” So we didn’t want it to look like a retail establishment and we also didn’t want it to be too boxy at all. ” The outside of the building is primarily aluminum panels of various textures and colors and we’ve done things to break up the planes of what otherwise could be a box,” he says. There is still debate over its design and its place in the city. That picked up on the industrial heritage of the waterfront.”Ĭall it edgy, call it modern – but, Cope says, don’t call it a boring box. “We were after something that was kind of, we’ll call it edgy and industrial chic, if you will. Standing inside the new gambling house on the Delaware River, amid rows of flashing, humming slot machines, Cope says he worked hard to make sure the outside of this building doesn’t look like casinos elsewhere: “We’ve done other casinos in the area,” Cope said, “the Borgata, The Water Club, a major expansion at Caesar’s, Dover Downs, Pompano in Florida.”
Ian Cope is pretty familiar with what other casino buildings look like. Speaking first, for the defense, is Sugarhouse’s architect. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor
