Sky-High Marvel

Lifting gantries Tower 2 Tower 1 THE HOIST PROCEDURE SKY-HIGH MARVE L Tower 3 Steel segments Strand jack I Before each lift, the steel segments are assembled on the ground. IA trial lift is conducted to check that the strand jacks, lifting gantries and other equipment are in working order. I Once checked, the segments are hoisted up at a rate of 15m per hour. It takes the segments 13 hours to reach the designated height of 220m. The finishing touch to the Marina Bay Sands resort, the SkyPark will be opened to the public by next June. The Straits Times looks at the nuts and bolts of the $150 million project. Strand jacks on sliding platform I Jacks, mounted on sliding platforms, pull the segments inwards to their final positions. This is because the buildings are broader at the base than at I The segments are lowered to the final resting positions, where they are bolted together. I The entire procedure takes about three days. I Further construction continues on the rooftop. Cables Food and beverage outlet converts to clubbing space at night Attached to the strand jack is a thick cable made up of 21 steel strands. The total diameter of the cable is 90mm. the top, so the pieces are set farther apart at ground level. Steel segments Three swimming pools with a combined 146m infinity edge overlooking the city HOW THE OBSERVATION DECK IS BUILT Jacks dii Food and beverage outlet split into al fresco and more private sections Poolside amenities The observation deck comprises six segments, each weighing 100 to 200 tons. Sliding gantry Cable Gantry slides forward Six-segment observation deck Public observation deck that can hold up to 900 people Observation deck PPPPPE I Strand jacks are positioned on a sliding gantry at the edge of the construction. Segments are I As building progresses, the hoisted, one at a time, to the top. IAt the top, the segment is connected to its adjoining piece. I The process is repeated until all the observation deck segments are hoisted up. gantry moves forward and cables are lowered to lift the next segment. FAST FACTS ON THE SKYPARK The SkyPark will sit on top of the three 55-storey Marina Bay Sands hotel towers, offering visitors a 360-degree view of the city. It costs S$150m to build. More than 7,000 tons of steel will be use to construct its superstructure. It is 340m long - longer than the Eiffel Tower laid on its side. It is 1.2 hectares – equivalent to the size of 10 Olympic-size swimming pools. Designed by renowned architect Moshe Safdie. His other works include the acclaimed Salt Lake City Public Library in the US, the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Israel and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. The gardens will be home to 250 trees and 650 plants. It can host up to 3,900 people. It will have three linked 50m swimming pools, which contain about 1.4 million litres of water. ARTIST'S IMPRESSION: MARINA BAY SANDS PTE LTD GRAPHICS: LIM YONG and FENG ZENGKUN Lifting gantries Tower 2 Tower 1 THE HOIST PROCEDURE SKY-HIGH MARVE L Tower 3 Steel segments Strand jack I Before each lift, the steel segments are assembled on the ground. IA trial lift is conducted to check that the strand jacks, lifting gantries and other equipment are in working order. I Once checked, the segments are hoisted up at a rate of 15m per hour. It takes the segments 13 hours to reach the designated height of 220m. The finishing touch to the Marina Bay Sands resort, the SkyPark will be opened to the public by next June. The Straits Times looks at the nuts and bolts of the $150 million project. Strand jacks on sliding platform I Jacks, mounted on sliding platforms, pull the segments inwards to their final positions. This is because the buildings are broader at the base than at I The segments are lowered to the final resting positions, where they are bolted together. I The entire procedure takes about three days. I Further construction continues on the rooftop. Cables Food and beverage outlet converts to clubbing space at night Attached to the strand jack is a thick cable made up of 21 steel strands. The total diameter of the cable is 90mm. the top, so the pieces are set farther apart at ground level. Steel segments Three swimming pools with a combined 146m infinity edge overlooking the city HOW THE OBSERVATION DECK IS BUILT Jacks dii Food and beverage outlet split into al fresco and more private sections Poolside amenities The observation deck comprises six segments, each weighing 100 to 200 tons. Sliding gantry Cable Gantry slides forward Six-segment observation deck Public observation deck that can hold up to 900 people Observation deck PPPPPE I Strand jacks are positioned on a sliding gantry at the edge of the construction. Segments are I As building progresses, the hoisted, one at a time, to the top. IAt the top, the segment is connected to its adjoining piece. I The process is repeated until all the observation deck