Designed by KPF’s London Studio, Sensitile Jali® Cambia panels were used as screening elements in the VIP porte cochere of the MGM Cotai hotel and casino in Macau, China. These light filtering, glass panels have been installed as framed screens in the exterior of what is called the "jewelry box" of the Cotai Strip. Specified in low iron glass and bronze glass, these panels offer unique light filtering that not only creates selective privacy that glitters and shines with nothing more than daylight or the headlights of approaching vehicles.
MGM Cotai
MGM Cotai Glass Jali® Dividers
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- Location
- Av. da Nave Desportiva, Macao | View Map
- Project Year
- 2017
- Category
- Hotels
- Building Area
- 280000 m2
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Conceived as a composition of jewel-like boxes, MGM Grand in Cotai uses Chinese decorative motifs and a combination of materials and palettes to distinguish its uses and form and bring an original and exciting complex to the region.
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MGM Cotai
Its location, on an elongated site, informed the structure of the building, generating an overlapping of forms to create a gentle curvature. This sinuous form of the building, flowing from the north- and south-east creates a natural confluence towards the main entrance/drop off, drawing people from the north, east and south.
The whole complex comprises of nine ‘boxes’ rising up, accommodating VIP suites, gaming rooms and a spa accessed from the main entrance, and a two-story podium housing pavilions, villas, gardens and services areas. Views through the building and between the ‘boxes’, break down the generous volumes but also serve to endow a sense of grandeur to the site and enhance visitor experience.
A generous arc defines the drop off area, with two portico-like structures, for the main and VIP entrance, denoting the lobbies which serve two lift cores that unite the boxes as two towers. Beyond the lobbies a generous atrium forms the spatial heart of the building while to the south elaborate spaces welcome the VIP and separate entrances to the north and south provide additional podium access.
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Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is one of the world’s preeminent architecture firms, providing architecture, interior, programming and master planning services for clients that include some of the most forward-thinking developers, corporations, entrepreneurs, and institutions in the United States and around the world. The firm’s extensive portfolio spans more than 40 countries and includes a wide range of projects from office and residential buildings to civic and cultural spaces to educational facilities. Driven by individual design solutions, rather than a predetermined style, KPF’s mission is to create buildings and places of the utmost quality and contextual sensitivity, providing a valuable impact on the cities they inhabit.
MGM Cotai
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Wong Tung & Partners Limited
The MGM Cotai is a large-scale entertainment complex located in Cotai, Macau with overall development area at approximate 375,000 square meters. The whole complex consists of a 1,500 rooms luxury resort hotel, gaming facilities, convention facilities, retail/F&B spaces and state of the art performance venue - The MGM Theatre which is Asia’s first dynamic theatre.One of the major attractions for this project is the “Spectacle”, a curvilinear shape glass roof, spanning over an atrium with approximate dimension of 135m x 70m, it is the record holder for the largest free-span grid shell self-supporting glazed roof in the Guinness World Record.
Extensive green technologies have been adopted in the building which is amongst the first buildings of achieving 2 Star Certificate of Green Building Design Label by China Green Building and Energy Saving (Macau) Association.
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Architect: Wong Tung & Partners Limited
Architectural Design: Kohn Pederson Fox
Photography: Wong Tung & Partners Limited
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Founded in 1963, Wong Tung made its mark internationally in late 1960s with their groundbreaking projects, such as Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Taikoo Shing, and Chi Fu Fa Yuen, revolutionized large-scale community development in Hong Kong. Their portfolio extends beyond residential projects to include iconic landmarks such as the Re-development of Hong Kong University (Phase One), the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern District Hospital and Hong Kong Park.
Expanding internationally, Wong Tung opened offices in Dallas and Atlanta in the early 70s, where they completed notable projects like the Medical City in Dallas and the Atlanta Hilton Hotel and Office Building Complex. In the 80s, they ventured into Mainland China, establishing branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chongqing. Their Grade A Design Institute in China, Wong Tung (Beijing) Architects Company Limited, offers comprehensive services for Mainland projects.
Wong Tung continues to make waves with recent projects in Hong Kong, including the Transport Department Vehicle Examination Complex- the first multi-storey vehicle examination centre in Hong Kong, Grand Central – the largest urban renewal project, and Advanced Manufacturing Centre - a pioneer in Industry 4.0, The HKUST Shaw Auditorium and the impressive Kai Tak Cruise Terminal - accommodating the largest cruise liners. They also made their mark in Mainland China with super high- rise projects and the more recent ones are Changsha IFS (17 th tallest building in the World), Suzhou IFS (20 th tallest building in the World), Chongqing IFS, Shenyang Forum 66 and Yantai Shimao No.1 The Harbour, as well as notable retail developments such as Zhengzhou Kaixuan Plaza, Shanghai Nanxiang Incity Mega, Shanghai Hall of the Sun and luxury resort withentertainment centre -MGM Cotai, Macau (Asia’s first dynamic theatre and the record holder for the largest free-span grid shell self-supporting glazed roof in Guinness World Record)
Throughout their success, Wong Tung's unwavering commitment to professionalism and design creativity has been the foundation of their achievements.
