Developers of Jeddah Tower, which will be the world’s tallest building, have selected a supplier of glass for the project’s one-kilometre high façade. The supplier, Guardian Glass, will provide more than 400,000 square metres, the area of approximately 55 football fields, of aesthetic and functional glass panels that meet iconic landmark’s complex energy and performance requirements. Guardian Glass is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of float and high-performance energy-efficient coated glass products.

Jeddah Tower (also known as Kingdom Tower) is an unprecedented project that dares to go beyond the one-kilometre threshold. The over $1.2 billion USD supertall building is due to be completed in 2019, and will cover an area of 5.3 million square metres and include 439 apartments, 200 hotel rooms, 59 elevators and 2,205 parking spaces. It is to break new world records for tallest building, highest occupied floor, highest architectural top, highest tip and highest sky terrace.

The glass chosen for the massive structure is custom-made, double-pane glass designed to withstand a 2.5-metre radius sway without breakage or leakage, a statement by Guardian Glass said.

Mohammad Al Ibrahim, Guardian Glass Middle East & Africa General Manager, said: “The unprecedented size and height of the Jeddah Tower required us to carefully work with the business team to select a glass system that offers a balance between energy savings and light transmission.”

Guardian Glass will also supply the glass for the skyscraper’s unique, circular, glass-floored sky terrace, which will be more than 610 meters above ground level, and overlooks the Red Sea.

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