Commercial Buildings - Public Buildings

This impressive commercial and recreational centre is located just a few kilometres to the west of the Swiss capital Bern. Being opened in October 2008 ( On Time! ) it was then the largest privately financed construction project in Switzerland with a total investment of ca. 500 million Swiss France (€360 m / US$ 450m). 60 shops and boutiques offer extensive shopping opportunities. Next to the shopping mall, this complex includes a Multiplex cinema with 11 halls and 2’400 seats, 10 Restaurants (3’000m²), Pool, Spa and Fitness areas (10’000m²), Hotel (144 rooms), conference centre and a senior citizen home.

The architect required a simple solution for this extremely complicated roof. The requirements were complex with considerations engineering around coefficient of thermal expansion of the structural steel and structural plywood and a centre drainage point was critical to deal with.

Causeway Bay is a heavily built-up area of Hong Kong, located on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island and covering parts of Wan Chai and Eastern districts. The rent in the shopping areas of Causeway Bay is ranked as being one of the most expensive in the world, near that of London’s Sloane Street and New York’s Fifth Avenue.

Sika Sarnafil Roofing System on Carver-Hawkeye Arena Wins Big – Twice! The Carver-Hawkeye Arena at the University of Iowa’s Iowa City campus has been the site of many winning performances, including that of its roof. The 48 mil mechanically attached Sarnafil roof had done its job admirably for 25 years, until an unusually severe storm damaged parts of the roof in the spring of 2006.

Yet, like a dedicated athlete who refuses to give up the game, the aging membrane continues to perform today in its new, recycled rendition as roofing walkway membranes. Meanwhile, its Sika Sarnafil replacement roof continues the legacy of being a high performing player.