Steel Structures

Kawasaki's portfolio includes retractable roofs, floors and other giant structures, combining a wealth of experience and a large repertoire of techniques with the latest technology to fashion new spaces and new functions. One example is the Sapporo Dome, which uses a pneumatic flotation system to move and rotate the 8,300 ton Hovering Stage natural grass soccer field. In addition, the Company also worked on the launch facilities of the H-ⅡA rocket; the door through with the rocket moves in and out of the rocket assembly building is actually acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest movable door.