cantilevered glass walkway by archermit hovers 130 meters over tibet's canyon

"Archermit presents the Nujiang River 72 Turns Canyon Scenic Area in Tibet, an infrastructure that translates the peril and grandeur of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway into a visitor experience. Completed after six years of high-altitude construction, the project is located in Buze Village, Baxoi County, along the G318 Highway. It centers on a dramatic glass viewing platform cantilevered 37 meters from a cliff face above the Nujiang Grand Canyon, echoing the legendary hairpin bends of the 'devil's road', the 72 turns of Nujiang."

"The main structure of the project reimagines the infamous road's serpentine layout as a walkable loop suspended 130 meters over the canyon. Its floor of ultra-clear laminated glass offers views into the abyss, while the red weathering steel cladding references Tibetan cultural colors and mirrors the rugged textures of the landscape. This precarious position transforms the driving ordeal of the 72 turns into a 'heavenly road' in the air that demands visitors measure danger with their own bodies."

"The Chengdu-based team of Archermit suspends a glass bridge 50 meters above the Nujiang River, recalling the old steel bridge once feared by truck drivers and guarded for single-file crossings. Other installations include a zip line, the 'thrilling steps' bridge, and a 666-step ladder carved into the cliffs that reinterpret the methods and hardships of the highway's builders, who in the 1950s faced landslides, hand-built cableways, and unstable geology with limited tools."

Archermit built the Nujiang River 72 Turns Canyon Scenic Area in Buze Village, Baxoi County along the G318 Highway, featuring a cantilevered glass viewing platform 37 meters from a cliff and a walkable loop suspended 130 meters above the canyon. Ultra-clear laminated glass floors provide vertiginous views while red weathering steel cladding references Tibetan colors and rugged landscape textures. Additional elements include a 50-meter glass bridge, zip line, 'thrilling steps' bridge and a 666-step cliff ladder that reinterpret the highway builders' hardships. High-altitude construction at 2,800 meters required customized drills and logistical adaptations for narrow roads, rockfalls and strong winds.

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