Buzon delivers more than 100,000 floor pedestals for luxury hotel in Singapore

Last year the Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore opened its SkyPark Observation Deck with a fabulous view of the city and sea from a height of no less than 200 metres. Not just a roof ter- race but an actual roof garden with luxury swimming pool and a large number of wooden decks, for which the floor pedes- tals were delivered by a Belgian company, which has earned its stripes worldwide: Buzon Pedes- tal International.

Marina Bay Sands is the name of a brand-new resort in Singapore, which officially opened on 23 June 2010, with a spectacular show by actual aerialists. The 50-acre resort was designed by architect Moshe Safdie and was brought to a suc- cessful end locally by the architec- tural firm Aedas Singapore. Arup and Parsons Brinkerhoff were the on-site engineers, who ensured that the blueprints were implemented and that the building was impact- resistant.

The complex represents a never- before-seen example of architecture and somewhat resembles a giant surfboard floating on three sky- scrapers, most of which are taken up by a hotel. The hotel boasts a total of 2,560 rooms and 120,000 square metres of exhibition space. A casino with 500 tables and 1,600 slot machines was another must.

Singapore is known as the ‘Garden City’ and consequently the top and crowning aspect of the entire project was designed and made into the world's largest and tallest ‘hang- ing garden’, the Sands SkyPark, with 250 tree species and 650 plant varieties. It is no less than 340 me- tres tall and accommodates nearly 4,000 people, who in addition to the numerous recreational options will especiaily enjoy breathtaking views. The Skypark at the Marina Bay Sands hotel also includes roof restaurants, discotheques and an observatory, but the most appealing feature is of course the 150-m long infinity pool. The swimming pool sits at the edge of the platform, giv- ing you the impression that you can swim away from the building. Ergo, not recommended for people with acrophobia.

A large part of the building's huge roof – atop the casino – consists of decks made from wooden boards installed on floor pedestals de- livered by the Belgian specialist, Buzon Pedestal International.

Infinitely adjustable screwjack pedestals

A pedestal is in theory nothing more than a synthetic object used to support tiles or decking on ter- races. Mr Claude Buzon, however, was able to turn this product into his life's work and to make constant improvements enabling us to easily refer to it as a high-tech product. He took his pedestals around the world and since then has become a familiar sight at various interna- tional fairs. Together with his son, Laurent Buzon, he made it a highly coveted Belgian export product, which, by now, is in fact used in the most exotic and extravagant loca- tions, as is the case for this hotel in Singapore.

Buzon screwjack pedestals (terrace risers) are produced from recycled polypropylene. They are adjustible in height from 14 to 1030 mm and thanks to built-in adjustability, fast and efficient installation is possible. The pedestals can be used com- bined with, among others, concrete slabs, granite, bluestone, but also wooden decking.

Three generations, fourth under construction...

Since its invention in 1987 by Claude Buzon, the BUZON® pedestal was further developed in order to continue to meet the re- quirements of professionals and to enable the designers of terraces to develop their projects in complete freedom.

In 1989 the P-Series adjustable pedestal was developed (32 to 600 mm). Heavy-duty, it is able to bear a weight in excess of 800 kg in various types of materials: paving bricks, concrete slabs, wooden floor panels or boards. In 1997 the DPH- Series pedestal was developed with a slope corrector, and was awarded a silver medal at the Paris innova- tion competition. In that year the new DPH5 screwjack pedestals were introduced for the petro- chemical industry, oil platforms, etc. Lastly, in 2008, third generation pedestals were launched with the BC-Series with a head allowing for a large number of angles.
“In short, a product that lives and evolves and that is constantly be- ing further developed,” confirms Claude Buzon. “In the course of this year we will problably roll out the fourth generation of pedestals, which will offer even more options than previous ones, but more about these later.”

100,000 Belgian pedestals for Singapore

No fewer than 80,000 Buzon 3rd generation DPH pedestals were used for the construction of the wooden roof terrace in the SkyPark but also for the 1,200 balconies in the three hotel towers. Laurent BUZON and Claude BUZON on top of Marina Bay Sands Hotel These DPH-series pedestals are adjustable from 35 to 850 mm and are fitted with a built-in height ad- justment ring from model DPH-5 and a built-in slope corrector from model DPH-4. The PH5 slope cor- rector (0 to 5%) and an extensive range of mounting accessories are availalbe to support all types of structures.

“This project is indeed a fantastic international reference for us,” states Mr Buzon, “but of course you shouldn't forget that we have been active for quite a while across the globe with no fewer than 38 part- ners in several countries, including Australia and New Zealand. It is thanks to our people in Singapore Carlo COSIJNS - Claude BUZON - Lim LAWRENCE - Laurent BUZON on 1.5-km long pedestrian area – like Lim Lawrence - that we were able to secure this brilliant project. He has been our local agent for years and has made sure that more than 80% of the market opts for original Buzon products instead of going for the many cheap imita- tions. This hotel is another success story for our joint commitment and in fact we are being slighlty modest, since we actually delivered more than 100,000 pedestals. Since, be- tween the hotel and the beach, there is another 1.5-km long pedestrian area for which we delivered 20,000 DPH5s, which therefore brings the total to more than 100,000 units,” concludes Mr Buzon.

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