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![Destination Crenshaw was conceived to celebrate the energy and accomplishments of Black LA / Perkins and Will Destination Crenshaw was conceived to celebrate the energy and accomplishments of Black LA / Perkins and Will](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344844_371343_965897.jpg)
Perkins and Will break ground on outdoor celebration of Black LA
by Stu Robarts | 04 Mar 2020
Perkins and Will have broken ground on Destination Crenshaw, a 1.3mi (2.1km)-long outdoor art, culture and museum area celebrating Black Los Angeles (LA). Running along Crenshaw Boulevard, Destination Crenshaw was conceived to celebrate the energy and accomplishments of Black LA, to document and preserve its 200 years plus of history, to seed a "community-driven, counterbalancing force against gentrification" and to drive economic security and opportunities for local residents. The project,
![Therme Manchester will feature wellbeing facilities, a family area in a tropical environment and botanical gardens / Therme Group Therme Manchester will feature wellbeing facilities, a family area in a tropical environment and botanical gardens / Therme Group](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344842_271125_189732.jpg)
Therme Group gets go-ahead for £250m wellbeing resort
by Tom Anstey & Megan Whitby | 04 Mar 2020
Wellbeing developer Therme Group has been given to the go-ahead to build a £250m ($325m, €287m) wellbeing resort in Manchester, UK, aimed at addressing the need for physical and mental wellbeing for all. Expected to open in 2023, Therme Manchester will cover an area of 28ac (11ha), with a 65,000sq m (700,000sq ft) main building that will house wellbeing facilities, a waterpark and botanical gardens. It will be designed by
![The residential building is located in a waterside neighbourhood with ample green space in Västerås / Nikolaj Jakobsen The residential building is located in a waterside neighbourhood with ample green space in Västerås / Nikolaj Jakobsen](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344832_719328_427272.jpg)
Sweden's tallest timber building saves 550 tonnes of CO2
by Stu Robarts | 03 Mar 2020
Residents have started moving into C.F. Møller Architects ' recently completed Tall Timber Building, which at 8.5 storeys high is said to be the tallest timber building in Sweden. C.F. Møller Architects have been focusing on timber construction in recent years due to the CO2 savings that they can deliver. Not only does the production of timber produce a limited amount of emissions, but carbon is also retained within the
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Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara receive 2020 Pritzker Prize
by Stu Robarts | 03 Mar 2020
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have been named the 47th and 48th laureates of the Pritzker Prize – the first female pair to be so and the first two recipients from Ireland. Farrell and McNamara set up their Dublin-based practice Grafton Architects in 1978 and are described as creating "modern and impactful works that never repeat or imitate, but are decidedly of their own architectural voice." "What we try to
![The inspiration for the overall aesthetic of the stadium is 'contextual fluidity' / Pendulum The inspiration for the overall aesthetic of the stadium is 'contextual fluidity' / Pendulum](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344828_490520_790366.jpg)
Pendulum's modular stadium concept can grow with a community
by Stu Robarts | 03 Mar 2020
Pendulum have won an award for their conceptual design of a modular stadium complex that is intended to provide a platform for economic development in growing communities. The Future Stadia design won the 'Sports and Recreation Project (Concept)' category of the annual Rethinking the Future awards, which are aimed at identifying and promoting "outstanding work in the field of architecture and design across the world." Pendulum's design proposes an initial
![The Ngala Tree House covers an area of less than 25sq m (270sq ft) The Ngala Tree House covers an area of less than 25sq m (270sq ft)](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344826_715615_296034.jpg)
Fox Browne Creative's treehouse retreat lets guests sleep under the stars
by Stu Robarts | 03 Mar 2020
Fox Browne Creative have created a treehouse-like overnight retreat for the &Beyond Ngala Private Game Reserve in South Africa that will give guests the chance to sleep under the stars in the Kruger National Park. The Ngala Tree House is to be offered in addition to two existing lodges that &Beyond has at the reserve and can accommodate up to two adults and two children aged between 10 and 16.