segments are hoisted up. gantry moves forward and cables are lowered to lift the next segment. FAST FACTS ON THE SKYPARK The SkyPark will sit on top of the three 55-storey Marina Bay Sands hotel towers, offering visitors a 360-degree view of the city. It costs S$150m to build. More than 7,000 tons of steel will be use to construct its superstructure. It is 340m long - longer than the Eiffel Tower laid on its side. It is 1.2 hectares – equivalent to the size of 10 Olympic-size swimming pools. Designed by renowned architect Moshe Safdie. His other works include the acclaimed Salt Lake City Public Library in the US, the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Israel and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. The gardens will be home to 250 trees and 650 plants. It can host up to 3,900 people. It will have three linked 50m swimming pools, which contain about 1.4 million litres of water. ARTIST'S IMPRESSION: MARINA BAY SANDS PTE LTD GRAPHICS: LIM YONG and FENG ZENGKUN Lifting gantries Tower 2 Tower 1 THE HOIST PROCEDURE SKY-HIGH MARVE L Tower 3 Steel segments Strand jack I Before each lift, the steel segments are assembled on the ground. IA trial lift is conducted to check that the strand jacks, lifting gantries and other equipment are in working order. I Once checked, the segments are hoisted up at a rate of 15m per hour. It takes the segments 13 hours to reach the designated height of 220m. The finishing touch to the Marina Bay Sands resort, the SkyPark will be opened to the public by next June. The Straits Times looks at the nuts and bolts of the $150 million project. Strand jacks on sliding platform I Jacks, mounted on sliding platforms, pull the segments inwards to their final positions. This is because the buildings are broader at the base than at I The segments are lowered to the final resting positions, where they are bolted together. I The entire procedure takes about three days. I Further construction continues on the rooftop. Cables Food and beverage outlet converts to clubbing space at night Attached to the strand jack is a thick cable made up of 21 steel strands. The total diameter of the cable is 90mm. the top, so the pieces are set farther apart at ground level. Steel segments Three swimming pools with a combined 146m infinity edge overlooking the city HOW THE OBSERVATION DECK IS BUILT Jacks dii Food and beverage outlet split into al fresco and more private sections Poolside amenities The observation deck comprises six segments, each weighing 100 to 200 tons. Sliding gantry Cable Gantry slides forward Six-segment observation deck Public observation deck that can hold up to 900 people Observation deck PPPPPE I Strand jacks are positioned on a sliding gantry at the edge of the construction. Segments are I As building progresses, the hoisted, one at a time, to the top. IAt the top, the segment is connected to its adjoining piece. I The process is repeated until all the observation deck segments are hoisted up. gantry moves forward and cables are lowered to lift the next segment. FAST FACTS ON THE SKYPARK The SkyPark will sit on top of the three 55-storey Marina Bay Sands hotel towers, offering visitors a 360-degree view of the city. It costs S$150m to build. More than 7,000 tons of steel will be use to construct its superstructure. It is 340m long - longer than the Eiffel Tower laid on its side. It is 1.2 hectares – equivalent to the size of 10 Olympic-size swimming pools. Designed by renowned architect Moshe Safdie. His other works include the acclaimed Salt Lake City Public Library in the US, the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Israel and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. The gardens will be home to 250 trees and 650 plants. It can host up to 3,900 people. It will have three linked 50m swimming pools, which contain about 1.4 million litres of water. ARTIST'S IMPRESSION: MARINA BAY SANDS PTE LTD GRAPHICS: LIM YONG and FENG ZENGKUN Lifting gantries Tower 2 Tower 1 THE HOIST PROCEDURE SKY-HIGH MARVE L Tower 3 Steel segments Strand jack I Before each lift, the steel segments are assembled on the ground. IA trial lift is conducted to check that the strand jacks, lifting gantries and other equipment are in working order. I Once checked, the segments are hoisted up at a rate of 15m per hour. It takes the segments 13 hours to reach the designated height of 220m. The finishing touch to the Marina Bay Sands resort, the SkyPark will be opened to the public by next June. The Straits Times looks at the nuts and bolts of the $150 million project. Strand jacks on sliding platform I Jacks, mounted on sliding platforms, pull the segments inwards to their final positions. This is because the buildings are broader at the base than at I The segments are lowered to the final resting positions, where they are bolted together. I The entire procedure takes about three days. I Further construction continues on the