transform a large warehouse into a supermarket; 2,200 m2 arranged over two storeys offering its clients around 20,000 different items from all over the world. Mapei products have been used to prepare its floorings, such as ULTRATOP and…
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11/2/2017
InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel
The Wilshire Grand Center is a luxury, mixed-use skyscraper in the heart of Los Angeles. With its ornamental spire, 73 floors (plus 5 more below ground level) and a maximum height of 335.3 metres, it is the tallest building in the city and in the…
The expert's opinion
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11/7/2017
Heated floors with a high thermal yield
Installing a quality substrate is the key feature in guaranteeing the durability of floors. If we take a look at the latest trends in this sector, the type of substrate most widely used over the course of the last few years is the heated screed. To…
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9/5/2017
Gerber Shopping Center in Stuttgart
Constructed using only quality materials and according to eco-sustainable principles, GERBER has applied for DGNB certification, one of the various environmental certification protocols that indicate a construction’s precise impact on the…
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8/8/2017
Cologne Golf Club
Immersed in lush green hills, Cologne Golf Club is located to the west of Cologne. Voted one of the best German golf courses in 2015, the golf club has two 18-hole courses, a 9-hole course and a new Club House in a modern and minimalist…
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11/13/2017
48 Restaurant & Bar in Hungary
The restauration of a building of historical interest requires attention to details and long studies. In this case the works lasted two years and required special care for all interiors and exteriors. For the internal walls and floors, the interior…
Sustainability
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1/4/2018
20 years of polyurethanes
Twenty years have gone by since the distant days of 1997 when Enrico Pozzi, an expert in chemistry and polyurethane materials, was taken on by Mapei to head the newly created R&D Polyurethanes group. The same year the company was celebrating the…
