Hong Kong’s Murray Road has a new building at a prime location: “The Henderson”. This 200m tall, 39-storey tower with its distinctive curving envelope was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Besides the podium façade, seele is now also responsible for the exclusive glass structure at the top of the tower.

With its spectacular structural glass façade, the double-storey banqueting hall on the 37th floor is a real eye-catcher. The wind loads and sunshading system are crucial for the realisation of this glass structure. The façade has an area of about 375sqm and is made up of 36 hot-bent glass panes up to 7.60m long. Single-curvature bent glass panes are also used on the roof. Together with the glass beams they create a delicate assembly fitted into the steel structure provided by others. High wind loads called for six-ply laminated glass. An external sunshading system on the roof shields against excessive solar gains.