In Bahrain, Middle East, the renovation of a Sheraton five-star hotel has been successfully completed. fischer BWM facade systems securely and firmly attach the cladding made of Equitone fiber cement panels to the modern building envelope.
The Sheraton Hotel in Bahrain, opened in 1981, has seen many guests and employees come and go. From 2020 to 2024, the 14-story building with 256 rooms and suites was completely renovated. The project covered the entire property, including guest rooms, conference and meeting rooms, recreational facilities, and public areas along with a multi-story parking garage. Previously, the hotel was renovated in 1998 and 2006. The client is the Sheraton hotel chain, part of the American hotel company Marriott. The main contractor was the construction company Dadabhai Construction, which was also responsible for the facade construction.
A fischer BWM substructure solution securely fastens the cladding made of Equitone fiber cement panels on a total area of 2,500 m² firmly to the facade. Additionally, the modern building envelope is clad with aluminum composite panels (ACM = two aluminum layers with a polyethylene core). To fasten the Equitone elements, the fischer BWM aluminum support structures ATK 100 + 103 were used. fischer SXRL long-shaft anchors secure the angled aluminum L-wall brackets FLH AL of the vertical support system in building grounds made of concrete and hollow blocks. Used as fixed and sliding points, they absorb proportional wind loads as well as the dead weight of the facade panels and substructure (fixed points) and compensate for the thermal expansion of the profiles (sliding points).
Special undercut technology is used here. "Our client Dadabhai Construction was looking for a non-visible and expansion-free fastening for the 8 mm thick Equitone panels," says Musab Hamdan, Country Manager Bahrain at the fischer national company in the United Arab Emirates. "With our private label product Tergo+ exclusively for thin fiber cement facade panels from Equitone, we offered the ideal solution for this."
Our fischer Zykon-plate anchors FZP II T Tergo+ support the harmonious external appearance of the facade through the visually high-quality concealed fastening of the Equitone panels while ensuring high safety
“There were many challenges in this prestigious project due to the high demands,” says Reji Mudeen, the construction manager responsible at the time from the contracted general contractor Dadabhai Construction. “One of them was that the client chose Equitone facade panels with a thickness of 8 mm for the exterior walls. It was a challenge for us during the planning phase to determine how to mount these thin elements simply, quickly, and safely while preserving the architectural effect.” Reji Mudeen emphasizes: “With the fischer Tergo+ and the ATK system, we found a reliable solution that helped us meet all the project requirements regarding facade fixing and achieve the desired result for the client.”
“Our fischer Zykon plate anchors FZP II T Tergo+ support the harmonious external appearance of the facade through the visually high-quality concealed fixing of the Equitone panels while providing high safety,” sums up Jan Zimmermann, Head of Market Management fischer Facade Systems. Bernard Hayek, Operation Manager at OBRAS International, confirms: “The Equitone fiber cement panels, delivered via the regional dealer OBRAS General Trading LLC based in Dubai, enabled a modern and functional facade. The fischer BWM substructure was the ideal solution for securely and concealed mounting the panels.”
Perfectly coordinated system accessories from a single source also simplified and sped up the assembly process at the Sheraton Hotel in Bahrain. The mobile fischer BWM drilling machine BSN 101T enabled the precise, uncomplicated, and fast creation of undercut holes in fiber cement boards using the dry drilling method with the fischer BWM milling cutter FZPB 11T D12 directly on site. „We supported our client Dadabhai Construction with both the right products and services,“ says Musab Hamdan. „In the planning phase, this included the design of substructure and fastening solutions as well as drawings for all views including the fischer BWM ATK system details and arrangements of the FZP II T Tergo+ anchors.
In addition, assembly instructions, machine training, and on-site coaching were provided.“ The facade builders were shown how to set up the BSN 101T machine for proper drilling into 8 mm boards, how to read the drawings and calculations, and how to professionally install the substructure solution. With the right system and service solutions from a single source, the fischer experts supported their clients on site and at the headquarters in Germany until successful project completion.
