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Glass Balcony at Sears Tower

By David Basulto — Filed under: Featured , Structures , ,
 

Our friends from Design Crave shared with us these amazing photos of the recently opened public glass balconies for public viewing. The 1.5″ thick glass floor (which resists up to 5 tons) offers amazing views over Chicago, from 1,353 feet in the air.

As you can see on a picture after the break, the balcony cantilevers from the main structure.

More images after the break.

 

53 comments »

Palau says:

it’ll be great to feel that vertigo

 
# July 2, 2009 at 19:15
eqwew says:

kids are fearless…

 
# July 2, 2009 at 21:05
imagine says:

how expressive it is…! Wish i were one of those children.

 
# July 2, 2009 at 21:16
simon says:

You wouldn’t catch me standing on the thing…………

 
# July 2, 2009 at 21:21
fto says:

too great and too Spectacular

 
# July 2, 2009 at 21:32
fto says:

I can not stand above

 
# July 2, 2009 at 21:34
thiago says:

there’s nothing in the world that can make me go there. sorry.
great experience, but for me its really useless and crazy nonsense lol!

 
# July 2, 2009 at 22:02
ag says:

Oh!
My God!

 
# July 2, 2009 at 22:38
fit says:

wooooooooooooooooow

 
# July 2, 2009 at 22:44
amberX says:

WOOW!my legs are shaking seeing it already !

 
# July 2, 2009 at 23:59
Rupesh Jamkhindikar says:

fish man…this is crazy….

 
# July 3, 2009 at 03:18
theDude says:

You’d feel like Superman!

 
# July 3, 2009 at 05:03
biboarchitect says:

Love to move with my desk there… can stay on it for a while then!

 
# July 3, 2009 at 06:41
riri_cuomo says:

its looks like flying, if were in there room…

 
# July 3, 2009 at 06:56
warren says:

Jesus F****** Christ!

 
# July 3, 2009 at 07:34
Jeison says:

Get out of there, kid!

 
# July 3, 2009 at 07:56
Nawyl says:

Very nice landscape ^^

 
# July 3, 2009 at 07:57
BAJ says:

AWESOME!

 
# July 3, 2009 at 10:46
Matt says:

Too bad the experience at the sears tower is awful

 
# July 3, 2009 at 12:33
    aw says:

    that’s been redone too.

     
    # July 8, 2009 at 11:52
Otis says:

too scary!

 
# July 3, 2009 at 12:44
Quan says:

may be it’d make a bad habit to the kids, and another time ……… not at that building

 
# July 3, 2009 at 13:58
Quan says:

why did they take shots with kids?? wanna show something??

 
# July 3, 2009 at 14:01
aldo says:

EASY TO CLEAN FROM THE OUTSIDE…

 
# July 3, 2009 at 14:20
amb says:

apparently it’s only cantilevering about 1m…It only gets really impressive if you can feel a bit of distance from the building I think…not being half inside/half outside.

That’s probably the reason why they only show pictures of kids; maybe it’s only impressive on their scale.

 
# July 3, 2009 at 16:22
INawe says:

for those who want to see other photos (and not with kids) lol:
http://thechive.com/2009/07/the-sears-tower-ledge-comes-complete-with-butterflies-8-photos/

btw, pretty awesome. i can’t wait to go and jump up and down on that glass floor like an imbecile.

 
# July 3, 2009 at 17:52
riza says:

looks somehow scary and amazing at the same time

i am asking myself how it would be to build a highrise building with glas floors

 
# July 4, 2009 at 19:47
Snake says:

i feel cold…

 
# July 5, 2009 at 05:36
Lucas Gray says:

I would never go out on that.
But it makes for a stunning space for those brave souls that take the great step forward.

 
# July 5, 2009 at 06:28
Tim R says:

First they install the glass blaconies, then they rename it the Willis Tower. What’s next?

 
# July 5, 2009 at 18:05
Danilo says:

Is a wonderful world! Transparent. Free. Without prejudice! Great project.

 
# July 5, 2009 at 20:37
makiese says:

Nice and Scary!!!! just great

 
# July 6, 2009 at 10:48
alinka says:

must be cool to go there and jump on it..

 
# July 7, 2009 at 04:12
lee says:

吓人,不过倒蛮刺激

 
# July 7, 2009 at 21:35
JING says:

我绝对不敢站在上面

 
# July 8, 2009 at 00:42
Quan says:

English only, fak you chaonese!!!!

 
# July 11, 2009 at 08:24
Long Island Mike says:

Everyone: This is another good reason for me to visit the Sears Tower Skydeck-I have not been up there since 1989 when I spent substantial time in Chicago.

 
# July 11, 2009 at 15:48
Firecrakka says:

We have one of these in my city, Melbourne Australia.
Not quite as high. ( approx 985ft )

http://www.eurekaskydeck.com.au/the-edge.asp

 
# July 13, 2009 at 01:58
james says:

the melbourne one is abit gimmicky though with the whole smashing glass sound and such…

 
# July 21, 2009 at 02:02
cold says:

scary

 
# July 24, 2009 at 05:55
Sonic says:

Quan, 2 weeks in this box will make you stop swearing – just crying…

 
# July 31, 2009 at 15:09
epi says:

awesome (and this word has numerous meanings like my range of feelings when i think about that project!)

 
# August 2, 2009 at 11:41
oj says:

pretty stunning,.. just wondering if anyone know’s the architect firm behind this, or the glass engeniers ?

cheers.

o

 
# August 11, 2009 at 23:16
kizito evarist says:

wao its great, i swear i can not stand in box.i need my life.

 
# October 21, 2009 at 14:47

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