The Marina Bay Sands resort in downtown Singapore is adding a new dimension to the concept of a skyscraper.
The Singapore skyline is soon to have a new development with the opening of the Marina Bay SandsTM Integrated Resort in early 2010. The multi-use hotel and casino complex is conceived as a signature landmark identifiable clearly with Singapore in the same way that the Opera House is with Sydney or the Burj Al Arab is with Dubai.
Three towers are formed with curved shapes that are capped with a single linking platform bearing a unique Sands SkyPark, a one-hectare garden in the sky. This innovative design has presented special challenges for KONE, which has orders for the escalators and elevators in the finished complex.
To help the construction progress quickly and efficiently, builders are using the KONE JumpLift solution. KONE developed JumpLift in order to meet the demands of today’s challenging high-rise building.