Park Meadows Residence by SAMANA

About the Project

Park Meadows Residence is a luxury residential building with two basement levels, built in Dubai by SAMANA, a prominent UAE developer. The site is in an area with a high groundwater table, which made basement waterproofing critical. Baumerk Crystal PW 25 crystalline admixture was specified and added to the concrete mix to give the structure robust protection against water ingress. Baumerk Swellband A waterstop was installed at horizontal and vertical construction joints, providing comprehensive waterproofing throughout.

The waterproofing performance of this project is built on the properties of Baumerk Crystal PW 25. Crystal PW 25 is a hydrophilic crystalline waterproofing admixture that reacts with cement and water to start a catalytic process, forming a protective crystalline network inside the concrete's pores, capillaries and cracks and significantly reducing permeability. It also increases resistance to water, chloride and sulfate ingress and to chemical attack, while keeping the concrete vapour-permeable so it can breathe. Supplied as a powder, it is added at the batch plant, in the ready-mix truck or at the precast plant at 0.8–1.0% by weight of cement, and it is compatible with all cement types, supplementary cementitious materials, admixtures and fibres. Swellband A is an acrylic polymer-based swelling waterstop that expands in a controlled way on contact with water, so it does not swell prematurely when cast into concrete.