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.
it’ll be great to feel that vertigo
kids are fearless…
how expressive it is…! Wish i were one of those children.
You wouldn’t catch me standing on the thing…………
too great and too Spectacular
I can not stand above
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!
Oh!
My God!
wooooooooooooooooow
WOOW!my legs are shaking seeing it already !
fish man…this is crazy….
You’d feel like Superman!
Love to move with my desk there… can stay on it for a while then!
its looks like flying, if were in there room…
Jesus F****** Christ!
Get out of there, kid!
Very nice landscape ^^
AWESOME!
Too bad the experience at the sears tower is awful
that’s been redone too.
too scary!
may be it’d make a bad habit to the kids, and another time ……… not at that building
why did they take shots with kids?? wanna show something??
EASY TO CLEAN FROM THE OUTSIDE…
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.
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.
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
i feel cold…
I would never go out on that.
But it makes for a stunning space for those brave souls that take the great step forward.
First they install the glass blaconies, then they rename it the Willis Tower. What’s next?
Is a wonderful world! Transparent. Free. Without prejudice! Great project.