Some projects start with a floor plan. This family entertainment center design started with a question: what if a family day out felt like landing on another planet?
The brief was a full entertainment destination. Paintball and laser tag for teenagers and adults, play and learning spaces for younger children, a birthday venue, and somewhere comfortable for parents to wait, work or unwind. That's a lot of different people under one roof. We needed one idea strong enough to hold them all together, so we built the whole destination as a planet, with every zone a different part of the same world.
The arrival
The concept starts before anyone walks in. We shaped the building like a landed spacecraft: long, ribbed, curved volumes traced in glowing green lines, with rounded portholes cut into the façade. From the road it reads as something that has touched down rather than been built, and at night the green lines turn it into a beacon.
Inside, the reception sets the story in motion. Light lines radiate across the ceiling like a launch tunnel, pulling visitors toward the desk and the planets suspended above it.
Two arenas, two stories
Arenas carry the most energy in any family entertainment center design, so we gave each one its own chapter of the narrative.
The paintball arena is the crash site. A weathered flying saucer sits on its legs among rusted cars, stacked tyres and corroded walls, as if the ship came down long before the players arrived. Every prop doubles as cover, so the story and the gameplay are the same thing. Stairs, walkways and narrow corridors give players height and angles to work with.
The laser arena is the inside of the ship. Neon green light runs along the ceiling beams and through the barriers, and the floor swirls like liquid metal. We designed the barriers as a maze of angled panels with cut-outs to aim through, so every corner opens a new line of sight.
Outside the ship
Outdoors, the planet keeps going. Oversized saucers stand on angled legs above a play zone, with a construction-themed area where kids can build, dig and move materials around. A climbing structure with slides and nets winds through the planting, and walking paths loop between them. The landscape stays green and soft, so the futuristic forms always sit against nature.
A world for younger explorers
The youngest visitors needed the opposite of the arenas: calm, soft and safe. Their space is the gentle side of the planet. Natural wood furniture, rocking and climbing pieces, low tables and storage cubbies sit under cloud-shaped arches, with a warm neutral palette and soft round lights overhead. It's a room designed for curiosity at a toddler's pace.
For older kids, the arts and crafts room becomes a mission control. Digital screens with sci-fi graphics line the walls, and the tables carry the same galactic patterns, so drawing and making feel like part of an expedition. The cooking area follows the same thinking in a cooler, cleaner key: stainless surfaces, rounded storage and rings of light.
Celebrations, play and pause
The birthday hall is where the planet turns festive. Hundreds of mirrored spheres hang from the ceiling like a galaxy of small planets, reflecting the light over long party tables and soft blue seating. It's a room built for the photos everyone takes home.
A dark gaming room keeps the energy contained, with deep sofas, a large screen and beams of light overhead. Next to it, a pastel spa with arched mirrors and soft pink chairs offers a quieter kind of treat.
A lounge for the grown-ups
We didn't want parents to feel like they were simply waiting. Their lounge has its own identity: lime green seating, a full coffee bar with "Hello Universe" and "Out of this world" running across its signage, planters, and big windows. It's close enough to keep an eye on the kids and comfortable enough to stay for hours.
One world, many ways to play
Every zone here speaks to a different visitor: the thrill seeker, the toddler, the birthday guest, the parent with a laptop. What ties them together is the story. That's what family entertainment center design means to us: from the spacecraft façade to the crash site to the galaxy of spheres, everyone is on the same planet, just exploring a different part of it.
Building a destination people travel to? We design entertainment and family spaces around a concept strong enough to hold every visitor, from the first glimpse of the façade to the last photo of the day. Get in touch with us or call +961 76 793 516, and let's build your world.
