THE SINGAPORE ENGINEER - Institution of Engineers Singapore

PROJECT APPLICATION
One Central Macau
Building finishes for the luxury development were installed using Mapei products.
One Central Macau encloses seven residential buildings, a world-class hotel, a shopping centre, a five-storey podium car park, and a basement car park.
The Macau Special Administration Region is located at the
mouth of the Pearl River and looks over the South China
Sea in the east and west. Bordering the Chinese province of
Guangdong, the small area of land is situated 60 km southwest
of Hong Kong and 145 km from Guangzhou. It has an area of
29.5 km 2 and an estimated population of 542,200.
Macau was under Portuguese rule from the beginning of the
16 th century until December 1999, when it was handed back to
the People’s Republic of China.
Multifunctional complex
Macau is considered the ‘Las Vegas of China’, because of its
numerous entertainment facilities. The grandeur is further
heightened by a number of spectacular buildings. One of the
latest landmark projects to be completed is One Central Macau,
a mixed-use development located at Nape District, the heart of
Macau Peninsula.
Constructed at a cost of over 376.6 million Euros, One Central
Macau covers a total ground floor area of 262,000 m 2 .
This project combines exclusive residences and serviced
apartments in seven buildings; a world-class hotel managed by
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group; a five-level club house with
swimming pools, gardens and playgrounds for children; a threestorey
retail complex offering the world’s leading luxury brands; a
five-storey podium car park; and a two-storey basement car park.
Mapei’s contribution
The developers want to offer an urban, luxury lifestyle experience
for the residents at One Central Macau. To fulfill such aspirations,
the complex was planned and designed by world class firms
such as Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.
For the construction, only materials with high quality and
reliability were selected. Thanks to its Hong Kong subsidiary
(Mapei China Ltd), Mapei had already gained a reputation in the
local building industry and had supplied products and technical
assistance in the implementation of prestigious projects such as
Ocean Park, the new local branch of Barclays Bank, as well as the
Venetian Macau and the City of Dreams resorts and the Four
Seasons Hotel.
Backed by this track record, Mapei’s waterproofing systems,
ceramic and stone installation systems, rendering and floor
screeding solutions and other complementary products were
adopted for different applications in the One Central Macau
project. The company’s work began in mid-2007 and was
completed in January 2010.
Laying stone materials in outdoor areas
The external areas of One Central Macau enclose a podium,
covered walkways, landscaped walkways, a relaxation fountain
court, a seating area at the club house, and a residential garden.
Marble and other natural stone slabs of different sizes (300 mm
x 300 mm x 15 mm and 300 mm x 600 mm x 15 mm) were laid
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