The project for the construction of the new prestigious K-District area, located in the eastern part of New Belgrade, in a rather central and exclusive area and facing the bend created by the Sava and Danube rivers, was challenging from several points of view, especially given the ultimate goal: to provide for a multi-story basement intended as a parking area.
The presence of the water table at about -4 meters below ground level was decisive in the use of Amphibia as a waterproofing membrane. A necessary choice related, first of all, to the performance of Volteco technology in the presence of water but also to the ease of installation on large horizontal square footage. A feature, this one, that distinguishes the Amphibia membrane, making it the ideal solution for the final project, considering the very tight timeframe of the various project tranches and the presence of 2-story basements with constantly active drainage systems. Not to forget, then, the complexity of handling operations on such a complex and deep site where Amphibia sheets, thanks to their lightness, really made the difference.
The presence of particularly smooth horizontal and vertical laying surfaces facilitated the start of the work because it made possible to limit the operations of surfaces regularization and, on other hand, it permitted to save time and energy.
Before casting slab and walls has been carried out horizontal application of Amphibia on lean concrete and, after, vertical application on the walls by nailing, taking advantage of the innovative self-sealing capacity of the sheets.
The operations were particularly rapid, even where “more complex” geometries had to be followed with the sheets both horizontally (e.g., in elevator pits) and vertically in some particular areas, thanks to the lightness, manageability and flexibility of Volteco’s innovative membrane.
This is just one of Amphibia’s many installations on prestigeous projects.
Launched on the market in 2017, it immediately revolutionized the concept of waterproofing, obtaining important awards in the construction industry and international certifications but, above all, the consensus of industry professionals, both in Italy and abroad, from the United States to Hong Kong, passing through the main European and Middle Eastern markets, where it is often chosen for waterproofing basements of new buildings or existing structures.
PROJECT: Mixed residential-commercial building construction
NAME: K-District
LOCATION: former industrial zone in Belgrade, Serbia.
TECHNOLOGY ADOPTED: approximately 8,000 m2 of Amphibia by Volteco.