rooftop. Cables Food and beverage outlet converts to clubbing space at night Attached to the strand jack is a thick cable made up of 21 steel strands. The total diameter of the cable is 90mm. the top, so the pieces are set farther apart at ground level. Steel segments Three swimming pools with a combined 146m infinity edge overlooking the city HOW THE OBSERVATION DECK IS BUILT Jacks dii Food and beverage outlet split into al fresco and more private sections Poolside amenities The observation deck comprises six segments, each weighing 100 to 200 tons. Sliding gantry Cable Gantry slides forward Six-segment observation deck Public observation deck that can hold up to 900 people Observation deck PPPPPE I Strand jacks are positioned on a sliding gantry at the edge of the construction. Segments are I As building progresses, the hoisted, one at a time, to the top. IAt the top, the segment is connected to its adjoining piece. I The process is repeated until all the observation deck segments are hoisted up. gantry moves forward and cables are lowered to lift the next segment. FAST FACTS ON THE SKYPARK The SkyPark will sit on top of the three 55-storey Marina Bay Sands hotel towers, offering visitors a 360-degree view of the city. It costs S$150m to build. More than 7,000 tons of steel will be use to construct its superstructure. It is 340m long - longer than the Eiffel Tower laid on its side. It is 1.2 hectares – equivalent to the size of 10 Olympic-size swimming pools. Designed by renowned architect Moshe Safdie. His other works include the acclaimed Salt Lake City Public Library in the US, the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Israel and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. The gardens will be home to 250 trees and 650 plants. It can host up to 3,900 people. It will have three linked 50m swimming pools, which contain about 1.4 million litres of water. ARTIST'S IMPRESSION: MARINA BAY SANDS PTE LTD GRAPHICS: LIM YONG and FENG ZENGKUN Lifting gantries Tower 2 Tower 1 THE HOIST PROCEDURE SKY-HIGH MARVE L Tower 3 Steel segments Strand jack I Before each lift, the steel segments are assembled on the ground. IA trial lift is conducted to check that the strand jacks, lifting gantries and other equipment are in working order. I Once checked, the segments are hoisted up at a rate of 15m per hour. It takes the segments 13 hours to reach the designated height of 220m. The finishing touch to the Marina Bay Sands resort, the SkyPark will be opened to the public by next June. The Straits Times looks at the nuts and bolts of the $150 million project. Strand jacks on sliding platform I Jacks, mounted on sliding platforms, pull the segments inwards to their final positions. This is because the buildings are broader at the base than at I The segments are lowered to the final resting positions, where they are bolted together. I The entire procedure takes about three days. I Further construction continues on the rooftop. Cables Food and beverage outlet converts to clubbing space at night Attached to the strand jack is a thick cable made up of 21 steel strands. The total diameter of the cable is 90mm. the top, so the pieces are set farther apart at ground level. Steel segments Three swimming pools with a combined 146m infinity edge overlooking the city HOW THE OBSERVATION DECK IS BUILT Jacks dii Food and beverage outlet split into al fresco and more private sections Poolside amenities The observation deck comprises six segments, each weighing 100 to 200 tons. Sliding gantry Cable Gantry slides forward Six-segment observation deck Public observation deck that can hold up to 900 people Observation deck PPPPPE I Strand jacks are positioned on a sliding gantry at the edge of the construction. Segments are I As building progresses, the hoisted, one at a time, to the top. IAt the top, the segment is connected to its adjoining piece. I The process is repeated until all the observation deck segments are hoisted up. gantry moves forward and cables are lowered to lift the next segment. FAST FACTS ON THE SKYPARK The SkyPark will sit on top of the three 55-storey Marina Bay Sands hotel towers, offering visitors a 360-degree view of the city. It costs S$150m to build. More than 7,000 tons of steel will be use to construct its superstructure. It is 340m long - longer than the Eiffel Tower laid on its side. It is 1.2 hectares – equivalent to the size of 10 Olympic-size swimming pools. Designed by renowned architect Moshe Safdie. His other works include the acclaimed Salt Lake City Public Library in the US, the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Israel and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. The gardens will be home to 250 trees and 650 plants. It can host up to 3,900 people. It will have three linked 50m swimming pools, which contain about 1.4 million litres of water. ARTIST'S IMPRESSION: MARINA BAY SANDS PTE LTD GRAPHICS: LIM YONG and FENG ZENGKUN