Inside Asian Gaming

IAG OCT 2021年10月 亞博匯 69 日本 “The Yokohama waterfront is not set up for the public so the first thing we wanted to do with our design was to give the waterfront back to the public and create a space and atmosphere that people would enjoy exploring,” Winckler told IAG in an exclusive interview. “It was done in a way that respected the local culture but was also to become a landmark. All the attractions we designed inside were landmarks too, with shows, a museum, a waterpark done by an artist – all to attract people there and done in the Melco way, which is premium guest hospitality. All of our hotels would have been Forbes rated and we would have brought Michelin dining back to Yokohama. “It would have provided a level of hospitality that is not present in the city today.” Utilizing the combined skills of a local Japanese architect with the global expertise of Zaha Hadid – the same firm responsible for Morpheus at City of Dreams Macau and Studio City’s current Phase 2 development –Melco’s “City of theFuture” Yokohama IR design paid tribute to water and nature. The tallest central tower was inspired by the flowers of Yokohama, surrounded by a series of curved buildings representing waves and around them some smaller structures to represent ripples in the water. At ground level, the site would have extended green areas from the adjacent Yamashita Park to cover the full length of the pier, significantly increasing the amount of public space and integrating directly with the city. To maintain a sense of openness, a large avenue was planned to run diagonally through the center of the IR providing a direct line of sight to two existing Yokohama landmarks – Yokohama Bay Bridge in one direction and Yokohama Marine Tower in the other. 此次新濠專為橫濱打造IR「未來之城」，其設計綜合了日本 本土建築師技能及Zaha Hadid公司的全球專長，同時向水和自 然致敬。後者目前還同時負責了澳門新濠影滙二期項目的發展。 最高的中央塔樓的靈感來自橫濱的花朵，其被一系列代表波 浪的彎曲建築環繞，周圍還有些較小的結構代表水中的漣漪。 在地面上，該場地將從相鄰的山下公園擴展綠地，覆蓋整個 碼頭，顯著增加公共空間的數量，並直接與城市融為一體。為了 保持開放感，還規劃了一條大道斜穿過IR中心，可直接看到橫濱 的兩個現有地標——橫濱灣大橋和橫濱海洋塔。 新濠IR的主要特色之一是歡迎中心，位於酒店入口，被規劃 為遊客進入日本的新門戶。 Winckler表示：「IR競標的重點就是令其成為日本的旅遊中 心。」 「看一下（日本所表述的IR目標），你會發現其包括提升日本 的吸引力，即吸引人們前往日本，因此IR的入口必須能夠吸引人們 前往發現這個國家。」 「歡迎中心將提供許多互動式遊樂設施、活動、事務及有關日 本及其地方的信息。它會告訴人們該做什麼、去哪裡做，亦將有旅 行社駐紮來實現這一切。」 龐大的會展設施是其日本IR的另一個組成部分，主要為了滿足 國際期望——提供「日本目前並未達到的會展水平」，一如Winckler 所闡述——場館並可以轉換為大型音樂會或季節性體育賽事場地。 該設施同時兼顧環保重點，屋頂設置太陽能電池板、四方綠 色植物，以及全球最大的、長500米、高40米的垂直花園。該花園 將交由當地農民使用，其種植的香草和蔬菜將提供予以IR餐廳內使 用。