2024-12-22T02:58:58-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150097911/ole-scheeren-s-mahanakhon-tower-in-bangkok-now-complete-with-glass-skytray Alexander Walter 2018-11-27T19:22:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bd/bd44558a0254e9d12f9fa8f401b66d85.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The new Mahanakhon SkyWalk, however, is a thrilling addition to Bangkok's roster of family-friendly tourist attractions. Located at the top of Thailand's tallest completed building, King Power Mahanakhon, it's a 314-meter-high (1,030 feet) observation deck and rooftop bar that offers 360-degree views of Bangkok. The terrifying bit comes in the form of a large glass floor, which juts out over the edge of the building.</p></em><br /><br /><p>With the opening of its glass-floor observation deck high up above Bangkok's Silom/Sathon central business district the <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106304/b-ro-ole-scheeren" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">B&uuml;ro Ole Scheeren</a>-designed King Power MahaNakhon tower is now considered completed (construction of the main building concluded in 2016).<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9b/9b01c68af2c8e12eebf252397d176112.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9b/9b01c68af2c8e12eebf252397d176112.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Srirath Somsawat &copy; B&uuml;ro Ole Scheeren</figcaption></figure><p>"The idea behind MahaNakhon was to take the life of the city and bring it up the tower in a dramatic, spiralling movement," explains Ole Scheeren.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/60/604f3931c50591251d3afc5cb4f2eb41.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/60/604f3931c50591251d3afc5cb4f2eb41.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Wilson Tungthunya &copy; B&uuml;ro Ole Scheeren</figcaption></figure><p>"Even the very top of the tower is surrendered to the public, so there is not only a public square at the ground, but human activity rises along the pixelated shaft to the top floors of the building which are given back to the public domain. It is a project that is strongly embedded in the city and the public realm, and expressively proclaims itself as an active part of it."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/26/261d0f2e2859ec2db3248372a4a839d4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/26/261d0f2e2859ec2db3248372a4a839d4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Wilson Tungthunya &copy; B&uuml;ro Ole Scheeren</figcaption></figure><p>The MahaNakhon SkyWalk consists of an indoor observation deck with 360-degree panor...</p>