The Sky Court
As promised, these are some of the pictures of the MH Sky Court at the Toyota Center, the home of the Houston Rockets.
This project was a fun one. It's a project that I was given the chance to throw out everything that I have learned in Architecture school and do it the other way. I teamed up with a really exciting retail designer, R. A. Sorry I can't mention his name here because he is actually quite a private person... but I can give you some hints. He is the brain child behind all the Sprint stores, Pottery Barn stores, the NBA store... well, the list goes on and on. Working with him was a blast. We also hired a firm from N. Carolina to do some graphics work.
Oh! And another thing. A project is only as good as your client. Well, the two project coordinators that I have to work with were not only exceptionally smart, they always keep an open mind to new ideas... did I mention that they are both really pretty as well? (ya, sound like fiction... I know... but it's true)
Okay... our design is based on an imagined giant child playing with wood blocks. What would he do if he was to build a little playground for little NBA players. Well, click on the pictures below to get a better look.
The view from the hallway in relation to the real basketball court below (at the right). In the arena, the Sky Court glow like jewelry in contrast to the relative darkness of the space.
A space where Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady await your challenge. This is where you can match your physical attributes to Tracy's height and Yao's wing span. Don't ask me why it's not Tracy's wing span and Yao's height... you don't want to know. Trust me.
Now the last picture is... let me introduce you, Mr. Clutch the Rockets' Bear. He is on a mission to whack all the teams in the Western Conference in the NBA and guess what, he needs your help. Whack the West... it's great to vent, for children and adult alike.
Thanks Enzo.
This project was a fun one. It's a project that I was given the chance to throw out everything that I have learned in Architecture school and do it the other way. I teamed up with a really exciting retail designer, R. A. Sorry I can't mention his name here because he is actually quite a private person... but I can give you some hints. He is the brain child behind all the Sprint stores, Pottery Barn stores, the NBA store... well, the list goes on and on. Working with him was a blast. We also hired a firm from N. Carolina to do some graphics work.
Oh! And another thing. A project is only as good as your client. Well, the two project coordinators that I have to work with were not only exceptionally smart, they always keep an open mind to new ideas... did I mention that they are both really pretty as well? (ya, sound like fiction... I know... but it's true)
Okay... our design is based on an imagined giant child playing with wood blocks. What would he do if he was to build a little playground for little NBA players. Well, click on the pictures below to get a better look.
The view from the hallway in relation to the real basketball court below (at the right). In the arena, the Sky Court glow like jewelry in contrast to the relative darkness of the space.
A space where Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady await your challenge. This is where you can match your physical attributes to Tracy's height and Yao's wing span. Don't ask me why it's not Tracy's wing span and Yao's height... you don't want to know. Trust me.
Now the last picture is... let me introduce you, Mr. Clutch the Rockets' Bear. He is on a mission to whack all the teams in the Western Conference in the NBA and guess what, he needs your help. Whack the West... it's great to vent, for children and adult alike.
Thanks Enzo.
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