Marina Bay Sands

Category 1: Elevators, New Construction

Location: Singapore

Date of Completion: June 2010

Submitted by: Simon Barrette

Project Description

The Marina Bay Sands resort features three hotel towers, crowned by the Sands SkyPark bridging the towers. The lower buildings include a museum, retail space, convention and exhibition center, two theaters and a casino. Due to its advantageous location, it is expected to act as catalyst for future developments in the area. Completed in just two-and-a-half years, the building was constructed in a unique way. First, one part of the building was made leaning to one side, then the other side was built, straightening the other side. An additional challenge was the roof architecture, which prevented the use of standard elevator machine rooms. The three 57-story towers are inclined in the lower sections, which presented a challenge with the elevator shafts. However, KONE managed, and installed 152 elevators that serve both hotels and podium, and 10 escalators. 

Specifications

• 39 gearless KONE MiniSpace™ passenger elevators with machine room; speed up to 8 mps; and travel up to 201 meters

• 42 gearless KONE MonoSpace® machine-room-less (MRL) passenger elevators

• 13 gearless MRL passenger scenic elevators

• Two gearless scenic elevators for up to 60 persons, with machine room below pit

• 13 gearless KONE MiniSpace service elevators with a speed up to 4 mps, with machine room and travel up to 209 meters

• 41 gearless MRL service elevators

• Two gearless vehicle elevators with machine room, and rated load of 9500 kg

• Four KONE TransitMaster™ escalators

• Six KONE EcoMaster™ escalators

• KONE E-Link™ remote-monitoring system

Credits

• Developer: Marina Bay Sands Pte. Ltd.
• Owner: Las Vegas Sands Corp.
• Contractor: Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
• Architects: Moshe Safdie and Associates; Aedas Ltd.
• Structural Engineer: Arup
• Consultant: Parsons Brinckerhoff Pte. Ltd.
• Elevators and Escalators: KONE Pte. Ltd.