Take a look inside the Las Vegas Sphere's interior and lighting designs

New York-based design studio ICRAVE has shared a special look inside its interior, wayfinding, and lighting design work on the headline-grabbing new Sphere entertainment venue in Las Vegas. Besides its 580,000-square-foot fully programmable exterior LED facade and the 160,000-square interior display for 17,500 guests, Sphere features another 300,000 square feet of interior space spread across eight levels.  Cross section rendering of Sphere. Image courtesy Sphere EntertainmentThe lighting strategy for its lobby, VIP clubs, food and beverage spaces, and other hospitality suites was designed to mimic the geometry of the venue (now the world’s largest spherical structure) and insists on stage lighting to further communicate its purpose to the world. Photo: Rich Fury, courtesy Sphere EntertainmentPhoto: Rich Fury, courtesy Sphere EntertainmentPhoto: Rich Fury, courtesy Sphere Entertainment“We needed the surrounding spaces to live up to the promise of what’s inside the bowl and to ensure...