The Pin: Spiraling 430-foot observation tower planned for Phoenix
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The Pin will use LED lights for night-time illumination (Image: BIG)
Visitors can take in views of amazing sunsets in the Valley of the Sun (Image: BIG)
BIG have designed the structure to stand as a metaphorical pin (Image: BIG)
The summit of the tower will be accessed by three glass elevators (Image: BIG)
The tower hopes to become an icon of the Phoenix skyline (Image: BIG)
Visitors can relax in the pin head and enjoy views of Phoenix and beyond (Image: BIG)
The tower will include retail, restaurant and exhibition spaces (Image: BIG)
The space inside the pin head with have multiple functions (Image: BIG)
An towers spiraling viewing decks from above (Image: BIG)
BIG have designed a 430 ft observation tower for Phoenix, Arizona (Image: BIG)
A visual breakdown of the planned multiple functionality (Image: BIG)
A diagram illustrating the towers downtown location (Image: BIG)
BIG’s design is inspired by the Guggenheim museum, creating the inverse of its iconic spiral walkways (Image: BIG)
BIG's models demonstrate the gentle slope of the walkways (Image: BIG)
The new addition to Arizona’s capital city will be a 430 ft (131 m) high tower topped by a giant sphere sliced into a spiraling open air observation deck (Image: BIG)
A view of the spiral walkway from below (Image: BIG)
The design has already been suggested to resemble a number of items such as a large honey dipper (Image: BIG)
Continuous glass panels will protect visitors from any adverse weather (Image: BIG)
The Pin will be Phoenix’s second tallest tower, below the 483 ft (147.2 mt) Chase Tower (Image: BIG)
BIG highlight the project as “in progress” on their information page, and the estimated cost is US $60 million (Image: BIG)
Article Summary
The city of Phoenix wants to mark its place on the map, quite literally, with a new observation tower dubbed “The Pin.” Designed by Danish architecture studio BIG, the new addition to Arizona’s capital city will manifest itself as 430 ft (131 m) high tower topped by a giant sphere sliced into a spiraling open air observation deck that enables visitors to enjoy 360-degree views of Phoenix and the “Valley of the Sun.”
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