GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR THE OPENING OF
SKY2.0 DUBAI
Centered in the heart of the Dubai Design District, SKY2.0 is
one of the city’s latest luxury superclub offerings. As SKY2.0
is the newest edition to the globally renowned SKY BAR
chain from Beirut, there were high expectations for its grand
opening earlier this year.
Every week, the SKY2.0 team hosts up to2,500 guests
for three different signature parties, each offering huge
productions, best-in-class audiovisual presentations
and magnificent performances from well-known
international DJs.
The venue is a spectacular standalone structure designed
by French architect Michelle Sarfati in collaboration with Sky
Management CEO Chafic El Khazen.
The goal was to design the venue to resemble a UFO that
has dropped into the desert. There are no traditional ceilings
or walls; the structure is articulated in a semi-open dome,
revealing in luminous outline the various interconnected
sections overhead. The dome’s interior is punctuated with
hundreds of strategically placed projectors integrated
throughout the structure. This allows the light beams to
be seamlessly choreographed with the music, creating an
experience of both sightand sound.
With a backdrop of Dubai’s majestic skyline, SKY2.0 brings Beirut’s sleepless party energy to the city. A venue of such uniqueness required an audio solution that could support the vitality and energy of the space—with both audio quality and reliability.
“I would like to extend my appreciation for the amazing work done by the Bose Professional team on the SKY 2.0 Project in Dubai” — El Khazen Sky Management CEO
DELIVERING A SOLUTION TO ENHANCE SKY2.0’S UNIQUE ENERGY
The SKY2.0 team chose Antaki, Bose Professional’s distributor based in Lebanon, to design and install the audio system in this extraordinary venue. Determining aesthetic locations for each of the DeltaQ arrays and subwoofer, while navigating the space’s curved structure, presented unique and exciting challenges. Not only did the shape of SKY2.0 make crafting an aesthetically pleasing solution difficult—it required a distinctive acoustic solution that delivered on both design and performance.
“Managing bass was difficult, since the layout is circular
and the venue had landscaping around it,” said Biju Abdul
Majeed, senior design engineer for Bose Professional Dubai.
“The location of the bass was not standard, and that needed
to be managed to fill out the low frequency requirement.”
SHOWMATCH PROVIDES
SHOWSTOPPING RESULTS
With these challenges in mind, Antaki chose Bose
Professional’s ShowMatch array loudspeakers for their
flexibility, even in a fixed-install scenario, which added to the
venue’s aesthetics by blending in with the architecture itself.
The installed system consists of 24 ShowMatch array
loudspeakers distributed into four main clusters and
supported by eight RoomMatch RMS218 VLF-subwoofers
and 12 LT loudspeakers for accurate zone fill.
The entire system is powered by six PowerSoft X8 amplifiers
and managed using Bose Professional ControlSpace EX1280C processors. All audio signals pass through a fully
redundant Dante network.
“I would like to extend my appreciation for the amazing
work done by the Bose Professional team on the SKY 2.0
Project in Dubai,” said El Khazen. “The endless hours spent
working on this project and the professionalism portrayed
has impressed the entire team immensely, and we deem
ourselves honoured to have had (Antaki) lead the project.”
El Kahazen continued about the Bose Professional
experience, “The contribution and dedication of the team
was one to be proud of. Knowing that the sound quality
and performance is non-negotiable for me, I can vouch
that Bose Professional has delivered the best customer
experience in our club. We are looking forward for a bright
future together in this project and the upcoming ones.”
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
- ShowMatch SM5 DeltaQ array loudspeaker
- ShowMatch SM10 DeltaQ array loudspeaker
- ShowMatch SM20 DeltaQ array loudspeake
- ShowMatch SM20 WG12 waveguides
- RoomMatch RMS218 VLF subwoofer
- LT 940 full-range loudspeaker
- ShowMatch T-Bar Array Frame (SMAFT) multipoint
bracket - ControlSpace EX-1280C signal processor
- ControlSpace CC-64 control center