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INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDINGS<br />

MINERAL PROTECTION AND DESIGN WITH KEIM


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KEIM IN ACTION FOR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY<br />

IN FOCUS: PROTECTION<br />

AND DESIGN<br />

Cover: Kuwait International Airport; Photo: Foster und Partners / Left: MTA Subway Station Hicksville, New York, USA; Photo: Scott Heaney /<br />

Above: Ferry Terminal Gdansk, Poland; Photo: Bartosz Makowski<br />

Even rather pragmatic projects such as infrastructure <strong>buildings</strong><br />

can be realised with care and high design standards. Their<br />

innovative planning and high-quality realisation can have a<br />

positive impact on our environment and significantly improve<br />

the quality of life for people in urban and rural areas.<br />

PIONEERING MINERAL<br />

Transport <strong>buildings</strong> play a decisive role in the design<br />

of our environment, as they significantly characterise<br />

both urban and rural areas. A high standard of<br />

design can help to ensure that these <strong>buildings</strong> blend<br />

harmoniously into their surroundings and, in the best<br />

case, even set new accents. The modernisation and<br />

maintenance of infrastructure, which is necessary in<br />

many places, offers the opportunity to set the course<br />

for a more sustainable and efficient future. This is<br />

not just about repairing existing damage, but also<br />

about developing innovative concepts and realising<br />

high-quality designs that meet current and future<br />

requirements.<br />

The selection of pioneering infrastructure <strong>buildings</strong> in<br />

this brochure demonstrates high design and quality<br />

standards, not least through the use of KEIM's mineral<br />

product range.<br />

PIONEERING SUSTAINABLE<br />

KEIM made a quantum leap in terms of sustainability<br />

in 2022 with the Cradle to Cradle Certified®<br />

certification of over 60 products in the segments<br />

interior and exterior paint systems and concrete<br />

and wood systems. All products achieved silver<br />

certification and the C2C Certified Material Health<br />

Certificate TM Level Gold. Gold certification from the<br />

independent Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation<br />

Institute in San Francisco is only awarded to products<br />

that do not contain any substances from the list of<br />

banned chemicals and do not pose a risk to health<br />

or the environment.<br />

PRODUCTS PROGRAM


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HOW WILL WE LIVE IN THE FUTURE?<br />

MOBILITY<br />

AND PUBLIC SPACE<br />

INVESTMENT IN FUTURE VIABILITY<br />

Technical infrastructures and engineering structures<br />

are integral components of our environment and shape<br />

it. These include not only historic railway stations and<br />

ultra-modern airports, but also power stations, waste<br />

disposal plants, waterways and motorways with their<br />

bridges, noise protection systems and traffic control<br />

facilities. More and more such facilities are being built,<br />

and more and more areas and settlement spaces are<br />

being shaped by them. The intelligent use of resources<br />

and the search for holistic solutions are the basis for<br />

long term growth and prosperity.<br />

TRANSPORT BUILDINGS ARE ALSO CARRIERS<br />

OF BUILDING CULTURE<br />

The focus is currently on transport structures that<br />

require modernisation due to an investment backlog<br />

and structural changes that will be necessary in view<br />

of climate change. Sustainable transport solutions<br />

must meet our demands for mobility requirements as<br />

well as our goals for climate protection, road safety,<br />

quality of life and health protection. Carefully planned<br />

and executed engineering structures can even become<br />

central landmarks, e.g. the Golden Gate Bridge in<br />

San Francisco, the lighthouse in Jever or the Millau<br />

Viaduct in France.<br />

"<strong>Infrastructure</strong> is like the DNA of a country.<br />

A well-made road, a beautiful bridge, a great<br />

railway station touches the lives of many people<br />

in the country."<br />

Mathias Sauerbruch, architect<br />

From the left:<br />

Bober Viaduct in Boleslawiec, Poland; Photo: Paweł Kucharski<br />

International Airport Madrid-Barajas, Spain; Photo: KEIM Spain<br />

Mural Milford Bridge, Salisbury, UK; Photo: Julian Cullum<br />

Gdansk Ferry Terminal, Poland; Photo: Bartosz Makowski<br />

Headquarter Metro Madrid, Spain; Photo: Silvia Garca Caballero


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MTA STATION WORLD TRADE CENTER, CORTLANDT STREET,<br />

