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The casino upgrade to the Sun City
Hotel is part of a large scale upgrade
to Sun City’s facilities, which includes
theVacation Club, Cabanas and Entertain-
ment Centre. The upgrade was aimed at
modernising the casino facility. The pri-
mary casino floor lies within the Sun City
Hotel circulation, and the JungleTheme
of 1994 was replaced with an airier,
lighter and more welcoming environ-
ment, designed and overseen by Gabriël
Hugo and Clive Jeary of LYT Architecture.
CKR Consulting Engineers were the electrical
engineers in charge of the project.
In line with the casino refurbishment being cen-
tred on a design-based template rather than that of
a theme, LYT Architecture researched shapes and
their significance to provide a neutral platform for
The project team responsible for the
lighting and interior design renovation of
Sun City’s primary casino worked against
the odds to complete the project on time.
Curved
shapes
and
strong
colours
for
primary
casino