“Moon” is a truly spherical construction designed to be a unique and luxurious destination resort ... and its own lunar surface Space Shuttle.
To get to the lunar surface, guests will take a ride in a Shuttle, which will move within the void area of the inner sphere of the building. “Once guests enter the Shuttle facility they will have a quick medical check, security screening, suit up, safety briefing, exploration briefing, then they board our unique shuttle system,” said Henderson. “Guests will experience the lift-off and entire journey to the Moon.” We’re talking an out-of-this-world audio-visual experience.... [+]4.
Neither were involved with “Moon,” but it’s inspired by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry—most well known for his Guggenheim Bilbao museum in Spain—and late British Architect Richard Rogers. “Moon will be the world’s largest true spherical building,” said Henderson. “Many buildings claim to be spheres when in fact they are simply buildings with domes.”
MWR is clearly hoping that the uniqueness of its “true sphere” building will have a similar “Bilbao Effect” as Gehry’s Guggenheim.Naturally, the “Moon” sphere will be lit-up at night to mimic the phases of the actual Moon. “A myriad of lighting effects will be available including beamed across the entire MOON sphere,” said Henderson.t could open around 2027-28
“Moon” requires a 12 month pre-development planning program followed by a 48 month build out process. “If ground was broken in 2023 it could open around 2027-28 ,” said Henderson. There are tentative plans for more four “Moon” resorts in the US, United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Spain.“Las Vegas is an obvious option,” said Henderson. “However, the US has lost its mojo for interesting buildings as can be seen from current developments on the Las Vegas Strip.
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