![The upcoming destination is located in the Negev Desert The upcoming destination is located in the Negev Desert](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344734_475370_311906.jpg)
Six Senses Shaharut spa resort will integrate with the Negev Desert terrain
by Megan Whitby | 02 Mar 2020
Six Senses has confirmed its desert resort and spa in the Arava Valley, Israel, designed by Plesner Architects, will open in June after ten years of design and planning. Located in the Negev Desert, Six Senses Shaharut will be a modern reinterpretation of nomadic structures, reminiscent of the Nabataean community which occupied the area over 2,000 years ago. The resort’s design preserves the unique characteristics of the site, integrating with
![Echelon takes the form of a 12m (39ft) equilateral triangle of 36 vertical LED bars / James Burns Echelon takes the form of a 12m (39ft) equilateral triangle of 36 vertical LED bars / James Burns](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344809_976221_431769.jpg)
Vertigo's "urban forest" of LED bars animates public square
by Stu Robarts | 02 Mar 2020
Digital art group Vertigo have created a new audio-visual installation that reacts to the movement of viewers and passersby, animating a public square with flashing LEDs. The artwork. called Echelon, is located at the foot of London’s Centre Point building and was curated by cultural placemaking agency Futurecity for Almacantar, a development company that is rejuvenating the brutalist building. It takes the form of a 12m (39ft) equilateral triangle of
![Around 3,500 steel plates weighing a total of 45 tons (41 tonnes) were used / CreatAR Images Around 3,500 steel plates weighing a total of 45 tons (41 tonnes) were used / CreatAR Images](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344808_745840_701106.jpg)
Wutopia Lab's steel structure creates a bookstore in a former church
by Stu Robarts | 02 Mar 2020
Wutopia Lab have transformed a former church in China into a 388sq m (4,176sq ft) poetry bookstore by installing a large freestanding steel frame that provides shelving and creates a space within a space. The St. Nicholas Church in Shanghai was built in 1932 and has variously been used as an office, a factory, a warehouse, a canteen, a residential space, a club and a restaurant. Its historic status meant
![The Symetra Club and the WaFd Bank Club will be siutated at opposite ends of the arena / Rockwell Group The Symetra Club and the WaFd Bank Club will be siutated at opposite ends of the arena / Rockwell Group](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344793_940777_251108.jpg)
Rockwell Group unveil plush club and suite designs for Seattle Center Arena
by Stu Robarts | 28 Feb 2020
As part of the renovation of the Seattle Center Arena, Rockwell Group have unveiled new renderings showing a number of the interior spaces it is creating with a distinctly premium look. Designed in 1962 by architect Paul Thiry as the Washington State Pavilion for the World’s Fair, the 750,000sq ft (70,000sq m) venue ultimately became used for ice hockey and events. It is currently undergoing redevelopment by Populous "to re-position
![The Hydroelectric Sculpture Gallery concept redefines what a power plant and a gallery can be / Margot Krasojević The Hydroelectric Sculpture Gallery concept redefines what a power plant and a gallery can be / Margot Krasojević](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344790_908507_653337.jpg)
Margot Krasojević combines gallery and hydropower typologies
by Stu Robarts | 28 Feb 2020
Margot Krasojević has created a conceptual design for a hydroelectric power plant that uses the electricity it generates to power nearby homes as well as an art gallery housed within. Much of Krasojević's work focuses on combining architectural typologies as potential solutions for new challenges in our "perpetually changing environment", like her Harmonic Turbine Tidal Hotel. The Hydroelectric Sculpture Gallery concept redefines what a power plant and a gallery can
![An oval room with a red pane of glass will reference other nearby religious sites that archaeologists have discovered / Herzog & de Meuron An oval room with a red pane of glass will reference other nearby religious sites that archaeologists have discovered / Herzog & de Meuron](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344788_762796_202742.jpg)
Herzog & de Meuron's Swiss roadside chapel will provide a peaceful place to pause
by Stu Robarts | 28 Feb 2020
Herzog & de Meuron are creating a roadside chapel in Andeer, Switzerland, that will provide a quiet and peaceful place for people to stop, rest and marvel among the surrounding mountains, rivers, meadows and forests. In designing 515 Autobahnkirche, the studio was conscious that are a number of others chapels in the area, many of which are centuries old and are, as they describe, "architectural and art historical gems", whether
![The vivid colour of the strips emphasises the contrast between two different worlds / Toshiyuki Udagawa The vivid colour of the strips emphasises the contrast between two different worlds / Toshiyuki Udagawa](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344773_475258_73979.jpg)
