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Background A team of technicians, Wildlife Conservation Society designers, staff and horticulture experts created Tiger Mountain to provide a close up view of the world’s largest cats in a natural setting. Built on a three acre site the tiger swimming hole is a man made natural stream with 38,000 liters (10,000 gallons) of recirculated water … Read More

Background Even before they began building, the owners of this high-end home in Georgia’s Buckhead area knew they had a waterproofing challenge on their hands. Situated 3 meters (10 feet) below grade, the home’s basement sits on the side of a hill, where it is subjected to significant hydrostatic pressure. Knowing that the property’s previous … Read More

Background Undergoing a $65 million USD transformation, The Mira Hotel in Hong Kong is now an indulgence for both leisure and business travellers. With its hip interiors, innovative cuisine, crisp amenities and passionate service culture, the hotel has created a new benchmark in Hong Kong’s hospitality landscape. One part of this newly renovated hotel was … Read More

Background The Al Mashfa Group, a much-respected medical company, built an 10-story full-service private hospital in Jeddah just one kilometer from the banks of the Red Sea. The project team excavated a 12-meter (39.4 feet) pit (for a two-level parking garage beneath the hospital) in a mixture of soil and sand that had a high … Read More

Background Windsor Park is a prestigious-gated community, spanning over 11 acres and eight high-rise towers in Delhi, India. The community’s luxury features includes swimming pools, tennis courts, children’s play area and more. The exclusive mini-township is the first of its kind in India. In order to command a luxury price, the entire structure including the … Read More

Background The newly-constructed Amain Boutique Motel in Tucheng City, Taipei consists of 71 rooms on 5 floors on a foundation of 1700 square meters (18,299 square feet). The specifiers planned to waterproof the above grade structure after all the concrete had cured. The Amain Boutique Motel contains numerous wet areas including ponds, hot tubs and pools. … Read More

Keeping the Atlantis Hotel’s Water Park Watertight with UV-Resistant Protection Background Atlantis, a $1.5-billion resort, is located at the center of the crescent of the Palm Jumeirah, off the coast of Dubai. The resort features two hotel towers linked by an arch and a 170,000-square meter (42-acre) water-based theme park known as Aquaventure with an … Read More

Background The luxurious Scottsdale Waterfront project was built adjacent to 549 m (1,800 ft) of the Arizona Canal, which itself stretches 62 km (38 mi) from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to the Northwest Valley. This large-scale project included two-and-three-story retail office buildings, two 13-story retail office buildings, and two 13-story residential buildings. Before … Read More

Background Allen Plaza in downtown Atlanta is a $1.9 billion USD development that includes two million square feet of office space, 18,600 square meters (200,000 square feet) of retail and restaurants and more than 3,000 residences and 500 hotel rooms. The second of five buildings in the Allen Plaza complex is 55 Allen Plaza, a … Read More

Background Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort, nestled against the clear azure waters of Dalit Bay, is just 40 minutes from Kota Kinabalu International Airport and the shopping district. The 330-room resort is surrounded by (1.62 kilometers squared) 400 acres including a nature reserve with orangutans making it one of Malaysia’s magical, pristine destinations. In response to … Read More