The Grand Foyer experience at the Star Casino in Sydney, combines LED screens, aquatic water fountains, lasers, light and live performances to offer an interactive arrival experience for its approximately 20,000 guests that pass through the foyer every day.
“With The Star Sydney Grand Foyer experience, we wanted to design an experience full of compelling encounters that enrich the journey,” commented Bruce Ramus, who heads Ramus Illumination.”We envisioned a beautiful, unifying space that embraces and welcomes all people, and we believe we’ve achieved this.”
For the stunning 25-metre, 8K resolution and crescent-shaped screen in the Grand Foyer, Big Screen Projects selected the ROE Visual Black Onyx LED panels. As Toby Waley, from Big Screen Projects stated: “The choice for ROE Visual hardware on this project was an easy one, the product needed to be proven in the field, with a track record of reliability. The Black Onyx BO3 range was the only product that stacked up to all of the project requirements, including the use of custom triangular modules.”
The total screen measures 56 panels wide and max. 10 panels high. Using half, quarter and triangular panels, a nice flowing slope is created in the total screen. Big Screen Projects created a custom mounting frame, to be able to create the horizontal slope as well as the inward curve of the complete screen, guaranteeing a perfect fit and flawless canvas. The total installation runs on two ROE Visual Z6 4K processors.
Next to the screen, Big Screen Projects used ROE Strip to highlight the curved ceiling panels and walls. “The strip used on the walls and in the ceiling looks incredible. The flexibility of the ROE Strip gave us the possibility to neatly follow the line of the curved panels,” commented Waley. “With the pre-fabricated mounting parts, the installation was really easy and the Brompton processing behind the fixtures made the extremely challenging task of mapping possible.”
“With The Star Sydney Grand Foyer experience, we wanted to design an experience full of compelling encounters that enrich the journey,” commented Bruce Ramus, who heads Ramus Illumination, we envisioned a beautiful, unifying space that embraces and welcomes all people, and we believe we’ve achieved this.”
The screen showcases the works of Australian artists, university students, cinematographers and animators, encouraging local artists. The content reacts dynamically to the real-world environment and human movement, encouraging guest interaction.
“Creating an installation that combines architecture, contemporary art and technology, states Dino Mezzatesta, the Star Sydney chief operating officer, inspiration behind the artworks was drawn from The Star’s proximity to the busy Sydney Harbor shoreline”.
