And, thanks to lightshows – generated by 2.3 million LED lights, video mapping and lasers, combined with its façade’s reflectivity – it’s impossible to miss at night.Įven though the hotel is in Florida and subject to stringent hurricane-related building codes, glazing is widely deployed and plays a vital role, not just in delivering striking aesthetics, but also in imparting robustness and functionality, thanks to the SentryGlas® interlayer from Kuraray. Rising 137 m (440 ft) above the ground, clad in glass and millions of lights, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida – the world’s first guitar-shaped hotel – is really hard to miss.ĭesigned by Klai Juba Wald, the 34-story building is, without a shadow of doubt, a landmark during the day. Casinos are renowned for pushing the envelope in terms of building design and the new Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida is no exception.īased around a 12.2 m (40 ft) diameter glass cylinder, the Oculus comprises fourteen panels of custom-laminated glass, some with a projection film applied.
