FIVE Palm Jumeirah Hotel
Installation of marble and ceramics in a new hotel in Dubai.
Dubai is getting ready for the Universal Exposition of 2020 with some major projects. The city’s latest addition is the FIVE Palm Jumeirah Dubai, inaugurated this year. Discover the Glass Cube, the precious Italian marble and the other finishes which make it unique.
In certain parts of the world, and Dubai is such a place, hotels themselves are one of the attractions and in the city that is now making preparations for the Universal Exposition of 2020, one thing is certain: nobody likes to come second. The city’s latest addition, the FIVE Palm Jumeirah Dubai, inaugurated this year, just goes to prove this rule.
This mammoth hotel overlooking the sea has been built on the artificial island of Palm Jumeirah according to a design by the architect firms Yabu Pushelberg and NAO Taniyama and Associates.
The FIVE Palm Jumeirah is located in a strategic position close to the Dubai business quarter and the city’s numerous tourist attractions and has features which include its own private beach and three open-air swimming pools, one of which is 60 metres long and runs through the central part of the resort.
It has 477 rooms and suites on 16 floors, all with large spaces and wonderful views of the Arabian Gulf, which are furnished simply yet elegantly with luxurious touches.
The building has large, ceiling-high windows which allow natural light to enter and illuminate the inside of the building.
Most of the internal areas are finished in Italian marble, while light and dark shades of wood perform light games with the colours of the marble, creating a sense of balance.
MAPEI’S CONTRIBUTION
Mapei made a significant contribution to the construction of this prestigious hotel and the work was carried out at various phases of its construction. Mapei supplied products to install 150,000 m2 of marble and ceramics inside the hotel (for the entrance halls, corridors, rooms, bathrooms and balconies) and in the large Glass Cube – the heart and symbol of the FIVE hotel.
During the first phase, ULTRABOND ECO 375 adhesive in water dispersion with a high and rapid initial tack and long open time was used for bonding an acoustic insulation mat to the screed to reduce the transfer of sound between floors.
ADESILEX P9 a high performance, non-slip cementitious adhesive with extended open time was used to install the ceramic tiles.
The slabs of marble were installed with KERAFLEX MAXI S1, a white coloured, high performance, non-slip cementitious adhesive with extended open time for ceramic and stone material.
The movement joints between the natural stone were sealed with MAPESIL LM, a mould-resistant, neutral silicone sealant.
MAPESIL AC was used to seal the movement joints in the ceramic tiling.
The tiles in areas exposed to heavy traffic were grouted with KERAPOXY two-component, acid-resistant epoxy mortar, designed for grout lines at least 3 mm wide, which can also be used as adhesive.
ULTRACOLOR PLUS, a high-performance, anti-efflorescence, quick setting and drying, water-repellent and anti-mould grout was used for the tiling in all other areas.
A highly successful, eco-sustainable system was proposed by Mapei engineers for the Glass Cube’s raised flooring, below which pass electric cables and ventilation systems. The products were chosen by taking into consideration the difference in temperature between the lower part of the cube, which is hotter, and the upper part of the structure where it gets cooler, as well as to allow for installation of large-format artificial stone tiles on top of the raised floor system.
MAPELASTIC SMART, a two-component cementitious mortar with high elasticity, was used to protect the plywood boards and the flooring against rising damp.
ECO PRIM GRIP, a multi-purpose, synthetic resin-based adhesion promoter with selected inert materials and very low VOC, was used to facilitate application o ULTRAPLAN FIBER KIT self-levelling, fibre-reinforced, ultra rapid-hardening smoothing compound, which is distributed in the UAE, on the upper part of the plywood boards.
To complete this system, KERALASTIC T, a two-component, high performance polyurethane adhesive was used to bond soundproofing panels and to install large-format slabs of artificial marble on to the prepared sub floor.
Last, but not least, ULTRATOP, ultra-fast setting, self-levelling mortar based on special hydraulic binders for abrasion-resistant flooring, thickness from 5 to 40 mm was installed as a finished floor for Maiden Shanghai Chinese restaurant.
Ultratop was selected for its ability to create a range of designs as well as for its durability.
Enjoy the view of this spectacular venue!
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