THE BOX - MINISTRY OF SOUND

CLUB DESIGN

THE BOX - MINISTRY OF SOUND

REDESIGN BY LUCID CREATES

One of London's most legendary dancefloors and sound systems is ready to take on a new life. In a collaboration with electronic music institution Ministry of Sound - 'The Box' has been reimagined, redesigned and renewed, immortalising the room as the legacy brand enters a new visual and technological era. The redesign sees The Box wholly transformed, as a cutting-edge club space unfolds within the existing confines of the infamous and revered room - complete with a state of the art overhead AV installation and an all new video, lighting and sound design.

Installation, video and lighting elements span the length of the room in an all-encompassing overhead visual display resulting in total sensory immersion. A vast, multi-layered, precision engineered installation acts as the focal point/ centrepiece of The Box - a new icon and emblem for the space which will define this new era. The complex, large-scale installation, designed and fabricated by Lucid Creates, houses a nexus of multi-layered reflective, metal framework referencing and in a nod to the club’s grittier, industrial spirit but with a renewed and refined tech-driven feel -ensuring the redesign still captures the essence of this legendary space whilst bringing it into a new age of pioneering production, with an iconic visual to match. Its depth and detail produce an entrancing visual experience for the audience below as its reflective surfaces respond to light, producing constantly changing visual effects and dynamic motion above the DJ and the audience.

The intricate lattice of metalwork houses both video elements and Lucid’s LED bar product creating a striking, clean and effortless visual as they frame the floating set piece architecturally. Both the integrated video screen and LED breathe life into the installation as light and video content dance through its countless contours - experimenting with depth and perception in a hypnotic display that activates the space above the dancefloor. The hovering, multi-dimensional installation, is defined not by mass but by negative space, depth, engineering and linear precision. Its illuminated edges trace the defined outline of the centrepiece - its architectural and industrial form emphasised by linearity, rhythm and proportion.

Two overhead spans of video screen and additional LED strips line the room laterally - extending the ever-morphing visual display above and over the crowd, reinforcing its symmetry and geometric nature, the LED screen climbs the back wall behind the DJ, through the overhead installation and reaches out over the crowd creating a multi-dimensional labyrinth of lighting, texture and visuals in a unique and striking format. The updated screen layout and design will act as a cutting-edge canvas for high impact visuals in a unique, immersive format. The screen content created by Lucid, will dominate the space. The all new look and identity will become instantly recognisable as The Box and in turn, undeniably Ministry, as it ushers in a bold new chapter in the iconic venue's history, for both existing audiences as well as a new generation of ravers.

THE BOX - redesign, engineering, custom fabrication and install Lucid Creates
Show Design & Creative Direction Lucid Creates
Lighting, Video & LED Lucid Creates
Art Direction for screen visuals Lucid Creates
Screen visuals made by Matt King & Mihaly Sipos
Lighting Design Lucid Creates & Doug Coppell
Lighting Programming Doug Coppell
New Sound Systen KV2 and Patchwork London
Photos by Jody Hartley
Video Andi Hampton