![]() ![]() To achieve this, architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and main contractor, MTH Industries sought out SERAPID’s technology knowing it was the very best in the world for such a project.įive SERAPID LinearBeam actuators were ceiling mounted and discretely built into the system, so that each glass balcony could bear 5 tonnes of weight. There can be no room for error and 100% reliability and robust building dynamics is essential. Of course, creating such a thrill-seeking attraction takes tall buildings architecture to a new level. The ultimate visitor experience, spectators can view up to 50 miles and four states with nothing but reinforced glass and 1,353 feet between them and the ground. Seemingly suspended mid air from the side of the 103rd floor, The Ledge is a series of observational decks or balconies made totally of glass which allow visitors to experience the sense of floating in the sky. The reason visitors flock to the Willis building is undoubtably for its unique attraction ‘The Ledge’. As the eighth tallest building in the world and the tallest in the Western Hemisphere at 110 stories or 1,450 feet high, it stands majestically across the Chicago skyline. SERAPID LinearBeam actuators provide safe and reliable push-pull motion allowing the Skydeck Chicago glass observation boxes to be retracted into the building when needed.Īsk any visitor to Chicago what their favourite city attraction is and you are sure to hear the cry ‘Chicago Skydeck’.
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