Gyproc is a world leader in ceilings, drywall and plastering solutions. As a market leader in India, Gyproc has been at the forefront of delivering solutions to many leading building projects across various sectors. This section is a collection of case studies of projects completed using Gyproc solutions.
The Palladium hotel in Mumbai is located in Lower Parel, the hub of central Mumbai. The Palladium is a 43 storey high hotel, built along with a 4 storey mall complex and a lobby area starting from the 9th floor. The project, being a high rise structure, required a lightweight construction that would aid in structural load reduction. It also required good sound insulation and fire resistance in line with the stringent performance requirements of 5 star hotels.
Asian Heart Institute is one of India's premier cardiac care institutes located in the Bandra-Kurla complex, Mumbai. The project involved construction of 2 additional floors on top of a 5 storey building while the hospital was running at full capacity during the construction phase. The project had the restriction of an existing dead load and thus required a lightweight system for its internal partitions.
J W Marriot- a 5-star luxury hotel chain, wanted to erect a massive structure with 585 rooms, adjacent to the Mumbai International airport. The project demanded international standard acoustic comfort, fire safety for occupants and needed to be completed on a stringent timeline.
The Indian School of Business (ISB), in order to establish themselves as a prominent business school in Asia, wanted to erect a state-of-the-art campus in Hyderabad and Mohali. Fire safety and durability were the two most important criteria in material selection for the educational campus.
Novotel Pune had an enormous plan to construct a structure offering 223 ergonomically designed rooms with contemporary décor and modern amenities. Timely construction of the hotel was of utmost importance to them as it directly affected their revenue.
Bosch, a leading supplier of technology and services, was setting up its 5th manufacturing facility in Bidadi. The project required construction of partitions over height of 6 meter, while maintaining thickness of 150mm. The plan for the shopfloor required performance solutions for moisture resistance. Specific areas also required high material movement hence, performance solutions for impact resistance were important.
Lodha World Towers located in central Mumbai will be the world’s tallest residential towers on completion. The project consists of 2 towers; World One which has 117 storeys and World Crest which has 84 storeys. The key challenges in this project stem from the height of the towers which means using a system that is lightweight, easy and fast to install.
The Crowne Plaza in Kochi is a 270 room hotel, operated by the IHG group and owned by the KGA Group. The key requirement of the project was for a system which delivered high performance in terms of fire resistance and good sound insulation.
Classic Grande is North East India’s largest and first ever 4 star hotel in Manipur with 171 rooms. The project required to be constructed using light materials and to be completed within stringent timelines.
J.W. Marriott is a 5 star luxury hotel with 550 rooms located just outside the T3 airport terminal in New Delhi. The key requirement for this project was a system which would help in constructing the project faster, with walls that delivered high performance in terms of acoustics and fire rating.
