MSC Cruises’ Terminal H opened at the Port of Barcelona’s Moll Adossat in early 2025 \u2014 a 12,500 m\u00b2 facility designed by Bofill Taller de Arquitectura to handle around 190 cruise calls a year. The building has achieved LEED Gold certification, recognising its energy efficiency and environmental performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The terminal is a unique structure: a floating building, located on the sea and constantly exposed to movement, vibration, humidity and saline air. It also needs to handle hundreds of thousands of passengers a year at peak season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The flooring brief was clear \u2014 a continuous, highly resistant surface, no risk of cracks or breaks, holding its appearance under conditions most floors would never see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A custom terrazzo in SIBEXTREME AG STYLE runs across the main floors, with a coverage of almost five thousand square metres \u2014 deep blue glass aggregates in a neutral mineral base, finished joint-free across the full sweep of the space. Thickness was optimised to absorb the structural movement of the floating building without cracking, working with the product’s no-shrinkage formulation to keep the surface continuous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The staircases carry the design through in SIBDEKODUR, with custom precast treads and risers matching the floor’s palette and aggregate signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both products were specified to support the terminal’s environmental targets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are 100% mineral, VOC and APEO-free, and EC1Plus EMICODE\u00ae certified for ultra-low emissions. SIBEXTREME AG STYLE carries a published Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), giving full lifecycle transparency. Together this contributes towards satisfying the Low-emitting Materials Credit under LEED.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Durability is a critical part of the sustainability story too: High compressive strength, high abrasion resistance and the no-shrinkage formulation give the floor decades of service in a high-traffic, marine-exposed environment. Floors that don’t need replacing keep embodied carbon out of the cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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