NEW YORK, USA<br />

Seventeen years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the<br />

destroyed Cortlandt Street subway station was one of the last pieces of<br />

infrastructure to be restored. On the walls is a marble mosaic by artist<br />

Ann Hamilton, with texts from the Declaration of Independence and the<br />

United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A coat of KEIM<br />

Soldalit-ME, a photocatalytically effective high-performance coating to<br />

reduce air pollutants, ensures better air quality.<br />

Photo: istockphoto


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KEIM CONCRETAL CONCRETE SYSTEMS<br />

PRESERVE THE<br />

CONCRETE CHARACTER<br />

Left: International Airport Madrid-Barajas, Spain; Photo: KEIM Spain / above: Marstunnel in Zutphen, Netherlands; Photo: Jannes Linders<br />

PROTECTION AND DESIGN FOR CONCRETE<br />

Exposed concrete is one of the greatest challenges<br />

in construction technology. As a load-bearing and<br />

shaping element, concrete is part of the design and<br />

of particular importance for the architectural effect, in<br />

particular in the case of transport structures. To protect<br />

concrete surfaces from weather influences and dirt,<br />

they can be treated with coatings: with hydrophobic<br />

impregnations, transparent/semi-transparent or<br />

coloured thin-layer mineral stain coatings or opaque<br />

coatings.<br />

Mineral concrete systems from KEIM protect and<br />

accentuate concrete surfaces without changing the<br />

character of the surface.<br />

KEIM CONCRETAL-LASUR – FIRST CHOICE<br />

FOR EXPOSED CONCRETE LOOK<br />

KEIM Concretal-Lasur is recommended for transparent<br />

coatings on concrete. Visual imperfections are<br />

equalised and the mineral-matt concrete look is<br />

retained – unlike with film-forming synthetic coatings.<br />

Coloured designs are also possible, the transparency<br />

of the mineral finish allows the moving structure of<br />

the concrete surface to shine through.<br />

KEIM Concretal-Black provides even deep black<br />

façades, for particularly striking and extravagant<br />

designs. KEIM Concretal-Lasur is absolutely UV-stable<br />

thanks to purely mineral pigments.<br />

PROTECTIVE FUNCTION WITH<br />

KEIM CONCRETAL-W<br />

Reinforced concrete infrastructure constructions such<br />

as bridges, dams and power stations have to withstand<br />

extreme environmental influences in outdoor<br />

areas. With its low water vapour resistance and water<br />

absorption coefficient, KEIM Concretal-W optimally<br />

protects the concrete from the effects of weather and<br />

water – and thus prevents corrosion of the reinforcing<br />

steel. The filled version, Concretal-W-Grob, is used<br />

as priming coat on difficult and repaired concrete<br />

surfces. Hairline cracks are closed and structures<br />

levelled to restore the concrete look.<br />

Scan the QR code and find out more<br />

about KEIM concrete systems.


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KEIM CONCRETAL-LASUR<br />

ABU DHABI<br />

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT<br />

Photos: Victor Romero<br />

AN AIRPORT AS THE GATEWAY TO THE CITY<br />

The terminal at Zayed International Airport in the<br />

United Arab Emirates impresses at first glance with<br />

its roof construction: wide-span arches support a<br />

towering, wave-shaped roof inspired by sand dunes<br />

and geometric patterns. In order to minimise the<br />

influence of the desert sun, the wave roof was drawn<br />

over the façade so that less glazing is required and<br />

external shading devices are not necessary.<br />

"From the very beginning, our aim was for the airport to serve the emirate<br />

and represent the city of Abu Dhabi, with a design that references the<br />

cultural and natural environment.“<br />

Mustafa Chehabeddine, Head of Design at KPF


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ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL AIPORT<br />

The Midfield Terminal was designed as a gateway to the city and a<br />

landmark for the region. The architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)<br />

developed a continuous design language for the entire project, to achieve<br />

a harmonious overall impression.