Arii Irie Architects' PVC partition is a feature and a function in tiny Tokyo gym
by Stu Robarts | 27 Feb 2020
Arii Irie Architects have created a 69sq m (743sq ft) gym in Tokyo, Japan, with a transparent PVC partition that creates two distinct areas, without giving the sense of having reduced the already limited space. Cell Tokyo is so-called for its focus on conditioning from the cellular level, with the gym offering nutritional counselling, hydrogen gas inhalation and blood sampling equipment in addition to conventional physical training. Like a cell
![The bubbles are available in 20sq m (215 sq ft), 30sq m (323sq ft), 40sq m (431sq ft) or custom-made sizes The bubbles are available in 20sq m (215 sq ft), 30sq m (323sq ft), 40sq m (431sq ft) or custom-made sizes](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344772_38740_698202.jpg)
FUGU adds bubble accommodation village to ski resort hotel
by Stu Robarts | 27 Feb 2020
FUGU Hospitality has installed a nine-bubble village of accommodation at the Alpin D’Hôme hotel in the Alps resort of Les Orres, France, providing a cosy, low-impact and close-to-nature place for guests to stay. FUGU was established in 2011 to provide bubble structures for events and launched its FUGU Hospitality subsidiary last year to rollout bubbles designed for habitation. Among the potential uses it suggests are home or hotel living spaces,
![4 Portal Way will rise to 123m (404ft) at its highest level, with its two towers rising to 45 and 55 storeys 4 Portal Way will rise to 123m (404ft) at its highest level, with its two towers rising to 45 and 55 storeys](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344766_767461_387388.jpg)
Two-tower KPF development features nine-storey habitable bridge
by Stu Robarts | 27 Feb 2020
A new mixed-use development designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) will feature two metallic towers linked by a nine-storey habitable bridge. Located in the Acton area of London, 4 Portal Way is being developed by Aldau Development, which is replacing an existing hotel that it owns on the site. It will rise to 123m (404ft) at its highest level, with its two towers rising to 45 and 55 storeys and
![Located on a coral island called Kudavillingili, the mixed-use resort development will feature a spa with eight overwater treatment rooms Located on a coral island called Kudavillingili, the mixed-use resort development will feature a spa with eight overwater treatment rooms](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344670_580175_198083.jpg)
GHM to launch Maldives resort with overwater accommodation and spa rooms
by Megan Whitby | 27 Feb 2020
Hotel group General Hotel Management (GHM) has revealed details of The Chedi Kudavillingili, its first resort in the Maldives, which will open later this year. The mixed-use resort development, which is part of a global expansion plan by GHM, will be located on a coral island and will have a Maldivian aesthetic to its architecture by Group X and interiors by URBNarc. It will feature 63 island-based villas and 36
![The Hanoi Circuit is 5.6km (3.5mi)-long and has 23 turns The Hanoi Circuit is 5.6km (3.5mi)-long and has 23 turns](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344764_537667_922795.jpg)
Hanoi Circuit completed in advance of F1's first ever Vietnam GP
by Stu Robarts | 27 Feb 2020
Tilke Engineers and Formula 1 ’s Motorsports Division have completed the construction of the Hanoi Circuit track, which will host the first ever F1 race in Vietnam and the third round of the 2020 championship on the weekend of 3-5 April. Formula 1’s newest circuit is 5.6km (3.5mi)-long and will see drivers negotiate 23 turns on their way around it, reaching a top speed of 335km/h (208mph). It is said
![Six illuminated strings running up the hotel's body shoot beams of light 20,000ft (6,000m) into the sky / DCL Communications Six illuminated strings running up the hotel's body shoot beams of light 20,000ft (6,000m) into the sky / DCL Communications](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344752_39669_539044.jpg)
Hard Rock's guitar shaped hotel launches J-Lo light show
by Stu Robarts | 26 Feb 2020
The recently opened, Klai Juba Wald -designed Guitar Hotel at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has a new string to itself following the launch of a new J-Lo-themed music and light show on its LED façade. The Hollywood hotel opened in October 2019 as part of a $1.5b (€1.4b, £1.2b) expansion of the Seminole resort and is claimed – probably not unreasonable – to be the world’s first
![The 25,000sq ft (2,300sq m) building was originally designed by architect Sumner Hunt / Nikolas Koenig The 25,000sq ft (2,300sq m) building was originally designed by architect Sumner Hunt / Nikolas Koenig](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344747_30494_642722.jpg)
DesignAgency transform LA's celebrated Bradbury Building into holistic co-working space
by Stu Robarts | 26 Feb 2020
The historic Bradbury Building in Downtown Los Angeles has launched as a NeueHouse co-working destination with a focus on hospitality, socialising and wellness following a DesignAgency transformation. The 25,000sq ft (2,300sq m) building was originally designed by architect Sumner Hunt and was constructed in 1893. In adapting the space, DesignAgency retained many of its original features, like the wrought iron latticework staircases, birdcage elevators, oak-framed windows, wooden panelling, exposed ceiling
