Inside Asian Gaming

DECEMBER 2017 INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 83 coupled with a social environment. People want an environment with communal tables. “Of course you need to cater to the VIP who wants to be left alone but the trend will be that amenities have to be high energy, social and be able to attract all these different socioeconomic groups. That’s a tough challenge but it’s what it has to be.” Scibetti points to the advent of social media as having played a significant role in this evolution and although getting it right is tricky, the payoff for creating a space that stands out from the crowd is potentially huge. “One of the key goals is to create something that is cool enough to get onto social media so we then get followed via [social media] word of mouth,” he says. “Social media has really taken over how people speak to each other and how we interact. To be able to walk into a space with your friends and family and try different things is a big thing now. “The days of the food court where you have one focal point sharing different kitchens is gone. You have to get very creative. “The other big change is that when you put a new food offering FEATURES “Integrated resorts are much more sophisticated spaces now. We have a much deeper understanding of how people interact with those spaces and what other things we can add onto them.” Tom Wucherer , Principal at YWS Design & Architecture