Archinect - News 2024-11-23T05:56:36-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150409365/take-a-look-inside-the-las-vegas-sphere-s-interior-and-lighting-designs Take a look inside the Las Vegas Sphere's interior and lighting designs Josh Niland 2023-12-22T14:05:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4e9ff9ae361c23a8eecf5c87d028abab.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>New York-based design studio <a href="https://archinect.com/ICRAVE" target="_blank">ICRAVE</a> has shared a special look inside its interior, wayfinding, and lighting design work on the headline-grabbing new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2274818/msg-sphere-las-vegas" target="_blank">Sphere</a> entertainment venue in Las Vegas.</p> <p>Besides its 580,000-square-foot fully programmable exterior LED facade and the 160,000-square interior display for 17,500 guests, Sphere features another 300,000 square feet of interior space spread across eight levels.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/23/233161651b90a2169ea284047e892cf7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/23/233161651b90a2169ea284047e892cf7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Cross section rendering of Sphere. Image courtesy Sphere Entertainment</figcaption></figure><p>The lighting strategy for its lobby, VIP clubs, food and beverage spaces, and other hospitality suites was designed to mimic the geometry of the venue (now the world&rsquo;s largest spherical structure) and insists on stage lighting to further communicate its purpose to the world.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a503c3757b5ea55a1403a5e121bfa8cf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a503c3757b5ea55a1403a5e121bfa8cf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Rich Fury, courtesy Sphere Entertainment</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ad/ad170f9e68875fe967016e2cf650c47f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ad/ad170f9e68875fe967016e2cf650c47f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Rich Fury, courtesy Sphere Entertainment</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a0/a0cc8601456094807a0b3f2cf8014f42.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a0/a0cc8601456094807a0b3f2cf8014f42.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Rich Fury, courtesy Sphere Entertainment</figcaption></figure><p>&ldquo;We needed the surrounding spaces to live up to the promise of what&rsquo;s inside the bowl and to ensure...</p>