HI V E EMEA
ST. JULIAN’S, MALTA
F o l l o w i n g a c omple te site ma ke ove r f rom DSh o w D e s i g n a n d F uture Te c h P ro, more th a n 1 00 ADJ f i xt u r e s h a ve be e n installe d in th is te c h nolog ically a d v a n c e d South e rn E urope an nig h tc lub.
St. Julian’s, an area that has long been identified as Malta’s clubbing capital, has welcomed a new venue to its vibrant nightlife scene with the opening of Hive. Housed in part of the former Axis Discotheque, Hive blends the storied legacy of its predecessor with an innovative, modern audiovisual design, positioning itself as an entertainment space built for the clubbers of today. The venue has a large central dance floor surrounded by a stage, an extensive, raised seating area opposite a bar, with a VIP mezzanine above. It became apparent to the building’s owners that a sizeable lighting and visual solution was needed to ensure that absolutely no corner of the club became a technological dead zone. Bringing in Domnic Attard of DShow Design to create the blueprints for such a high-demand project was the obvious choice, given his extensive
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experience, some of the most comprehensive of any designer on the island. His background in lighting theatre productions, concerts, and of course, nightclubs, proved useful in the development of this large, extravagant venue. Attard was joined during the planning stage by Stefan Farrugia from FutureTech Pro, who provided fixture recommendations that influenced the final design. After careful thought, the lighting and special effects solutions were designed wholly using ADJ products. FutureTech Pro was then responsible for both supplying and installing the equipment before Attard programmed the visual effects. Farrugia said: “I’ve worked with Domnic on many projects in the past – he’s the best for these type of designs and he’s really great with creating 3d renders.”