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Inside the Bulgari Boutique at The Crystals Shopping Center at City Center Las Vegas: Part 1
Jul 26, 2010,19:44 PM
MGM Grand debuted the new City Center property centrally located on the middle of the Las Vegas Strip in December 2009. It redefined the grandeur of the typical Vegas resort by residing on 67 acres of land in between the luxurious Bellagio and Monte Carlo resort casinos. City Center has over 500,000 square feet of dining, shopping, and entertainment and offer it's visitors several accommodation choices including the Mandarin Oriental hotel, Aria casino and resort, Vdara and Veer condo/residential towers all centered around the Crystals Shopping Center. The Crystals Shopping Center has large spacious areas and expansive use of natural light incorporated in it's environmentally friendly aspects. In fact, one of the green features is the special drop off and parking area for alternative fuel vehicles. Another innovative design is the concrete flooring system. It has built-in plastic tubes that can carry cold water that cools the flooring and regulates the temperature in the building. This is perfect since the summer temperatures can reach over 110 degrees. Alternatively warm water can heat the structure during the winter times. The retail stores at Crystal include many high-end luxury brands including the new Bulgari Boutique on the main floor. This new flagship store is the second in Las Vegas (the first located at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace) and spans 4600 square feet.
This is not your ordinary storefront, the architectural design of the boutique has two separate entrances: one for the vast Bulgari accessories such leather goods, their famous 7 fold neck ties, and perfumes; and the other entrance specifically for watches and jewelry. Although the facade of the entrance is a traditional design the decorated walls are made of rich chocolate brown gris pulpis marble with BVLGARI's elegant logo set in bronze.
Unlike other Bulgari boutiques the center of the store has a gorgeous floor-to-ceiling fountain surrounded by fourteen video screens with images of Capitoline Square creating a warm ambiance and a feeling of being in Rome.
The chandelier at the top of the fountain is made of Murano glass and cascades down into the center of the fountain base. A closeup of the chandelier:
This message has been edited by ED209 on 2010-07-26 21:49:16
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Thanks, more watch pics coming soon!
By: ED209 : July 27th, 2010-22:31
Hi AviBess, Thanks for checking out this visit to Bulgari's Boutique. Have you had a chance to stop by during your trip to Vegas? Regards, ED-209
re: Bulgari design
By: DRMW : July 27th, 2010-08:54
Cool concept with the center Roman fountain at the boutique! Looking forward to hearing more about the history and your photos of Bulgari. -MW
Nice architecture...
By: patrick_y : July 27th, 2010-10:16
Very nice store! I'm very interested in the fountain! I find that Bulgari stores are very consistent, but each location has its own twist on the design language.
We've got to do that at IGOTT!
By: patrick_y : July 27th, 2010-22:49
Looking forward to experiencing the tranquility of the fountain in the boutique. The gelato is on me! Thanks for the video!
Sounds good Patrick!
By: ED209 : July 28th, 2010-20:29
I'm definitely going to take you up on that offer Regards, ED-209
Thanks for etour, Ed ...
By: Kong : July 27th, 2010-19:36
Interesting to see a fountain and resting place. Await to see the special limited edition. Kong
The store is impressive...
By: pingtsai : July 29th, 2010-23:42
...already in the photos. I can't imagine how it must look in person. Great pictures Ed which really capture the scale of the architecture. How was the sales staff? Knowledgeable and helpful? Looking forward to visiting myself sometime. Thanks for the rep...
I hope you have a chance to visit this boutique
By: ED209 : August 4th, 2010-22:54
I was impressed with sales staff, in particular Ms. Jenny C who was extremely knowledgeable with watches. She mentioned that she had an opportunity recently to join the Bulgari watch training on the east coast and handled the new pieces that were introduc...