Sheybarah Hotel is a 73 key hyper-luxury resort located on the uninhabited Sheybarah Island and home to a highly diverse environment, that is expected to rebrand Saudi Arabia as a top-tier marine eco-tourism destination.
For the project, the main contractor Grankraft Industries (GKI) developed a logistic plan in which the capsules will be prefabricated in GKI’s facilities in Dubai and will be shipped by sea to the final installation location.
A full new production unit has been created in GKI’s factory. The firm noted that this was done to accommodate the needs of the project and to ensure that maximum quality and accuracy are achieved for the stainless steel shell.
The stainless steel panels are first received in GKI’s facilities once the production drawings have been coordinated with all trades.
Visual mockup
The panels, which at this stage are oversized, are stretched, and bent into shape using a custom-made set of molds created for each specific panel curvature. Once the panels have the required curvature, they are cut into the exact dimensions required.
Once the pre-assembled panels are protected and ready to leave the factory, they are transported to GKI’s assembly yard, where the panels are installed to the primary structure using a bespoke mechanical fixation detail.
This provides thermal and acoustic separation between the façade panels and the structural frame, and allows for the designed movement depending on the lengths and directions of the panels. After a further control of the geometry, the pre-assembled panels are then welded together, and the final polishing is done.
