An observation deck featuring glass elevators and "levitation" boxes is due to open next month at the top of KPF's One Vanderbilt supertall skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan.
Summit One Vanderbilt will become the latest sky-high experience offered by NYC's skyscrapers when it welcomes its first visitors on 21 October 2021.
Summit One Vanderbilt occupies four storeys near the top of the KPF-designed tower
New images have been released of the 65,000-square-foot (6,040-square-metre) space, occupying four floors near the pinnacle of recently completed One Vanderbilt, designed by architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF).
It features a variety of attractions, including the Levitation glass-bottomed "sky boxes" that offer views directly down onto Madison Avenue 1,063 feet (324 metres) below. The observation deck offers views across Manhattan and beyond
Fully transparent glazed elevators, called Ascent, also rise up the side of the building from a terrace to over 1,200 feet (364 metres).
Inside is a walk-through art experience designed by Kenzo Digital and titled Air.
Glass-bottomed "sky boxes" overlook Madison Avenue directly below
Combining lighting, sound and production design, the multi-sensory journey will immerse visitors in spaces that infinitely reflect the views of the city.
"In addition to its remarkable materiality, Air is a living, breathing entity, expressed through its multisensory use of sound, lighting and production design," s...