Case Study
Industry:
Civil Construction
Client:
Marina Bay Sands
Project: Marina Bay Sands Resort Singapore
Date: 2007-2010
Project Summary: Distributor:
The Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort is located in Nukote Coating Systems
the Central Business District of Singapore on Marina
Bay. It is part of a large central development project on
Marina Bay that includes; museums, high rise office
towers, hotel, parks and the resort itself. Architects:
Aedas
The resorts construction started in the fall of 2007 and
Peridan
was completed in the fall of 2010 at a total cost of
approximately $2Billion USD. The resort is owned by
Sands Hotels (Las Vegas) and includes the Casino,
Convention Centre, Shopping Mall (complete with an
interior gondola water feature, Multiple Venue Theatre General Contractor:
and Events Centre and a triple 58 story hotel complex Marina Bay Sands
capped by the Skypark that covers the largest
cantilevered roof system in Asia.
Nukote Coating Systems first became involved with
the project in early fall 2008 at the request of Marina Contractors:
Bay Sands, to assist with the design and approval Kim Hup Chor
process for a blast mitigation coating system, to Yau Lee Const
replace the specified plate steel protective layer which Venturer
Pico-Sanderson JV
was to be installed below the traffic accessible points
Prime Structures
in the complex that covered basement level occupied
spaces. Nukote assisted Marina Bay Sands in the
specification and approval required from the Ministry
of Interior and Defense in Singapore. Nukote began
working closely with Marina Bay Sands in a variety of
specifications that included coordination with Aedas QA & ITP:
and Peridan, resulting in the use of a wide range of Nukote Coating Systems
Nukote Coating Systems products in a variety of
applications.
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Case Study
Projects:
Blast Mitigation
Gondola Canal Feature
Potable Water Storage
Hotel Towers Roofs
Hotel Towers Lift Roofs
Skypark Gardens
Skypark Structure Roofs
Location:
Singapore
Area:
Skypark Applications Specified 21,000 m2
Hotel Tower Roof and Lift Roof System was an
original Nukote specification designed to waterproof
the three 58 story Hotel towers and the lift structure
tops located underneath the Skypark cantilevered roof System:
structure. The tower roofs covered the perimeters of Varies
each of the three towers.
The application of this portion of the work was
complicated due to the previously installed mechanical
systems (tracking for automated window washing Application Types:
Blast Mitigation
mechanisms, water lines, power lines, lightning
Waterproofing
protection systems, etc.) and that the entire structure
Architectural Finishes
was operational including the hotels below and
Skypark above.
The system specified was Nukote Protect ALU
Aliphatic Urethane color stable top coat at 250 microns
(0.25mm or 10 mil) over Nukote CG at 1500 microns QA & ITP:
(1.5mm or 60 mils) over Nukote EP Prime II primer at Nukote Coating Systems
100 microns (0.1mm or 4 mils), over abrasive blasted
concrete substrate. Major substrate defects were filled
with twin pack adhesive epoxy system.
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Skypark Applications Specified
Skypark Gardens Waterproofing System
specification was a revision to the traditional system
specified, coating, drainage mat, liner, coating
configuration, which was simplified to a Nukote
specification designed to waterproof the four large
park areas to be planted.
Nukote CG Hybrid Polyurea was selected due to its
resistance to root penetration, bio degradation from
soils and low permeability levels. This specification
was critical to the designers since 3 hotel towers were
directly below the planters and the feature itself is a
key attraction for the resort and hotels. The system
specified was Nukote CG at 2000 microns (2.0 mm or
80 mil) over Nukote EP Prime II primer at 100 microns
(0.1mm or 4 mils), over abrasive blasted concrete
substrate with major defects filled with twin pack
adhesive epoxy system.
Skypark Structure Roofing System specification
was a revision to the traditional system specified,
liquid applied white acrylic membrane, simplified to a
Nukote specification designed to waterproof the
restaurant and facilities structures placed in the
Skypark environment. Nukote ALU (Aliphatic
Polyurethane) and Nukote BG (Brush Grade Hybrid
Polyurea) was selected due to its resistance to impact
during construction and after construction during
maintenance of equipment systems. Another
consideration was the application period when the
hotel was operational and concerns about over spray
during installation. This specification was critical to
the aesthetic requirement as the roof is visible in many
areas. A mock-up was performed in Kuala Lumpur to
assure the viability of the application. The system
specified was Nukote Protect ALU at 350 microns
(0.35mm or 14 mils) over Nukote BG at 2000 microns
(2.0 mm or 80 mil) over Nukote EP Prime II primer at
100 microns (0.1mm or 4 mils), over high density
cement board with joints taped and material sealed.
