Just seen a video of amnesia back in 2000, not a million years ago but the club looks completely different to what i have seen it as, so was just wondering how have the club layouts changed since around that time and when? obviously la terreza in space used to be all open air? but what was the large outdoor area in amnesia for example? and where in relation to how the club sits now, also how has the main room and terrace changed, has it been extended over the years or always been that size? thought it would be interesting to get a mental visuual of how the worlds best clubs have physically changed over the years!?
well amnesia's layout has actually hardly changed at all really since 2000. the only main change is that the terrace dj booth is now at the far end and not in the middle of the dancefloor as it used to be. the balconies now also go all around the terrace whereas they didn't before. before there used to be a narrow bridge thing that went around the wall (above where the dj booth is now) that connected to the balcony on the exterior side of the terrace.
the dj booth was just a little left of directly in front of the stairs that lead up to the vip. next to the bar in the corner of the terrace (to the right of the DJ booth if facing out), there was a small add-on bar, which is where you used to be able to get coco loco from tirry. it was 1000 pesetas (about 4€) so it was one of the cheapest drinks you could get actually and you usually got a free refill. if you knew tirry or were nice or a bit whacky, you'd get the real coco loco and not the tourist one, you could taste the difference straight away. it was brilliant they had the coco loco on sale every day in amnesia, not just on la troya nights.
in the main room things are just almost identical as to how they have always been, including the way the floor is warped/sloped up the stairs on the right hand side as you come in. the vip is pretty much the same too, except for one major change. there used to be an outside terrace in the vip, it is where the radio studio is now, but previously there was a little bar there and it was a great hang out.
the roof went on amnesia's terrace in 1998 i think. whilst we're on the subject, i've always wondered where the birds that fly around inside amnesia terrace during the day, actually go when it's night. as soon as the party is over, they're back flying around pretty soon.
space has gone through the biggest changes, it deserves it's own book. i'll write one soon.
privilege - see here
http://www.ibiza-spotlight.com/night/reviews/2011/dance_music_history_ku_privilege_i.htm
pacha - in 10 years, structurally not that many changes really. few stairs here, extra balcony there, usually in pursuit of finding more space to rope off for VIPS. obviously there is now a proper pulpit like dj booth rather than as it was before. well it's the same place but it now faces out into the club rather onto the steps that lead into the main dancefloor. it would be great to see SHM or guetta contend with it as was, when seeing the DJ wasn't the be all and end all of a good night. funky room is the same, as is global (then zenith). main room didn't have the balcony pass above the dj booth, nor the VIP tables that are on top of the main dance floor bar near the toilets (out to the left from the dj booth). also the stairs/area to upper right of dj booth weren't tiered as much.
a minor change i hate is that they have covered over a small window in the corridor that leads from the main room to the funky room. it's significant cos as you walked through and looked out, the angle meant that you saw the top of dalt vila was lit up in all it's majesty as you went pass. like some kind of eclipse.
the more i think about it now, small things come back to me. the main dance floor used to be down a few steps, this is now all one level, i think they only changed as recently as 3-4 years ago. it's strange but things like that make all the difference, as when you were in that tiny space (maybe 10ft x 6ft) you really were 'on the dance floor'....all the main central speakers faced in on you from the corners of that mini floor and it was a focal point of the club. this is the part directly square in front of the main VIP.
also the garden area that houses the pacha offices is now a vip garden/area/smoking terrace and gives vip entrance too.
going back to the dj booth thing, my fav pacha moment is still once when i saw a veteran hazy eyed Uk raver stop on the steps of pacha, spark up, lean over the easy-to-mistake-for-a-bar-dj-booth and ask oakenfold for 2 vodka limons.
dc10 - hardly any changes whatsoever. terrace has a permanent roof now and the bar in the middle of the dancefloor has gone. that's it really. outside space is now part of the club rather than outside space/car park
es paradis - hardly any changes, just a roof!
eden - fairly fundamental changes since the kaos days.
the other day i was talking about mambo and how it had a beach in the area where the main tables are now.as you know it's all rocks there, so they had to build the beach in. see photos of how they did it here
http://www.spotlight-forums.com/showthread.php?t=45025
in the first photo, the white poles to support the canopy is where the paseo ends, so everything out from that is the wood decking mambo now make their main table area.
effectively, the tables then went on the walkway, so it was a lot more intimate. but the beach was great, sun loungers there by day to enjoy the strip. cafe del mar used to open during the day of course. when it rained though, the beach would go AWOL and you'd have to start back from photo 1 again.
i'm sure there are lots of things i've forgotten or missed. i'm quite fond of the place if you hadn't guessed.
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