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A private balcony finished in Bamboo Natural \u2014 clean, screwless, sea-facing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":302,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"enable","_kad_post_title":"hide","_kad_post_layout":"fullwidth","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"unboxed","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"hide","_kad_post_feature":"hide","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"application":[8,6],"project-location":[58,57],"material":[3],"product-line":[22],"project-year":[27],"class_list":["post-1533","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","application-hospitality","application-rooftop-decks","project-location-doha","project-location-qatar","material-bamboo","product-line-bamboo","project-year-27"],"acf":{"hero_image":302,"hero_image_alt":"Fairmont & Raffles Hotel","eyebrow":"Doha \u22c5 2023","tagline":"Bamboo Rooftop Deck","show_video_hero":false,"hero_video_url":"","client_name":"Accor Group","client_logo":"","client_consent_public_name":false,"architect_firm":"","contractor_firm":"","surface_area_sqft":"","installation_days":"","crew_size":"","year_completed":"2023","month_completed":"","primary_audience":"","challenge":"
Two flagship hotels under one roof \u2014 the Fairmont Doha and the Raffles Doha at Katara Towers \u2014 needed an outdoor flooring solution that could carry the weight of a five-star guest experience across hundreds of terraces, balconies, and rooftop lounges. Three demands sat in tension.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
Gulf sun, salt-laden air, and surface temperatures that routinely cross 100\u00b0F rule out most softwoods and many composites \u2014 they cup, fade, or grow uncomfortable to walk on barefoot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
At this tier, an exposed screw or a misaligned cap on a balcony floor is not a finishing detail \u2014 it is a defect. The architects needed a deck that reads as a single, continuous plane from the threshold to the glass railing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
A hotel cannot take a tower of suites offline to chase a clogged drain, run a new low-voltage line, or replace a single damaged board. The deck had to stay fully serviceable while the rooms above it remained in service.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","solution":"
The terraces were built on the Shark System<\/strong> \u2014 Exterpark's patented, screwless installation platform \u2014 finished in Bamboo Natural<\/strong>, our FSC-certified strand-woven bamboo board.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Each board locks into a Shark Clip seated on an aluminum joist. The visible surface stays clean: no screw heads, no plugs, no caps. The patented invisible-gap profile keeps the joints visually tight while still letting water drain and the substructure breathe.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Bamboo Natural delivers the depth and grain of tropical hardwood without the sourcing weight of a species like IPE. The strand-woven boards reach a density of 72 lbs\/cu ft, carry Class 3 slip resistance (Rd > 45) \u2014 barefoot-safe even when wet \u2014 and arrive factory pre-oiled on all sides.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Aluminum joists replace the wood subframes traditional decks rely on. 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Bamboo Natural: hardwood warmth, lighter footprint<\/h5>\r\n
An aluminum subframe that outlasts the building<\/h5>\r\n
100% accessible, board by board<\/h5>\r\n
Guest-ready, year-round<\/h5>\r\n
Service without disruption<\/h5>\r\n
A 20-year asset, not a 5-year refresh<\/h5>\r\n