Copyright © 1976-2018 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved BuroHappold Engineering acted as specialist structural engineering consultants for SkyWalk, a 360° glass viewing platform at the top of one of Thailand’s highest skyscrapers. The King Power MahaNakhon’s rooftop experience is set to become one of Bangkok’s most exhilarating attractions. The deck’s walkable glass platform juts out audaciously from the edge of the 77-storey tower’s top floor and is surrounded by high glass balustrades. Our specialist structural and glass engineers developed solutions for the glass elements of the deck and access structures, including a four-storey-high helical staircase containing a hydraulic elevator. Visitors enter the lift from the indoor observation deck four floors below.

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