![One Thousand Museum has an exoskeleton that holds a glazed façade and expansive terraces in place / Hufton+Crow One Thousand Museum has an exoskeleton that holds a glazed façade and expansive terraces in place / Hufton+Crow](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344736_475333_395976.jpg)
Spa, sky lounge and helipad for ZHA's Miami residential tower
by Stu Robarts | 25 Feb 2020
New photos have been released of Zaha Hadid Architects ' recently completed One Thousand Museum residential tower in Miami, which boasts 30,000sq ft (2,800sq m) of amenities and a helipad. The faintly curved tower rises 709ft (216m) and 62 storeys, with an exoskeleton that holds a glazed façade and expansive terraces in place. “The design expresses a fluidity that is both structural and architectural,” said Chris Lepine, project director at
![The Pneuma by Ying Qi Chen and Ryan Somerville The Pneuma by Ying Qi Chen and Ryan Somerville](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344735_919289_219465.jpg)
City of Dreams Pavilion Competition winners constructed from air and pyramids
by Stu Robarts | 25 Feb 2020
Two winners have been chosen in this year's City of Dreams Pavilion Competition, with one constructed from air-filled materials and the other with an inverted pyramid that is a comment on environmental instability. The City of Dreams Pavilion Competition is run by FIGMENT, the Emerging New York Architects Committee of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter and the Structural Engineers Association of New York. It is based on
![A courtyard at the centre will provide green space for building occupants / Henning Larsen A courtyard at the centre will provide green space for building occupants / Henning Larsen](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344728_870105_265652.jpg)
Henning Larsen to transform Brussels city block into integrated mixed-use destination
by Stu Robarts | 25 Feb 2020
Henning Larsen have revealed plans to transform a city block in Brussels, Belgium, into a mixed-use destination that will integrate living, working and green spaces. The Brouck’R project is being delivered with local architects a2rc, developers Immobel Group and BPI Real Estate. The Brouck’R project, due to break ground in 2021 and be completed in 2024, is being delivered with local architects a2rc, developers Immobel Group and BPI Real Estate.
![citizenM Pioneer Square will be filled with feature contemporary art and citizenM Pioneer Square will be filled with feature contemporary art and](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344727_94513_727169.jpg)
Gensler and Concrete collaborate on citizenM hotel in Seattle arts district
by Stu Robarts | 25 Feb 2020
citizenM is set to break ground on a second hotel in Seattle, which is due to open in April with Gensler and Concrete design inspired by the context of the historic Pioneer Square location in which it will be situated. citizenM has three of its "community-minded, tech-forward" hotels open in the US already and is working on locations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Miami and Washington, D.C. The Pioneer
![The building will have a slender form of just 13m (43ft) in width / Bjarke Ingels Group The building will have a slender form of just 13m (43ft) in width / Bjarke Ingels Group](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344724_866677_273090.jpg)
BIG's ribbon-like building will feature a linear park on its roof
by Stu Robarts | 24 Feb 2020
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have designed an office building for Newcastle, UK, that will curve back on itself like a ribbon as it rises and feature a linear park on its roof. Located close to the Sage and the Millennium Bridge, Stereo No. 1 Quayside will cover 10,000sq m (108,000sq ft). The structure will have a slender form of just 13m (43ft) in width and will snack around itself with
![A large operable wall opening provides views of the nearby Las Vegas Strip / Manica A large operable wall opening provides views of the nearby Las Vegas Strip / Manica](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344721_514873_772861.jpg)
$1.9 billion Allegiant Stadium approaches completion in Las Vegas
by Stu Robarts | 24 Feb 2020
Two major construction milestones have been passed at Manica 's $1.9 billion (€1.8 billion, £1.5 billion) Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, with the frame for supporting the roof lifted into place and installation of the seating begun. Practical completion of the stadium is expected by the end of July, after which it will be home to the relocated Raiders NFL team. In addition to NFL games, it will host NCAA
![Hip-hop motifs on the walls are part of the gym's black and white palette / Clarence Butts Hip-hop motifs on the walls are part of the gym's black and white palette / Clarence Butts](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344719_227651_626349.jpg)
//3877 compose approachable, music-themed boxing gym in Washington, D.C.
