Star City is a truly immersive family entertainment centre, a place that goes beyond theming to provide the visitor with a powerful interactive experience. With 21,000 square metres of sheer entertainment space on 3 floors, it covers a wide range of leisure and entertainment facilities for all ages.

Location
Odessa, Ukraine
Services
- Story, Research & Interpretation - Concept Design & Visualisation - Architectural & MEP Coordination - Masterplanning - Scheme & Detailed Design - Project Engineering & Technical Design - Interior Design - Brand Development - Lighting, Audio, Video, Network Design - Set and Staging Design - Art Direction
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Client's brief

The Client commissioned Sarner to design and deliver a powerful interactive experience that visitors will want to visit time and time again. The entrance architecture should draw the visitor in to the building, creating an impression of entering a portal to a new world of glittering, colourful and dynamic experiences.

Features

Go-cart racing, bowling, multiplex cinema, sports bar and a suspended roller coaster are just a small selection of the many visitor attractions on offer.
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Once inside, the visitors walk into the retail themed street which opens out into the town square - a central water feature and stream dramatically runs through. Restaurants, bars and cafes surround the square which also has a live performing stage. The buildings are two level structures which can be entered from the first floor level. Day/Night sky effects create wonderful moods for the visitors. The nightclub can also be entered from this area.
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The visitors enter The Lost City zone through the arch in town square, ahead a dramatic waterfall cascades down a rock outcrop. The Lost City brings to life a colouful rainforest using full spectrum digital lighting. The two level restaurant has a jungle theme, with a tropical light show every 30 minutes. This is very much a family restaurant with exciting surprises for everyone, exotic fish swim in large tanks, animals appear through the undergrowth. The upper level of the restaurant has views across the pirate adventure area where parents can keep an eye on rampaging children.
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The Pirate Adventure zone appeals to all ages, an interactive play zone with softball shooters set in a smugglers cove setting. A pirate ship dominates the scene with various activities set around, the adventure play zone will cater for all ages, with a separate junior soft play area for the younger visitors.
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Another children's area is set within a fairytale village and enchanted forest and contains rides, bouncy castles, interactive games and an area for live performance where street entertainers can enthral the children. The design of the theming is based on Ukrainian fairy stories. Food and retail outlets surround the area.
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The Haunted House and Dungeon attraction com­bines theatre style production techniques with live actors. After a pre-show visitors are guided through the haunted house, sections become mazes as the visitor tries to find the way out. The concept is a fun dynamic experi­ence that appeals to a wide visitor profile, employing special audio visual and theatre techniques for a truly memorable experience.
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A world without limits

The multiplex cinemas, nightclub and 4D theatres are situated on the first floor, a cafe and bar are situated in the cinema area. A selection of extreme ride attractions include a 4D Theatre and a Robocoaster to ensure repeat visits and acting as powerful draws for visitors to the centre. The lower ground floor is designed to appeal to teenagers and young adults - bowling, interactives, pool tables and chill out areas create the youthful ambience of this zone. Star City also boasts innovative interactive modules on each floor, including a football interactive which has a Tussauds wax figure of a local celebrity football player to add a theatri­cal dynamic to the attraction.