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Right in the heart of central Moscow, a new luxury residential complex with a total area of 110,000 m² was being built: four eight to ten-storey residential buildings constructed on a common base plate.

"As the Four Suns apartment building stands directly over two underground metro lines, the challenge for this project was to protect the complex against vibrations", said Andreas Stofleth, project manager at Getzner Materials, as traffic from the metro lines causes vibrations that can still be felt at the surface. As a vibration-isolating measure, the construction team opted to use elastic mounting for the building, using Getzner's Sylomer® material  for the "Four Suns" project, the largest elastic mounting building project in Getzner's existence.

Getzner scores points as a developer, manufacturer and structural engineering consultant
Using concrete measurement results and proposed technical solutions, Getzner chose the right vibration isolation solution for the residential complex. This resulted in a very economical solution as Getzner produced the material specifically for these requirements. Offering protection from vibrations, elastic floor and wall supports made from Sylomer® were used under the foundation of the residential block and on the surfaces of the foundation walls. In addition to performing material calculations, the specialists also took charge of project management during the construction phase. Final test measurements confirmed the vibration-isolating measures used had an optimum effect.