by Stu Robarts | 24 Feb 2020
The team at unusually named studio //3877 has created a boxing gym in Washington, D.C., based on the concept of 'Night Club Meets Fight Club'. In addition to requesting the integration of musically themed elements into the design, the brief outlined that Boombox Boxing Club should be "approachable, motivational and an active asset in forging a focussed community." A large glazed frontage provides views into the gym from outside, contributing
![The 101,300sq m (1 million sq ft) proposal includes a small gallery, a library and an outdoor theatre / ATCHAIN The 101,300sq m (1 million sq ft) proposal includes a small gallery, a library and an outdoor theatre / ATCHAIN](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344715_582151_90905.jpg)
MVRDV design "urban living room" with lush greenery and organic, stacked terraces
by Stu Robarts | 21 Feb 2020
MVRDV is one of two finalists in a competition to design the Shimao ShenKong International Centre, with a proposal that combines stacked terraces, curved organic forms and lush greenery. The competition sought designs for a municipal facility for Universiade New Town in China that would accommodate a variety of different amenities and green spaces. MVRDV'S 101,300sq m (1 million sq ft) Shenzhen Terraces proposal was conceived as a new urban
![Kalahari's Round Rock venue is expected to open with 1.5 million square feet of resort space Kalahari's Round Rock venue is expected to open with 1.5 million square feet of resort space](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344697_757208_969442.jpg)
Kalahari to open America's largest indoor water park
by Andy Knaggs | 21 Feb 2020
A new US$550m (€509m, £426m) African-themed water park and resort from Kalahari Resorts & Conventions is due to open in Round Rock, Texas, in November 2020. With 1.5 million sq ft (457,000sq m) of resort space, Kalahari said the resort would be its largest yet, and would also be America's largest indoor water park, at 223,000sq ft (68,000sq m). Facilities at the venue will include Tom Foolery's Adventure Park –
![The Infinite Crystal Universe, 2018, Interactive Installation of Light Sculpture, LED, Endless, sound: teamLab / teamLab The Infinite Crystal Universe, 2018, Interactive Installation of Light Sculpture, LED, Endless, sound: teamLab / teamLab](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344713_473119_583096.jpg)
Coronavirus delays opening of teamLab SuperNature Macao
by Stu Robarts | 21 Feb 2020
The opening of teamLab 's SuperNature Macao museum of immersive digital artworks in Macau, China, has been delayed until further notice as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Originally due to open this month, the 5,000sq m (54,000sq ft), the attraction is located in an expo hall at Sands Resorts Macao 's Venetian Macao hotel. It comprises a "labyrinthine" layout of gallery spaces that visitors will make their way through
![The store is located in San Francisco and covers 2,800sq ft (260sq m) / Dean Kaufman The store is located in San Francisco and covers 2,800sq ft (260sq m) / Dean Kaufman](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344712_858778_142214.jpg)
Brinkworth installs floating skate bowl in San Francisco store
by Stu Robarts | 21 Feb 2020
Retail designers Brinkworth have designed a new store in San Francisco for fashion brand Supreme, with a floating skate bowl that reflects the brand's skate culture roots. The store itself covers 2,800sq ft (260sq m) and was renovated having been in a state of dilapidation. The design for the space is sparse, with exposed brick and exposed steel framework throughout, while a large glazed frontage allows passersby to see inside.
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