Case Study Pool Bearing at the Address Residences Jumeirah Resort + Spa, Dubai (AE)

Case Study Pool bearing at the Address Residences Jumeirah Resort + Spa, Dubai (AE)

Effective vibration isolation provided by full-surface pool bedding

Well-being for residents with the most demanding standards

A maintenance-free solution that will last for decades Preventing sound transmissions in the world’s highest infinity pool

Description of the project The solution

Jumeirah Gate is a 77-storey wimming pools and their tech- demanded by the guests and residents. residential and hotel complex on Snical systems, such as circula- Our many years of experience and ex- the Jumeirah Beach Walk in Dubai. tion pumps, filters and air jets, not to tensive know-how enabled us to deliv- Operated by Address Hotels + mention the activities of bathers in er the perfect solution for our custom- Resorts – a premium luxury hotel the pool, generate vibrations. These er,” explained Omar Malas, the project group – it boasts more than 922 vibrations can spread throughout manager at Getzner Werkstoffe. apartments and 217 hotel rooms. the structure of the building, caus- ing unwelcome secondary airborne Impressive complete package he total living space in the noise. Swimming pools therefore have Tbuilding extends over 170,525 m2. to be elastically decoupled. For almost The approach adopted by Getzner The various residential units are 40 years, Getzner has been bedding for the decoupling of pools is to accessed using 21 lifts. The top floor pools on elastomers made from polyu- use full-surface bearing based on – at 300 metres above sea level – rethane. This wealth of experience res- Sylomer®. This prevents any cavi- features the world’s highest infinity onated with the project managers at ties filling with water and effective- pool. To avoid disturbing the peace Mirage Leisure and Development Inc. ly inhibits sound bridges. Sylomer® and quiet of the residents, the pool “Our customer wanted to install a pool also displays outstanding resistance and its associated technical systems over an area of 1100m2 on the roof of a to chlorinated water and oil. In addi- are mounted on the sound-absorbing luxury hotel complex. It was obvious to tion, the material is hydrophobic and Sylomer® material from Getzner. us right from the start that we would retains its excellent material proper- have to install a vibration decoupling ties over several decades. The effec- system to satisfy the high standards tiveness of the bearing is therefore

The joints are bonded very carefully: lining the pool basin with Sylomer® maintained over the entire service life to ensure the work went according to of the pool. “Steel springs were speci- plan. Despite the crushing time pres- fi ed initially. However, we were able to sure – the material had to be delivered demonstrate that Sylomer® provides during a narrow three-week window the required level of effectiveness, just before Christmas – the project needs no maintenance and also reduc- went off without a hitch. The elastic es the investment costs compared with bearing was installed extremely quick- the system as originally confi gured,” ly, despite the challenges posed by the noted Omar Malas. In addition to the extreme height, the resulting windy product itself, Getzner also designed conditions and space constraints. the elastic bearing and drew up some important specifi cations for the sub- sequent tradespeople who will use the product. Involving the builders and technicians early on in the project and the innovative approach towards critical details such as the connections and pipe openings were also major fac- tors behind the success of the project. Last but not least, the Getzner team was also on site during the installation

Meticulous attention to the connection details is a critical factor in the acoustic decoupling of the building. One of the reasons it is so important to involve the associated trades represented right from the very start of the project. Facts and figures at a glance

Luxury residential and hotel complex 301 metres high Pool bearing references (extract)

Location: Dubai (AE) on Jumeirah Beach —Premier Tower, Melbourne (AU), 2019 Client: Al Aseel Investments, Mirage —Kalpataru Avana, Mumbai (IN), 2019 Leisure and Development Inc. —Sky Garden, Tunis (TN), 2019 (developer), WSP (structural —One Riverside, Philadelphia (US), 2018 engineer) & Multiplex (building —Paracelsus Spa, Salzburg (AT), 2018 contractor) —Via Sonia residential complex, Solution: Elastic bearing of pools using Sao Paulo (BR), 2017 Sylomer® —Villa Aurea, Lochau (AT), 2017 Products used: Sylomer® — Wadi Hills, Beirut (LB), 2016 Implementation: 2020 — Hotel Grand Ferdinand, Vienna (AT), 2015 — Hotel Alpenwelt, Königsleiten (AT), 2015 —Quellenhof Resort, San Martino (IT), 2015 Getzner Werkstoffe GmbH — Green Spa Resort Stanglwirt, Going (AT), 2014 — Hotel Feldhof, Naturns (IT), 2014 Founded: 1969 (as a subsidiary of Getzner, —Veer Towers, Las Vegas (US), 2009 Mutter & Cie) —Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama (JP), 2005 Chief Executive Officer: Jürgen Rainalter —Alt Erlaa, Vienna (AT), 1983 Employees: 490 (360 in Bürs) Turnover in 2019: EUR 114.1 million Business areas: Railway, construction, industry Headquarters: Bürs (AT) Locations: Berlin (DE), Munich (DE), Stuttgart (DE), Lyon (FR), Amman (JO), Tokyo (JP),

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