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Concept Design for Mystery Trail

01.10.2022 all Adventure Entertainment Cos. News, Event Producer, Experiential Design, Location-Based Entertainment Consultants, Media Producer, Place Technologies, Project Consultants for China, Rapid Prototyping, Site Planner

Concept design for mystery trail, in a forested setting, as part of location-based entertainment programming at mixed-use regional center. The densely-planted forest is the format for a small “pocket park” situated at or about a “river walk” within this destination project. All manner of technologies and audience show theatrics are part of the forested Mystery Trail. Like all parts of the project, the Forest Mystery Trail is a beautiful place, with the breeze carrying the smells of flowers and the woods, along with programmed experiential aromatics.

We envision this to be a mysterious forest of spirits, a place of curious circumstances and puzzles to be contemplated and solved – a cognitive trail for all areas. An alternative for such an area in exploration may be a “sculpture garden” featuring highly creative kinetic works of national and international sculptures.

Posted information and images regarding this assignment are limited at client’s request. This concept design for mystery trail was prepared as part of our experiential design consultant input to project master planning.

Prepared by China Fortune Land Development at Guangyang Town Center. At one time, CFLD was among the largest industrial and commercial real estate developers in China. This article reposted from prior version.

The forested Mystery Trail at Guangyang Town Center, in concepting.

Mall Redevelopment for Entertainment

01.11.2020 Adventure Parks & Extreme Venues, Experiential Design, Family Entertainment Center Consultants, Location-Based Entertainment Consultants, Malls and Shopping Center Consultants, Mixed-Use Development Consultants, Project Consultants for North America, Rapid Prototyping, Redevelopment Project Consultants, Retail-Entertainment Consultants

AEC was retained by this regional mall owner to explore the mall’s redevelopment for entertainment use, in Niagara Falls (New York). As the design consultant for the project, we considered all manner of repurposing options that could best utilize the existing physical configuration and infrastructure of the shopping center.

The starting point established by client Cocov Destinations, was to provide an all-weather “participatory sports” and recreation facility, serving league and sports club enthusiasts of all age groups. One competitive advantage for the property was the substantial grounds at or about the former shopping center and the potential for using additional nearby land also owned by the developer.

Formerly operated as the Summit Mall, the newly-dubbed Niagara International Sports & Entertainment Center (“NISE Center”) transforms a derelict 850,000-square foot shopping mall into a world-class sports facility. More than 900,000 annual visitors are estimated to participate in or view the athletic functions currently committed in the facility’s first years. This estimate includes the athletes, coaches, friend s, families and other walk in event related (coaches, administrators etc.) traffic. The attendance number is expected to increase as additional leagues and events are booked.

Confidential – At client request, the rapid-prototyping (previsualization) image for this exploration of mall redevelopment for entertainment use, includes limited details only. Shown below, a view of the defunct mall prior to commencement of revitalization effort by Cocov Destinations. Note – this is an update to a prior post.

Defunct regional shopping mall, slated for redevelopment.

Company Pop-up Store – Ideation

20.07.2020 Rapid Prototyping, Traveling Exhibits and Pop-Up Stores

Big Thunder Brewery | To support the exploration of formats for a pop-up company store, we prepared alternative formats that would require minimal capital investment and allow quick set-up when required. The intention was to create a concept for an annex operation directly connected (and licensed) as part of the adjacent microbrewery.

The initial ideation was created to also support conceptual costing of the store store.

Rail Station & Yard at Water City

09.06.2019 Mixed-Use Development Consultants, Rapid Prototyping

aec Ideation and conceptual design with 3d rapid-prototyping, for mixed-use destination resort with regional rail station and rail servicing yard. Proposed at Water City Niagara Falls project, now in design. Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Illustration work shown here is a product of aec‘s Rapid Prototyping Unit, combining feasibility results with preliminary project scaling, layout, and overall guest experiential design – created to assist Ownership group in confirming design intent and project budgets.

Posted information and images regarding this assignment is limited at client’s request.

Themed Entertainment Consultants - The Horror Company product line - Halloween attractions that will operate this season.

Halloween Seasonal Attraction – Haunted Hayride

03.06.2019 Rapid Prototyping, The Horror Company

aec Ideation and conceptual design for Halloween Seasonal Attraction. Client: The Horror Company. Illustration work shown here is a product of aec‘s Rapid Prototyping Unit, combining feasibility results with preliminary project scaling, layout, and overall guest experiential design – created to assist Ownership group in confirming design intent and project budgets.