The Big Bend – View from the heavens

The Big Bend is a revolutionary tower lined with a glass wall. The E-shaped skyscraper looks like it started growing towards the sky, turned around and descended back to earth. From a distance, it looks like a horseshoe. The building will rise in Manhattan’s 57th Street, which is the site of an important traffic thoroughfare and several of New York’s tallest buildings. The unique, prestigious and luxurious building was designed by Greek architect Ioannis Oikonom and his team a OIIO studio. Big Bend is roughly 1,219 metres long, and proposes the connection of two locations into an unprecedented inverted U structure. One of the highlights is undoubtedly the highest point of the building, which uses a central arch to create the highest ceiling of the “tower”. This location offers an incredibly luxurious view of Manhattan.

Interesting features

The architects have thought everything through to the final detail. There would be two entrances into the building from each of the imaginary “legs” of this luxurious skyscraper. A very interesting attribute are the unique elevators in the Big Bend, which would be capable of travelling in arcs, horizontally and in continuous loops. This will be achieved through an innovative route-changing system, eased by the horizontal connection of two shafts located in the upper and lower side, thus creating a connected loop.

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The unique shape of the upside-down U will make the building the tallest skyscraper in the world. Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which took top spot to date, won’t even reach to its ankles. The question is whether an investor can be found for this monumental work.

What does the “U-shaped” building remind you of?

Are you wondering about the auspices?

The curator of this luxurious exhibition of rare jewels is Henri Loyrette, director of the Louvre Museum. There will be over 300 pieces of jewellery boasting a magnetic charm on display. In addition to these bejewelled accessories, there will also be paintings, drawing and objects of art, which the brand has been manufacturing since 1780. It is supported by many famous museums and prestigious collections. The Chaumet exhibition guarantees an artistic experience of the finest quality.

There can only be one highlight

A prime candidate for the position of top luxury piece is the diadem from the Bourbon-Parma collection made in 1919. This diadem was created for an exceptional moment and an extraordinary person. It was worn by Countess Hedwige de La Rochefoucauld, and the exceptional moment was her wedding with Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma.

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Take a trip to the Forbidden City of Beijing between 11 April and 2 July 2012, when this luxurious exhibition is on, and let yourself be captivated by beautiful history, the exclusive vision of the project and the tastes of the formerly forbidden city. Luxury that lacks nothing.