The Skypark’s centrepiece is a 160m-long pool on the edge of the hotel, 200m above the ground
The real satisfaction for me is see- ing what started out as an idea come to fruition. In our industry, we know that the pitfalls are numerous between the initial idea and opening to the public. I believe visitor success comes from the right com- mitment for a strong vision and attention to the smallest details. Having not been involved in the implementation phases of these casinos projects in Singapore, I’m extremely excited about the resorts.
MARINA BAY SANDS The new Marina Bay Sands (MBS) resort has changed Singapore’s skyline. An ark balances on the roof of three hotel towers. Longer than the Eiffel tower, this Skypark is designed like a ship, with a restaurant by the Singaporean star-chef Justin Quek, a private lounge and a roof garden with a Banyan Tree spa. One area is accessible to the general public as a viewpoint, directly competing with the nearby giant wheel. The centrepiece of the Skypark is a
160m (525ft)-long swimming pool, which gives the illusion of teetering on the edge of the building 200m (650ft) above the ground. If you visit Singapore you must see it – it will render even the most blasé industry expert open-mouthed. Whether swimming or relaxing on a deck chair, you’re higher than the skyline buildings of the central business district of Singapore.
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“It’s rare to see a whole country change radically and implement a new direction. The re-engineering of Sentosa is a project to develop a new pillar in Singapore’s culture”
Its creator, Moshe Safdie, is known
for designing cultural and civic institu- tions and landmarks such as the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, the Quebec Museum of Civilisation, the National Gallery of Canada, the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, the Exploration Place Science Center in Kansas and the National Museum of the Sikh People in Punjab. Safdie created an asymmetrical design so it would stand out and be seen by people in the city centre of Singapore and the other side of Marina Bay. In addition to the 2,500-room hotel tow-
ers and Skypark, the resort comprises several buildings along the edge of the water. These include one of the largest exhibition and convention centre in Asia, a shopping mall, two theatres, a museum designed to look like a lotus fl ower and a promenade along the bay with night clubs and open-air evening shows. Representing only three per cent of the total area of the integrated resort, the
casino is the driving force of this develop- ment. The developer is Sands Corporation of Las Vegas and its chair, Sheldon Adelson, had the vision to build and oper- ate giant MICE complexes around the casinos and create a leading group. At the opening of Marina Bay Sands, Adelson explained that his primary target with this integrated resort in Singapore was the South Eastern Asian market, which is only a one-hour fl ight away. In this instance, western guests arriving
from Europe or the US may be partially disappointed by the resort if they’re expect- ing the Asian glamour of their dreams or a themed experience like the Venetian. Despite a corporate communication pre- senting the resort as a luxury facility, it’s clearly positioned as a mass market attrac- tion and accommodation. The management of MBS expect to
receive between eight to 12 million guests in its fi rst year and 18 million annually when fully opened. There are currently 25,000
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