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Integrated Resort Applications
Blast Mitigation System specification was designed
to meet live blast loads (vehicular) of 2000 kg of
explosives. Slab design factors and coating tensile and
elongation factors were analyzed mathematically
arriving at a design factor ensuring the maintenance of
400 kg slab spalling prior to coating integrity failure.
The applied System was Nukote BM pure polyurea at
6000 microns (6mm or 240 mil); over Nukote EP
Prime II primer at 100 microns (0.1mm or 4 mil) over
a concrete surface abrasive blast preparation with
defects filled with twin pack adhesive epoxy system.
Gondola Canal and Vortex Feature Coating System
specification was initially designed for a salt water
system, which was subsequently changed (during
installation) to an ozonized water system. The owner
originally selected a black color for the system and
then revised this to a blue grey color (after application
works were complete and the shopping mall was in
service).
For salt water, we had originally specified Nukote ST
Pure Polyurea, which was then revised to include a
composite system of Nukote XT Plus Hybrid Polyurea
(a high chemical resistant coating to resist the effects
from the ozonized water), which was finally revised to
include Nukote PA II (Polyaspartic Aliphatic Pure
Polyurea).
This application was an aesthetic feature in a 7 Star
shopping mall with a unique vortex fed rainwater
ingress system that provided some difficulties in the
design and application stages.
The applied system was Nukote ST at 2000 microns
(2mm or 80 mil) with Nukote XT Plus at 1500 microns
(1.5mm or 60 mil) with Nukote PA II at 1000 microns
(1mm or 40 mil), over Nukote EP Prime II at 100
microns (0.1mm or 4 mil) over abrasive blasted
concrete with defects filled with twin pack adhesive
epoxy system.
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Integrated Resort Applications
Potable Water Storage System specification was
originally designed for a tile over concrete system,
which the owner and architects changed to Nukote ST
PU PW pure polyurea due to the poor concrete quality
that contained cold, joints, cracks and low compressive
strength. This application was for drinking water storage
for the entire complex. Nukote ST PU PW was selected
for the systems crack bridging properties and NSF
(USA) Potable water approvals.
The system specified was Nukote ST PU PW pure polyurea at 3500 microns (3.5mm or 140
mils) over Nukote EP Prime II primer at 100 microns (0.1mm or 4 mils), over abrasive
blasted concrete substrate with major defects filled with twin pack adhesive epoxy system.
Conclusion
The Marina Bay Sands project is a typical example of the support systems Nukote Coating
Systems brings to its clients. This project utilized many traditional waterproofing and
protective coating systems, however, the owner and architects selected Nukote products
when the application was complex; in high visibility areas (Gondola-Vortex Canals,
Skypark Roof Structures), where chemical exposure was a concern (Gondola Canals and
Vortex), where design parameters had to meet specific security specifications (Blast
Mitigation), or where the waterproofing had to be 100% durable and assured (Skypark
Gardens/Hotel Tower Roofs/Skypark Structure Roofs/Potable Storage). Nukote worked
with the client from the design through material supply and application stages assuring that
complex applications were perfectly completed.
We entered this project from an initial web site query for support with blast mitigation,
assisted the client in offering a never before utilized blast protection method and convinced
the public security bureau, through mathematical engineering calculations, that the system
was superior to the original design and successfully performed the application. This lead to
a direct working relationship with the client and architects who actually relied on Nukote
design and specification expertise for all the critical aspects of the projects protective coating
systems. The result was 1.5m USD in products sold under sole specification of Nukote
products. This project has unique synergies with other commercial construction projects in
the entertainment and hospitality industries where Nukote has successfully specified and
applied a variety of systems in casino projects in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Macao,
Philippines’, Hong Kong and in sports stadiums and entertainment parks across the globe.
Current projects tendering or under construction directly resulting from this high level
project include, Stadiums in Brazil, two new Casinos in the Philippines and a variety of hotel
projects around the world.
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