Case Studies

1. Project Overview

Project Name	Rove Al Marjan Island Hotel (Rove Hotel Ras Al Khaimah)
Application Field	Hospitality / Island Beach Resort — hotel building · equipment building · outdoor facilities · prefabricated bathroom pods · modular MEP · beachfront curtain-wall facade · swimming pool & splash pad · 441 guest-room wet areas
Applied Products	MS-625 · SR-100 · MS-88L · MS-35
Project Location	Al Marjan Island, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

2. Engineering Challenge

Challenge 1 — Island Special Geological Conditions: Coral-Island Foundations in a Marine Setting

Al Marjan Island is a man-made archipelago built on dredged sand over coral reef. Founding a 441-room beachfront hotel here demanded special geotechnical treatment — piling into reclaimed island ground — while the structure sits permanently in a salt-water, high-humidity microclimate. Every below-grade and grade-level joint (pile caps, retaining walls, utility ducts, pool shells) has to resist chloride attack and groundwater ingress for the life of the resort. This is exactly the “island geology” the CSCEC team cited as a key challenge overcome on the project.

Challenge 2 — Complex MEP Systems Integration on a Modular Fast-Track

The Rove hotel was delivered with prefabricated bathroom pods (PODs) and modular MEP installation under BIM full-lifecycle management. Hundreds of factory-built pods — each containing sanitary ware, drainage and services — arrive on site and must be integrated with the modular electrical and mechanical systems with millimetre tolerance. Every POD-to-structure interface, MEP-pipe penetration and service-riser seal must be made on site within the fast-track sequence: instant-working, flexible, watertight and vapor-tight to keep the island’s humidity out of the envelope.

Challenge 3 — Full Sun + Salt + Humidity on a 441-Room Beachfront Facade

The building faces the open Gulf: extreme UV, salt spray, high humidity and 45–50 °C+ summer heat, plus seasonal onshore winds. The facade — white aluminium-frame curtain wall, dark glass modules, balconies and window perimeters — undergoes large daily thermal expansion. Any seal that hardens or loses adhesion under UV and salt fog becomes a leakage and corrosion path. Guest-room bathrooms (441 + POD interfaces) add continuous wet-area service; the swimming pool and splash pad add further chemical-exposure joint lines. Sealants here must stay flexible, adhere to glass / aluminium / stone, resist mold, and keep the hotel watertight through decades of island service.

3. INGADA Solution

Product	Specification	Island Beach-Resort Application
MS-625 Low-Modulus Weatherproofing Sealant	±25 % movement · 0.4 MPa modulus · -40 °C to 90 °C · 3,000 h UV · French A+	Facade & curtain-wall joints · window perimeters · balcony & pool edges under island UV / salt / humidity
SR-100 Structural Silicone Sealant	ASTM C1184 · high-strength single-component · structural glazing	Glass / aluminium beachfront curtain-wall structural glazing & window-frame structural bedding
MS-88L Crystal-Clear Mold-Proof Sealant	Crystal clear · ≥8× mold resistance · French A+ · low VOC	441 guest-room bathrooms & glass shower screens · POD sanitary interfaces · wet areas (aesthetics + hygiene)
MS-35 Instant-Bond Construction Adhesive	800 kg/m² instant grab · 3.2 MPa shear · zero slump · no clamp required	On-site POD module bonding · metal trim & millwork · MEP-box surrounds · fast-track modular assembly