Case study

Al-Kalaa Hotel, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Al-Kalaa Hotel

Project Facts

Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Hotels
Multilayer Pipe Systems
Completion: 2006

Uponor Involvement

0
Al Kalaa is being built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holy centre for the Islamic World. Competitors from all over the world tried to get this royal contract, which is the most well-known project in the Middle East for the time being. But after one and a half year of efforts the consultant and contractor were so convinced of the Uponor MLC pipe system, its high quality and service life, that in the end the risers were ordered from Uponor as well.

In 2004 deliveries for 5,000 bathrooms were made. The overall project covers a total of 9,500 bathrooms, which will provide exquisite accomodation to the pilgrims. Uponor MLC pipe systems includes sanitary manifolds, pipes in dimensions from 16 mm up to 25 mm and the new press fittings with reliable test safety for easier installation for the plumbers. The bathrooms are pre-fabricated and transported to the construction site by truck.The current project consists of five towers, but plans to double its size are on their way.

Uponor multilayer composite pipe system has been selected due to its long lifetime according to DVGW (German association on gas and water) of 50 years. The operating company for the hotel complex has to give it back to the government after 15 years.

Therefore they invested once a higher quality but later on they do not need any maintenance or repair costs. So on the long run the operating costs are minimized. In the end everybody benefits. Especially the guests of the hotel can rely on permanent flow of hot and cold water. This is important as the pilgrims will pray 5 times a day according to the Islamic rules and thus need to wash their hands and feed before.

 

Al-Kalaa Hotel

0001444

Project Information

Project Information

Country
Saudi Arabia
Completion
2006
Project Type
New building
Building Type
Hotels

Similar projects

Cavalier Hotel

Cavalier Hotel

See how a century-old luxury hotel receives a major renovation that includes an Uponor PEX plumbing system...
Zugspitz Resort, Ehrenwald

Zugspitz Resort, Ehrenwald

The Zugspitz Resort at the foot of the Wetterstein Mountains relies on Uponor's products and know-how when it comes to underfloor heating and chilled ceilings
Hotel Bellevue

Hotel Bellevue

Uponor has delivered a solution for underfloor heating and cooling to Superior City Hotel Bellevue ****. The hotel provides spacious and modern rooms and suites which meet all of the guests needs. One of them is a comfortable room temperature throughout the year. 

Heiligenhafen Pier 2

Heiligenhafen Pier 2

Uponor Ecoflex Supra Plus provides frost-free drinking water and waste water transportation at Heiligenhafen Pier all year round.
aquaTurm Radolfzell

aquaTurm Radolfzell

The former water tower in Radolfzell was converted into the zero-energy design hotel aquaTurm, with the Klett and Smatrix Base solutions from Upanor being used for heating and cooling.

Panorama 2962 Zugspitze

Panorama 2962 Zugspitze

At nearly 3,000 meters above sea level, Uponor ensures cosy temperatures and clean drinking water in Germany's highest mountaintop restaurant.
Hotel Mediterraneo - Sauna

Hotel Mediterraneo - Sauna

Located in Amantea, a lovely village on the coast od Calabria, founded in the 600s, the Hotel offers modern rooms and all the best comforts.
Wilshire Grand

Wilshire Grand

An Uponor radiant cooling system keeps the integrity of the world’s largest concrete pour for the tallest building west of the...
Radisson Blu

Radisson Blu

See why the the first hotel to be connected to the Mall of America brought in Uponor PEX as the plumbing solution for this...
H-Tower in Kyiv

H-Tower in Kyiv

H-Tower, the luxury residential complex in the centre of Kyiv, Ukraine is scheduled to open for business during spring 2012.
Hotel Lone, Rovinj

Hotel Lone, Rovinj

Hotel Lone je spektakularan, jedinstveno dizajniran hotel smješten uz more i Park šumu Zlatni rt. Živahno središte Rovinja i marina udaljeni su samo 15-ak minuta hoda. Hotel Lone je cjelogodišnja destinacija za slobodno vrijeme i posao te predstavlja srce Maistrine konferencijske ponude. Zajedno s ostalim luksuznim hotelima koji ga okružuju, idealan je domaćin velikih događanja s više od 3000 sudionika ili sastanaka.
Hotel Parentium

Hotel Parentium

Hotel Parentium je istarski hotel Resorta Plava Laguna u Poreču, kategorije 4 zvjezdice. Smješten je tek 50 metara od plaže, a šetnica uz more vodi do centra grada Poreča. Gosti mogu birati između dvokrevetnih soba, apartmana ili raskošnog predsjedničkog apartmana; opustiti se na vanjskim bazenima te u wellness i SPA centru. Hotel Parentium je i jedan od najboljih kongresnih hotela na tom području pa nudi i pomoć pri organiziranju poslovnih evenata. Spoj je savršenog godišnjeg odmora i uspješnih poslovnih događaja. 
Château Gbeľany

