Icon Extra | Behind The Pearl on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas
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The video explores the design and structural significance of the Pearl, a massive installation located within the Royal Promenade of Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas. Designers explain that the Pearl serves as both an artistic sculpture and a critical structural component. By utilizing a sixteen meter diameter steel sphere as a load bearing element, the team was able to support staterooms and Central Park while allowing for expansive panoramic glass that brings natural light and sea views into the ship. The production process involved complex logistics, including building components in the United States and transporting them via barge to the shipyard. The creators describe the Pearl as an everchanging experiential space designed to offer different moods and vibes depending on the time of day. Ultimately, the Pearl is presented as the heartbeat of the ship, combining architectural innovation with an immersive guest experience that integrates art, light, and structural engineering.
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the Pearl is not only this incredible experiential installation but it's also this super structure that allows us to open up the side of the ship to provide that connectivity to the water and to light
the Pearl became the concept that evolved from all of that we had the pillars going through actually the Paul in the beginning we worked on this and we thought that we can take the bulkheads away but we can't take the pillars
the Pearl is a fundamental piece of the ship structure it is supporting all of the state rooms above it Central Park which is on Deck 8
the Pearl was designed to create this everchanging experience within itself but also within the guest's mindset it's a Vibe
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