Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai

Setting International standards with world class products

Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai – Terminal 2.

 

Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, is an exploration of passion, philosophy and innovative technology.  Ranked as the second busiest airport of India, the new state-of-the –art terminal T2 has been built by GVK led consortium spread in 1400 acres. The four storey terminal is estimated to cater 40 million passengers annually.

The core aim of the developers was to use products of world class standards and make the project truly international in its look, feel, functionality and durability.

Dedicated efforts and the benefit of prior success in handling major airport projects across the world, the MYK LATICRETE team helped create a new standard specification which led to successful installation of moisture sensitive soft granite stone – Santa Cecilia as well as other natural stones such as Sadar Ali grey, Kashmiri white etc., in a high foot traffic and usage area in airport. MYK LATICRETE supported the project with panache and its professional team once again proved that no challenge is too big to achieve and move ahead.

Client : GVK led consortium

Contractors: GVK, L&T, Shah granites, Rocks & Logs, ASG & Co.

Total area of application : 13 lakh sq. ft approx.

Installation system proposed by MYK LATICRETE:

Exterior flooring areas: LATICRETE® 335 Multipurpose Thinset Adhesive, a polymer fortified adhesive designed for installation of tiles and natural stones in interior and exterior areas, was used to install flamed Royal brown granite.

Bathroom wall areas: LATICRETE® 252 Ag Silver Thinset Adhesive, a high strength polymer modified adhesive, was used to install vitrified tiles.

Escalator area:  LATAPOXY® 310 Stone Adhesive, a two component, high strength epoxy adhesive which is specially formulated for spot bonding fixing method of tile & stone installations on vertical surfaces and ceiling, was used to fix Sadar Ali Grey granite and Kashmiri white granite.

Washrooms Areas: LATICRETE® 9235 Waterproofing Membrane, a thin, load bearing Waterproofing Membrane, rated for extra heavy duty installations, flexible waterproofing membrane designed for under tile and stone installations, was used for washroom areas.

Internal flooring areas: LATICRETE® 600 Series Unsanded Grout mixed with LATICRETE® 1776 Grout Admix Plus was used for filing tile joints for non cracking and durable tile joints.

Natural stone sealing: MYK LATICRETE’s MaxiSeal Plus, a nano-technology based impregnating sealer was used to seal highly porous Santa Cecilia granite covering an area of 8 lakh sq. ft. Designed for protection of all medium to dense porous stones, MaxiSeal Plus is formulated for resistance against water and oil based stains, without  altering  the natural look of the stone.