Entertainment

A PHENOMENA ODYSSEY ---- STUDIO8 has designed all-day entertainment venue in Beijing Sven Zhang Sven Zhang Every time we encounter spaces, we always leave with a first impression in our minds. One of the things that are often communicated with us is the temperature of the space. It is not the actual room temperature, but rather the feeling and atmosphere that engaged our senses in various ways. Warm and cozy spaces invite us to slow down, while we avoid staying long in colder spaces. Consequently, temperature is one of the key features influencing our experience of spatial design.  Sven Zhang Sven Zhang The request for CHAMBER28 was straightforward – a new, one of a kind all-day entertainment venue in Beiji... More

The concept from the very first meeting was to make the best nightclub in the world. The intent was to create a Nocturnal Carnival, a ‘playground for adults’. The blend of technology and design and the collection of different unique venues (both Marquee and Avenue in one location!), allow the space to morph over the night, and change from season to season, offering a truly unique experience every single visit. Marquee is set up as a series of follies on three different floors that the guests get to explore and discover.   There are multiple bars each with their own design twist, and while Marquee has the best table service in all of Asia, the space is playful for all guests with actual amusement rides guaranteeing a great... More

First electric kartodrome in Russia opened under the label of Black Star Inc. was designed and built within the territory of one of the biggest shopping centers of Moscow. The area of 3400 square meters houses a two-level track with bankings, a bridge and tunnels, event rooms, an entrance area with a briefing room and a locker room. To increase the space and to obtain a better overview, a mezzanine has been built where one can find a hookah area and a with a view of the entire track. Abundance of light installations, unusual architecture and numerous art objects immerse visitors into the atmosphere of futurism, abstract world of technology and electricity, create a sense of presence in a video game More

Located at the Infinity Mall, Versova; the ICON Cinemas designed by Ar. Ishvinder Kaur and Ar. Vikas Sabharwal, successfully creates a redefining statement in multiplex design. Housing grand lounges immersive in the golden aura and adorning wall sconces and indulgent auditoriums presenting a contemporary theatrical experience, this design portrays ultimate excellence in its fine blend of class with function-driven efficient planning. The design brief for the project was to introduce a new brand of, top of the line, luxury multiplex in the heart of the film capital of India. The concept, thus evident from every aspect of the design creates an entertainment beacon featuring in glowing lights, redefined ambiance of experiencing the new world o... More

A joint venture project between Landmark and Axis Singapore. Navapark is a project for a new premium urban area situated on 68 hectare plot of land with the concept of "Lifestyle Water Community". Navapark Clubhouse is envisioned as a five star lifestyle destination that redefines moderns sophistication through exclusive facilities. Due to the surrounding apartment towers, the main challenges became to hide the services, and the technical curved roofs from aluminum composite panels. More

A sample of China's ongoing effort to rebuild it's cities with modern movie theaters. More

MAD Architects unveils the completed Harbin Opera House, located in the Northern Chinese city of Harbin. In 2010, MAD won the international open competition for Harbin Cultural Island, a master plan for an opera house, a cultural center, and the surrounding wetland landscape along Harbin’s Songhua River. The sinuous opera house is the focal point of the Cultural Island, occupying a building area of approximately 850,000 square feet of the site’s 444 acres total area. It features a grand theater that can host over 1,600 patrons and a smaller theater to accommodate an intimate audience of 400. Embedded within Harbin’s wetlands, the Harbin Opera House was designed in response to the force and spirit of the northern city’s untamed wilderness... More

Sited on the pristine greenery adjacent to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and spanning 21,000 square metres, the Temasek Club was purposed as a sanctuary for Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) regulars, Full-time National Service and National Service officers to relax within the natural surrounds. DP Architects (DPA) won the design competition held by Temasek Club on the basis of its merits: chiefly, it was the only scheme that sought to conceal the volume of the club buildings by ingeniously tucking the mass within a natural valley in the terrain. The terrain was cleverly employed as a cradle for the built massing; from the main entrance court, the club appears as a single-storey building. Sensitive site-planning ensured that views of the nature res... More

The S&R Olympia Brugge is a water sport and entertainment facility located in the Belgian city of Bruges. The facility, designed by Artabel Architects, is a visual rhapsody in shades of blue which is accomplished in cooperation with local authorities and organizations. The facilities include a 50 m Olympic size indoor swimming pool, recreation area, paddling pools, two outdoor pools, playing fields, café and outdoor bar, meeting rooms and a playground. The exterior expression of the building is an important aspect of the design in terms of relating exterior and interior uses to each other. The design of a façade to accommodate such a large programme of uses was not an easy task however, with the eastern wall of the facility alone measuri... More