Architect and Builder August 2017 | Page 28

will be particularly dramatic at night, with the use of colour changing LED lighting. Thought has also been given to creating interest and variety in the design of the ‘fifth elevation’ or roofscape. Although the appearance of the building is intended to be eye-catching and quite unusual, it is nevertheless designed to form an integral part of the Menlyn Maine precinct during daylight hours, with appropriate scale and responses to the street. The interior theme of ‘horology’ is also reflected on the outside of the complex, with strikingly large clock faces, the distinctive Globe Bar above the main casino entrance and other horological visual references. 28 The general planning arrangement for the Casino consists of a: • 3 level super basement • LG services level • GF and 1st level casino and restaurants • 2nd floor / roof terrace level restaurants Access There are a number of entry points to the complex: Main Entrance/Porte-cochère: This faces the central turning circle and is the most visible and distinctive entrance dominated by the dramatic form of the ‘Globe Bar’ suspended above. There is a large lobby at ground floor level where escalators Time Square