Seeing New York from above is possible thanks to two exterior panoramic elevators, all in glass including the floor, which will take visitors to the top of the …
Seeing New York from above is possible thanks to two exterior panoramic elevators, all in glass including the floor, which will take visitors in seconds to the top of the One Vanderbilt Tower, one of the tallest buildings from New York. A technical feat in which a modest SME from Oudenaarde participates. Specialized since 2007 in the development of glass facade applications, she arrived there by word of mouth. “It was a Finnish client working on this project who recommended us,” comments Joris De Bock, boss of Starconstruct, a six-person company called on to participate in a project worth more than three billion dollars. For these elevators which will come into service next month, Starconstruct admits having had to push its limits in terms of fasteners, air conditioning (floors and walls are permanently heated) and, of course, safety.
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