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Water City Niagara Falls, a Cocov Destinations Niagara property

Water City Resort Niagara Falls (Ontario) – Conceptual Design

aec  Cocov Destinations (Toronto)  |  Location based entertainment consultants for massing and vertical structure organization for year-round ski structure with interior sports and recreation venues, major hotel and fractional residence towers, in planning.  An indoor water park and play area is a major component of the project.

 

Water City Niagara Falls consists of 51 acres situated in the heart of downtown Niagara Falls (Ontario) and proximate to the Niagara River. The land is relative flat and suitable for development without significant mitigation required. The scale of the Project site is somewhat unique given the urbanized nature of much of the city of Niagara Falls. The site is a former Canadian National Railway (“CNR”) property.  Canadian National Railroad’s operation at the Subject Property and the bridge, dates to predecessor rail companies beginning with a grant of charter in 1834 (to London & Gore Railroad). That rail charter became the first railway across southern Ontario.

 

The Property was acquired by Cocov Development Co. in 2015, through two special purpose legal entities formed for this purpose.

 

At client request, the images shown here include limited details only.  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.

 

 

 

Themed Entertainment Consultants - conceptual design

Ideation for Backlot Attraction at Film Studio Chuncheon

aec  Camnol Inc.  |   As the themed entertainment consultant for the project, we conducted initial ideation workshops and prepared first conceptual plans for a visitor attraction at Film Studio Chuncheon (South Korea).   The driving “big idea” was to popular the backlot with interactive immersions – real and virtual – based upon popular online electronic game brands and K-pop stars of South Korea.

Owner Representation Consultants - aec Location-Based Entertainment - owner representation

Universal CityWalk Roll-out Program

NBCUniversal  |  In its expansion period, the Universal Studios CityWalk product was one of the pioneering forms of “urban entertainment center (UEC),” an early form what has become known as location-based entertainment – also known as out-of-home entertainment.   Universal Studios eventually developed CityWalk’s in Hollywood, Orlando, and Osaka, and discontinued further expansion to freestanding sites worldwide.

 

The UEC format was eventually embraced by Sony (Metreon, Odaiba) and Disney (Orlando, Anaheim), on the drawings boards of other film studios, and real estate developers in select location in the U.S. and elsewhere.

 

 

Immersive environment designers - Traveling and Pop-Up Exhibit Designers

Ideation – Film Promotion LBE Activation

aec   Confidential Client  |  Ideation and rapid prototyping for promotional activation to accompany film release.   Several guest experience options were explored and budgeted.  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.

 

 

 

 

Retail-Entertainment Consultants - Transaction Consultants and Negotiators

Proposed CityWalk at Denver LoDo

NBCUniversal  |  Management of site selection, conceptual design, leasing, and pre-development activities, for a planned Universal Studios themed, CityWalk retail-entertainment facility in the LoDo (Lower Downtown) district of Denver, Colorado.

 

LoDo (Lower Downtown) is the designation used to refer to an unofficial neighborhood in Denver, Colorado, a mixed-use historic district.  LoDo is know for its unique nightlife, restaurants, and as the home of Coors Field (MLB), the Oxford Hotel, and Union Station.

 

 

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