The Ship Restaurant — completed landmark at dusk

Case study

The Ship Restaurant

A landmark structure fabricated beyond convention.

The Ship Restaurant — completed landmark at dusk

Based on supplied drawings, the ship-inspired structure progressed through formation, fabrication, finishing, assembly and on-site completion.

First Interactive role
Execution and delivery
Starting point
Supplied drawings
Documented scope
  • Large-scale fabrication
  • Structural & scenic works
  • Finishing
  • Installation

Production sequence

Ambition becomes buildable through controlled stages.

Structural formation, surface development and final assembly were treated as one connected production sequence.

Ship structure — sketch illustration

Sketch illustration

The Ship Restaurant — completed landmark at dusk
Completed landmark

The structure was built from supplied drawings. The sketch shown here is an illustration from the company profile.

Formation → fabrication → finishing → assembly → completion

Structural form
Structural formWork in progress

Stage 1 / 4

Structural form

The hull form was set out and built up in the workshop.

Surface finishing
Surface finishingWork in progress

Stage 2 / 4

Surface finishing

The hull surface was developed and finished before assembly.

Completed landmark — on-site assembly
Assembly on siteWork in progress

Stage 3 / 4

Assembly on site

Masts and sails were assembled on site to complete the landmark.

The Ship Restaurant — completed landmark at dusk
Completed landmark

Stage 4 / 4

Completed landmark

The completed ship-inspired structure at dusk.

Delivery approach

Based on supplied drawings.

The design of the ship-inspired structure came from supplied drawings. First Interactive’s documented scope was large-scale fabrication, structural and scenic works, finishing and installation, taking the structure from formation through to on-site completion.

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