Mapei around the World / 6/17/2024

Projects across the board

From hotels to tunnels and wineries: so many solutions for buildings with different types of use

Mapei contributed to several building projects in Portugal: from hotels to tunnels and wineries, offering versatile solutions for various buildings. The Azores Wine winery on Pico Island, blending wine production with hospitality, features thermal insulation by Mapei. The Quinta da Comporta Wellness Boutique Resort in Aveiro had Mapei products used for waterproofing operations and ceramic tiles installation.

Azores Wine winery (Pico Island, Azores)

The northern part of the Island of Pico, right in the middle of vineyards that are also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the setting for the Azores Wine winery. Its structure, designed by a team of two Portuguese and two English architects, has the dual function of being home for the production of various types of wine and to welcome visitors with a love of wine. Mapei also contributed to its thermal insulation by supplying a system, distributed on the Portuguese market by Mapei Portugal, consisting of bonding and skimming the insulating panels with MAPETHERM AR2 mortar and then skimming the panels with the same product, with MAPENET P mesh between the two layers. The walls were finished off with QUARZOLITE BASE COAT and a coating of QUARZOLITE TONACHINO PLUS. Various internal walls were coated with ULTRATOP LOFT which enabled cementitious surfaces to be created with a highly durable, decorative finish with a materic effect and high resistance to wear and abrasion.

Azores Wine winery (Pico Island, Azores)

Quinta da Comporta Welness Boutique Resort (Aveiro)

Inaugurated on 15^th March 2019, this hotel, designed by Miguel Câncio Martins, mixes rustic style with minimalism to offer guests wellbeing and relaxation in the hotel’s 73 rooms, as well as in the spa, swimming pools and cinema. After preparing the surfaces of the substrates in the swimming pools with PRIMER 3296, they were waterproofed with MAPELASTIC FOUNDATION elastic cementitious mortar, while the surfaces in the bathrooms were waterproofed with MAPELASTIC ZERO** elastic mortar. The substrates of the internal corridors, which are in direct contact with the ground, were waterproofed with PLANISEAL 88 osmotic mortar, ideal for protecting structures subject to water and moisture seepage. A system was chosen to install ceramic tiles on terraces, balconies and in the swimming pools, consisting of KERAFLEX MAXI S1** adhesive, ULTRACOLOR PLUS** grout for joints and MAPESIL AC sealant for the expansion joints

Quinta da Comporta Welness Boutique Resort (Aveiro)

Eixo parish church (Aveiro)

A complete system supplied by Mapei Portugal was used to restore the masonry of Eixo parish church, whose construction dates back to the beginning of the 18^th century. The masonry had been damaged by capillary rising damp and was restored using a cement-free, dehumidifying cycle based on lime and Eco-Pozzolan, especially suitable for aggressive environments. Once the surfaces had been cleaned and prepared, the first step was to apply a layer of MAPE-ANTIQUE RINZAFFO breathable scratch-coat. Macro-porous salt-resistant render was then applied using MAPE-ANTIQUE MC. The next step was to skim the surfaces with MAPE-ANTIQUE FC CIVILE fine-grained breathable mortar. Once the mortars had cured, the surfaces were protected with a finishing cycle made up of coloured coatings including SILANCOLOR PRIMER PLUS hygienising siloxane primer and SILANCOLOR PAINT PLUS water-repellent, breathable siloxane paint.

Eixo parish church (Aveiro)

João Abel de Freitas tunnel (Funchal, Madeira)

The government of Madeira invested 16 million Euros to implement safety measures on the João Abel de Freitas cliffs and tunnel, one of the main access routes to the city of Funchal. Apart from cleaning up, demolishing and fixing the blocks of rock that were a potential hazard to local residents and tourists, repair and consolidation work was carried out on various sections of the tunnel, which included the installation of ceramic tiles on the internal walls. The ceramic tiles were bonded with KERABOND T cementitious adhesive with no vertical slip for ceramic tiles mixed with ISOLASTIC latex additive to increase its deformability. The tile joints were grouted with ULTRACOLOR PLUS** polymer-modified, quick-setting and drying mortar.

João Abel de Freitas tunnel (Funchal, Madeira)

Califórnia Hotel (Albufeira)

Located in the old town centre of Albufeira, Hotel Califórnia offers 80 rooms over four floors with a contemporary and sophisticated style. The floors in many of the areas (corridors, rooms and entrance) were made from two self-levelling, aromatic resin-based systems, finished with a non-yellowing aliphatic top-coat: MAPEFLOOR COMFORT SYSTEM AR and MAPEFLOOR COMFORT SYSTEM AR/X. The latter was equipped with a sound-absorbing underlayment (MAPECOMFORT FL), which provides greater walking comfort and reduces footsteps noise transmission. The result are smooth, white surfaces with a pleasant aesthetic effect.

Califórnia Hotel (Albufeira)

**These products are now available on the international market in ZERO versions: their CO₂ were measured throughout their life cycle in 2024 using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, verified and certified with EPDs, and have been offset through the acquisition of certified carbon credits in support of forestry protection projects.