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SHADES OF GREY<br />

CONCRETE DESIGN<br />

AT STUTTGART 21<br />

RAILWAY STATION<br />

Architecture: ingenhoven associates, Düsseldorf<br />

www.ingenhovenarchitects.com<br />

Huge construction site in the heart of the city: Stuttgart 21<br />

AMBITIOUS LARGE-SCALE PROJECT<br />

The future main railway station in Stuttgart, designed<br />

by ingenhoven associates and Frei Otto, forms the<br />

centrepiece of the major Stuttgart 21 project. The<br />

central element of the station design is the accessible<br />

roof, half of which serves as an urban square and<br />

the other half as a green part of the Stuttgart Palace<br />

Gardens. The shell roof is supported by 28 chaliceshaped<br />

columns made of white-coloured exposed<br />

concrete. Their free-flowing, organic shapes give the<br />

underground space a unique atmosphere unlike any<br />

other railway station. The goblet-shaped supports<br />

open upwards to form so-called light eyes, which<br />

provide brightness in the hall. A shell structure in<br />

this form has never been built before. It combines<br />

engineering and aesthetics in an impressive way.<br />

The construction uses very little material: in the centre<br />

between the goblet-shaped supports, the concrete<br />

shell is only 40 centimetres thick – with a span of<br />

around 35 metres.<br />

DEMANDS ON EXPOSED CONCRETE<br />

As usual, after stripping the formwork, the concrete<br />

did not yet show the perfection that would later<br />

characterise the impression of the room. In some<br />

places, the formwork panels had slipped slightly<br />

against each other, so that the concrete surfaces had<br />

projections and recesses of a few millimetres. As the<br />

goblet columns are always bathed in glancing light<br />

from above, these unevenness cast shadows were<br />

particularly noticeable. The very heterogeneous<br />

surface qualities of the concrete did not meet at all<br />

the architects' demands: Sometimes matt, sometimes<br />

slightly shiny, sometimes discoloured. It was therefore<br />

clear that the surfaces needed to be touched up:<br />

A total of around 60,000 square metres of exposed<br />

concrete and almost 100 kilometres of joints were<br />

treated with KEIM's mineral product range.<br />

Text: Christian Schönwetter / Photos: Sebastian Hopp<br />

Concrete finish: beconart<br />

www.sicht-beton.com<br />

KEIM products:<br />

KEIM Concretal-Base<br />

KEIM Concretal-Fixativ<br />

KEIM Concretal-Lasur


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STUTTGART 21 MAIN STATION<br />

The new concourse at Stuttgart Central Station is a masterpiece of<br />

engineering. The freely curved shell roof is nearing completion: the<br />

concrete surfaces are carefully finished to emphasize the elegance of the<br />

flowing forms. The company beconart relies on KEIM products for this.


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KEIM CONCRETAL-LASUR<br />

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT<br />

ADOLFO SUÁREZ, MADRID-<br />

BARAJAS, SPAIN<br />

ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE<br />

IN CO-OPERATION<br />

The largest and most important airport in Spain was<br />

designed by the Spanish architect Antonio Lamela<br />

and his British colleague Richard Rogers and is one of<br />

the most spectacular airport <strong>buildings</strong> ever. The main<br />

terminal of the ultra-modern 120,000 square meter<br />

building is divided into three levels. A huge roof spans<br />

above it, supported by steel trees. The architectural<br />

masterpiece was awarded the "architecture Oscar",<br />

the Stirling Prize 2006.<br />

Photos: KEIM Spain


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KEIM CONCRETAL-LASUR<br />

GRIMMING BRIDGE<br />

TRAUTENFELS, AUSTRIA<br />

SECURE CONNECTION<br />

The 135 metre long Grimming Bridge is part of the<br />

newly designed Trautenfels traffic junction.<br />

The structure was built as a slender five-span, integral<br />

frame bridge in reinforced concrete construction.<br />

Bearings and conventional roadway transition<br />

structures were not used. The deformations of the<br />

structure are absorbed by Ultra High Performance<br />

Fibre Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) slabs at the ends<br />

of the bridge in such a way that the road is not<br />

damaged. The material is an ultra-high-strength<br />

concrete reinforced with special fibres.<br />

Photos: Christoph Graif


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BOBER VIADUCT IN BOLESLAWIEC, POLAND<br />

The 489 metre long viaduct was opened in 1846 as a railway bridge<br />

between Berlin and Wroclaw. The bridge is predominantly made of stone.<br />

During the refurbishment, not the entire surface was coated with KEIM<br />

Concretal-Lasur, but only the 20 % of the surface that was filled with<br />

concrete and cement mortar. The refinish imitates the stone.<br />

Photo: Paweł Kucharski


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KEIM EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR PAINTS<br />

MINERAL FOR<br />

OUTSIDE AND INSIDE<br />

Left: Wroclaw railway station, Poland; Photo: Romuald Soldek / above: Gdansk ferry terminal, Poland; Photo: Bartosz Makowski<br />

