Japanese-owned Okada Manila, an integrated resort and casino development inspired by the Manila Bay sunset, rises in Entertainment City, Parañaque.
Hoping to build a worthy rival to Macau, Japanese billionaire and gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada, chairman of Tokyo-based Universal Entertainment Corporation, has waged 2.4 billion dollars—his largest investment yet—on a massive gaming development along the shore of Manila Bay inside Entertainment City in Parañaque. Dubbed Okada Manila, the 44-hectare integrated resort and casino complex will house a hotel with an indoor white sand beach covered by a giant glass dome. It will also feature a US$30 million light and water dancing fountain, the largest in the Philippines, surrounded by an 800-meter crystal corridor. Okada Manila aims to provide local and international high rollers an alternative entertainment destination in Asia, with the largest and most exciting gaming floors with up to 500 tables and 3,000 slot machines. Recently, the new development hosted its biggest event yet, the Miss Universe 2017. BluPrint interviewed Shin Miura and Yuki Kanou, lead designers of Miurashin Architect+Associates, the design firm behind the casino complex.
What’s the concept behind the Okada Manila development?
Shin Miura: This is our chairman’s dream so the image came from him. In ancient times, Europeans believed Japan and the Philippines were rich in gold. They called both our countries land of gold. Gold is a symbol of luxury and abundance, that’s why it’s usually associated with casinos. It is also the color of the Manila Bay sunset, the most beautiful in the world.
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