Château Gbeľany

Internal distributions of health technology - footboards and horizontal distributions from dimension 20 to 90.
Vuglec Breg - Vinarija, pansion & restoran

Vuglec Breg - Vinarija, pansion & restoran

Turističko selo Vuglec Breg nalazi se nedaleko od grada Krapine na oko 300 metara nadmorske visine s pogledom na zagorske brežuljke. Na površini od 12 hektara u ponudi je veliki vinograd kao i prostrani vinski podrum, restoran, vanjski bazen sa sunčalištem, a obnovljene autohtone zagorske hiže namijenjene su za smještaj gostiju. Idealno je mjesto za aktivni obiteljski odmor jer se u sklopu kompleksa nalazi dječje igralište i mala farma s domaćim životinjama. Okolicu Vuglec Brega i prekrasan zagorski krajolik moguće je otkriti Quad i biciklističkim turama, a nedaleko od samog turističkog središta i zaigrati tenis ili nogomet. Osim toga, turističko središte Vuglec Breg nudi programe za sastanke, konferencije i team buildinge. Kompleks je opremljen salom za sastanke, a mirna lokacija i udaljenost od urbanih središta omogućuje idealne team buildinge kroz bogatu ponudu aktivnosti
Villages Nature (R) Paris

Villages Nature (R) Paris

Villages Nature (R) Paris is a new european vacation destination and a major innovation in family-friendly sustainable tourisme, designed entirely around the quest for harmony between Man and Nature.

Zugspitz Resort, Ehrwald

Zugspitz Resort, Ehrwald

The Zugspitz Resort nestled at the foot of the Wetterstein mountains relies on Uponor products and know-how for its underfloor heating and cooling ceiling systems
Hospital Østfold Kalnes

Hospital Østfold Kalnes

Kalnes, Sarpsborg, 27.02.2014

Uponor is proud to deliver flexible tapwatersystem, underfloor heating and snow and ice melting system to the new hospital Kalnes.
Frank Myhrer, Sales Manager Østfold

Read more about the project on this site Byggeindustrien.no
 
Leonardo Hotel, Bristol, UK

Leonardo Hotel, Bristol, UK

Uponor provides water solutions for Leonardo Hotels’ new 200-bed Bristol resort

The Jurys Inn Group has utilised a variety of high-end heating and plumbing solutions from Uponor, the total solutions provider of systems for the safe transportation of water around a building, for a new 200-bed, Leonardo Hotels branded facility in the heart of Bristol

Located in Temple Way at the gateway to Bristol’s Temple Quarter business district, close to the main train station and within walking distance of the city centre, the new hotel will become a popular destination for tourists and business travellers alike when it opens in early 2021.

To ensure that the hotel’s users would be provided with a hygienic water supply and a highly reliable heating system, the project’s M&E contractor Totus Engineering worked closely with Uponor on the building’s plumbing and water network.
Clayton Hotel

Clayton Hotel

Uponor supplies industry-leading multi-layered plumbing systems for the offsite construction of bathroom PODs for a £60m Clayton Hotel development in Manchester city centre.
 Hotel Monte Mulini

Hotel Monte Mulini

Monte Mulini je vrhunski hotel s pet zvjezdica i član udruge The Leading Hotels of the World. Smješten uz obalu i na pješačkoj udaljenosti od središta Rovinja, hotel je okružen bujnim mediteranskim raslinjem te uklopljen u prirodni ambijent stoljetne park šume. Gosti mogu uživati u Lobby Baru Gin Library, privatnoj večeri za dvoje u restoranu Amatis ili iskustvu kuharskog stola u restoranu Wine Vault. Za opuštanje u zatvorenim prostorima tu je Wellness&Spa centar s ekskluzivnom ponudom usluge i proizvodima na bazi prirodnih materijala: drva, kamena, vode i zlata.
Hotel Park

Hotel Park

Moderno dizajniran hotel Park s 4 zvjezdice smješten je u sklopu novog Park Resorta u Poreču. S obzirom da u ponudi ima sport, dječju animaciju i čak pet bazena idealan je za obiteljski odmor. Moguće je prošetati uređenim šetnicama unutar Resorta, pijuckati koktele uz bazen ili uputiti se šetnicom uz more do grada Poreča. U ponudi su dvokrevetne classic sobe, superior sobe s balkonom, premium i suite sobe koje kao i ostatak hotela osiguravaju ugodnu klimu u svako doba godine s ugrađenim Uponor podnim grijanjem.