BETTER MINERAL<br />

Whether public, cultural, listed or infrastructural<br />

<strong>buildings</strong>: KEIM paints fulfil aesthetic, health and<br />

building physics requirements in equal measure and<br />

have stood for lasting values for over 145 years.<br />

Countless objects all over the world testify to the<br />

unique quality of the products. They owe their unrivalled<br />

durability to the adhesion principle of silicification.<br />

The chemical bond, the "silicification" between binder,<br />

substrate and pigments is extremely durable.<br />

HEALTHY INDOOR CLIMATE<br />

In addition to traffic-related and functional aspects,<br />

infrastructure <strong>buildings</strong> such as railway stations,<br />

airports or terminals also place high demands on the<br />

design and quality of the interiors. Interior paints from<br />

KEIM create an attractive colour design and ensure<br />

a healthy indoor climate, as they contain no added<br />

preservatives, solvents or plasticisers. They also<br />

effectively prevent mould and are non-flammable,<br />

which means that the paints do not emit any toxic<br />

gases in the event of fire!<br />

FAÇADES WITH LASTING VALUE<br />

When it comes to durability, KEIM exterior paints are<br />

unrivalled. They fulfil the highest requirements in terms<br />

of building physics, weather resistance, economic<br />

efficiency and environmental compatibility.<br />

With KEIM Purkristalat, KEIM Granital, KEIM Soldalit,<br />

KEIM Unikristalat and KEIM Twinstar, KEIM offers the<br />

perfect exterior paint for every field of application –<br />

durable, lightfast, UV-resistant, economical and<br />

environmentally friendly. KEIM Soldalit-ME, a<br />

photocatalytically effective high-performance coating<br />

for the reduction of air pollutants such as nitrogen<br />

oxides, ensures a "portion of good air".


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KEIM EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR PAINTS<br />

HISTORIC RAILWAY<br />

STATIONS IN COLOUR<br />

CHANGING WITH THE TIMES<br />

Railway stations have always been gateways to<br />

the world and important places of urban identity.<br />

In the 19th century, the railway station was an<br />

important type of architectural building, a symbol<br />

of modernity, urbanity and industrialisation. Station<br />

<strong>buildings</strong> were the cathedrals of the industrial age<br />

and played an important role in the development of<br />

modern architecture. Just like parliament <strong>buildings</strong>,<br />

opera houses or town halls, railway stations have<br />

also become important landmarks.<br />

Colour was and still is an important design element,<br />

especially in the context of refurbishments. With<br />

its core expertise in mineral building protection,<br />

KEIM is the right partner here too.<br />

From above: MTA Station, Bronx, New York City, USA; Photo: Paul Warchol<br />

Photography / Wroclaw railway station, Poland / Sklarska railway station,<br />

Poland; Photos: Romuald Sołdek<br />

From above: BART Station 19th Street Oakland, San Francisco, USA; Photo: Emily Huston /<br />

Amstel Station, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Photo: Anneke Bokern, architour


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WROCLAW RAILWAY STATION, POLAND<br />

„In my memory, this crenelated station architecture, a huge vault, stood in<br />

front of my eyes, into which I always entered, so to speak, with amazement<br />

and respect as long as I was a child.“<br />

Hans Georg Gadamer, Memories of Wroclaw<br />

Photo: Romuald Sołdek


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AT A GLANCE<br />

THE ADVANTAGES<br />

OF KEIM PAINTS<br />

ECONOMICAL<br />

- Unrivalled durability, colour stability and weather resistan<br />

- Rooms can be used again quickly as there is no disagreeable paint smell<br />

- Longer renovation cycles = lower maintenance costs<br />

ECOLOGICAL AND HEALTHY<br />

- Outstanding ecological profile over the entire life-cycle<br />

- No added preservation agents, solvents or plasticisers<br />

- Ideal for allergy sufferers<br />

SUSTAINABLE<br />

- Recyclable<br />

- Foresighted for all generations<br />

- Resource-friendly<br />

DIRT RESISTANT<br />

- Scarcely any dirt particles adhere to the surface<br />

- Easy to clean<br />

- Resistant to disinfectants<br />

VAPOUR PERMEABLE<br />

- Highest vapour permeability<br />

- Ideal moisture balance<br />

- Optimum protection from algae and fungal infestation<br />

SAFE<br />

- Non-flammable<br />

- No toxic gases in case of fire<br />

- No flaming droplets


COLOURS FOR EVER.<br />

www.keim.com<br />

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