Urban Beach Performance Venue with Tiered Viewing and Waterfront Lagoon
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing performance venues lack the ability to provide an urban beach-themed setting with proper infrastructure for large events, resulting in poor visibility, acoustics, and limited use beyond events, especially near water bodies like tropical lagoons, which are often distant from urban areas.
Innovation Solution
An urban performance venue is designed with a man-made crystal clear lagoon surrounding the entertainment display, featuring a spectator area with varying elevations and a sandy beach-like setting, allowing optimal viewing and acoustics, and accommodating recreational activities year-round.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If live shows are held in large stadiums with flat stages, then the venue capacity is increased, but the visibility and acoustics for spectators are deteriorated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a multi-level spectator area with tiered seating arrangements that utilize vertical space to create optimal viewing angles. The stage is elevated and positioned to create a three-dimensional performance space, allowing spectators at different heights and distances to have improved visibility and acoustics while maintaining large venue capacity.
2Ease of operation
If amphitheaters are used for events, then the viewing experience is improved, but the space utilization outside events is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the amphitheater with flexible, modular seating arrangements that can be reconfigured for different event types and scales. The tiered structure and open design allow the space to function as a performance venue, a public gathering space, or a recreational area during non-event times, maximizing versatility while maintaining excellent viewing experiences.
3Ease of operation
If tropical lagoons are used as venue backdrop, then the aesthetic appeal is improved, but the location is moved away from urban areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a man-made lagoon as an intermediary element that can be integrated into urban environments. This artificial water feature provides the aesthetic appeal of tropical lagoons while being constructed within or near urban areas, eliminating the need to relocate to distant natural settings and maintaining accessibility.
4Device complexity
If conventional venues are used for performances, then the infrastructure is simplified, but the spectator experience is deteriorated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the spectator area into multiple segmented zones with varying elevations and viewing angles. The tiered seating is divided into sections that can be independently configured, allowing the infrastructure to provide optimized viewing experiences for different types of performances while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design.
Data Source
AI summary
An urban performance venue having a waterfront setting for providing entertainment to an audience is disclosed. The venue includes a performances surface that includes a reference point located substantially in its center. A first spectator area is located closer to the performances surface, is substantially covered with a sandy material, and has an elevation angle not higher than 10° with respect to the performances surface. A second spectator area is located farther from the performances surface, has an elevation angle of at least 30° and extends over at least a 90° reference angle view from the reference point. A man-made clear lagoon extends from a side of the performances surface away from the spectator area, partially surrounds the performances area, and is arranged and configured to resemble a portion of a tropical sea. Wherein the line of sight from a spectator includes views of the performances surface and the lagoon.