Auckland’s Commercial Bay Transforms the Waterfront
The 57,000-square-meter Commercial Bay project along the southern shore of the Waitemata harbor in Auckland, New Zealand, is set to be the largest mixed-use development in the city. Featuring a new 39-level office tower and 18,000 square meters of retail, Commercial Bay connects to an underground rail station and is expected to transform the waterfront from an aging mall into a hub for commerce, trade and transport.
With three basement levels more than 17 meters deep, waterproofing the Commercial Bay project required a solution that would work in a wet and muddy environment while addressing the complex architectural design featuring detailed interfacing. At the same time, the solution had to form a permanent, continuous seal against water and a barrier to resist the stress of ground settlement.