Building envelope

Localisation

Alger, Algérie

Date achievement

15/11/2017

Owner building

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Project architect

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Partner

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Industrial partner

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Hold solution

SRM - stone cladding attachment / BARACO - Heavy load anchor

Context

With a budget over a 1Bln €, Algiers's mosque will be the 3rd largest in the World. It features a 20000m2 prayer room, allowing 120.000 worshippers to perform the prayers. The Minaret, standing 265 meters high, has 37 floors.

To craft such a jewel, renouned international companies joined this project: CSEC (China State Construction Engineering Corporation), French Design Office EGIS and the Etanco group for the façade fixing system

Challenge

This iconic project though its complexity required high end customized fixing solutions.

Etanco solution

Etanco Group brought to building its range of SRM brackets to assure the support means of the minaret as well as its range of fastening BARACO for the heavy loads.

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