Skypark Pools

Natare Corporation
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Skypark Pools
Opening Day - June 23, 2010
The Marina Bay Sands
SkyPark is a triumph
of modern engineering,
featured by the likes of
National Geographic
and the Discovery
Channel’s Build it
Bigger for its bold
look and daring design
elements.
The SkyPark spans
the top level of all
three Marina Bay
Sands hotel towers
626 feet (191 meters)
above the ground.
The SkyPark has a 213-foot (65-meter) cantilever edge
In 2006, the Las Vegas Sands Corporation and visionary architect Moshe Safdie were awarded
the bid to build Singapore’s first integrated resort. Natare Corporation was hired to design, build
and install the SkyPark pools.
They include a 146-meter (478-foot) infinity-edge stainless steel pool, three large hydrotherapy
spas, a wading pool and a reflecting pool -- all on the 55th floor of the resort.
Comprising 422,000 pounds (191,416 kg) of stainless steel and holding 376,500 gallons (1.4 million
liters) of water, the SkyPark pool is the world’s largest infinity pool at that height.

March 2010
The pool is also composed of 254,000 ceramic tiles.

May 2010
The mechanical systems were designed with multiple and independent recirculation and filtration loops
allowing for a variety of operational modes depending on the load (swimmers in the pool), weather
conditions, feature effects and hours of operation. The filtration system has a flow rate of 5707 gallons
per minute (1794 square meters per hour).
The entire system was individually
engineered
and structurally designed using the most
comprehensive computer design and
modeling tools. Three-dimensional
models were created long before
manufacturing or construction began.
A scale model of the pool enclosures and submersed connectors was built and tested at Natare’s
headquarters in Indianapolis.
 October 2009

This mock-up allowed Natare to troubleshoot and modify the sealing method in order to provide a
superior product never before used in elevated pools.
The pool interior is finished with
ceramic tile adhered directly to the
stainless steel foundation.
The SkyPark pools consist of three separate shells; the middle shell constructed atop the middle tower, and
the outer shells constructed on bridges that connect the middle tower with the outer ones.
The structural
bridges between each
hotel tower were
installed with a 3-
inch pitch, or
camber, to
accommodate the
weight of the pool
when filled with
water.
Because the pool was built atop three high rise towers, engineers had to consider the fact that wind, and
the force of gravity would cause the towers to sway and move independently of one another.
They accomplished this feat by constructing four movement joints beneath the main pool; each with
a unique range of motion.
The three pool shells are joined by connectors at each of the movement joints that double as
shallow-water terraces for pool loungers.
Movable Terraces
In addition to wind, the towers are also subject to settlement over time, which could cause any of
the three pool shells to slope.
Natare engineers designed and built
custom jack legs at more than 500 points
beneath the pool to allow for future
adjustment.
The jacking system ensures the infinity edge will remain within its original placement and continue to
function properly.
Another obstacle Natare faced involved space limitations.
Ideally raw materials would be shipped and fabricated on-site, but in this case crew members shared a
very restricted workspace with many other contractors on a construction site in the sky…
Natare developed a plan to pre-fabricate all components from their manufacturing facility in
Indianapolis and ship them to the site in more than 30 ocean freight containers.
Pool wall panels – September 2009
Infinity edge walls - December 2009
Spa Fabrication – December 2009
Movable Terrace - February 2010
In all, 40,000 pieces were used to construct the pool enclosures; these pieces were condensed to
less than 2000 to be assembled on site.
Many of the pool’s sub-assemblies were hoisted to the top of the towers via crane.
Spa Installation – March 2010
Completed Spa
Completed Pool
 Technical Details
• The pools are composed of 422,000 pounds of stainless
steel and finished with 254,000 ceramic tiles adhered
directly to the stainless steel shell.
• The pools hold 376,500 gallons (1424 cubic meters) of
water.
• The weight of the pool when filled with water is 3.6
Million pounds (1843 tons; 1672 metric tons).
• The entire SkyPark is 340 meters (1115 feet) long and 40
meters (131 feet) wide.
• The pool’s mechanical system, also designed, built and
installed by Natare, filters the pool water at a rate of
5707 gallons per minute.
• The pool components traveled from Indianapolis to
Singapore, a total distance of 9,523 miles (15,325 km), “as
the crow flies.”
Can we build one for you?
 Natare Corporation
5905 West 74th Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46278
Phone: 317-290-8828
Toll Free: (800) 336-8828
Fax: 317-290-9998
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