2025
Auckland

The new 13,090m² Aurecon development located at 110 Carlton Gore Road, Newmarket, has 12,110m² of premium office space, 980m² of retail space and 2 levels of car parking.

Project Requirements

Compatible product solutions were required for various areas of this project – from the basement waterproofing to fire resistant connection and penetration joints, seismic/trafficable and watertight jointing, right through to the detailed roof and drains.

Challenges

  • Construction started in 2021. Soon after construction started the pandemic cases increased, causing the alert system to be put in place which stopped all development
  • Two floods during construction – Presented ongoing  issues with the basement being below road level

Sika Solution

Sika provided basement to roof solutions for this new 9 story development:

  • Basement waterproofing with SikaProof Bentonite and SikaSwell durable below-ground waterproofing systems
  • Fire resistance with Sikaflex-400 Fire polyurethane joint sealant (connection and penetration joints with up to 4 hours  fire resistance)
  • Seismic joints with Sika EMSEAL, a seismic joint system that is designed to provide both a watertight and  trafficable joint sealing solution with excellent movement for walls and floors
  • Roofing sheet membrane with Sika Sarnafil, a watertight, long lasting, sheet roofing membrane with good  resistance to UV exposure
  • Detailed roofing areas utilising SikaRoof i-Cure, a polyurethane liquid applied membrane used for  waterproofing roofs with numerous details such as  penetrations, drains, roof lights and complex geometry

Sika Products

Basement Waterproofing:

  • SikaProof® Bentonite
  • SikaSwell®

 

Roofing

  • Sika® Sarnafil S-327
  • Sika® Sarnail G-410
  • SikaRoof® i-Cure

 

Seismic Joints

  • Sika® EMSEAL

 

Fire Rated Joints

  • Sikaflex®-400 Fire

 

Plant Room Floor

  • Sikagard®-62

 

Project Participants

Main Contractor:

  • Mansons TCLM

 

Specialist Contractor:

  • Watertight the Waterproofing People Ltd