2. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Sail Island (Water / Family Park)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Sail Island is a 65,000 Square
meter public and private din-
ing and entertainment experi-
ence.
The scope of work included a
design competition on site in
1998 over a 5 day schedule.
After being approved a physi-
cal model was commissioned
and a final presentation was
produced. This Presentation
was approved and construc-
tion began in 2000.
Client
Fakieh Poultry Farm Tourism
Projects, Jeddah, KSA
Completion Date
2000
Project Cost
Project Size
65,000 square meter
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
3. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Schlitterbahn (Water Park)
Galveston, TX
Client
Schlitterbahn Resorts
Worldwide
Completion Date
2005
Project Cost
Project Size
30 Acres
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
The 30 acre water park first opened to the public in March 12, 2006. This is the third of the Schlitterbahn water
parks in the United States. Located across from Moody Gardens Schlitterbahn, incorperated an old airplane
hanger and an existing service building that were originally used for the airport across the street. Like most Schlit-
terbahn parks, this utilizeses an extensive “Lazy River” or “Transportainment” river systems which allow visitors
to navigate most of the park without having to leave the water.
4. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Palm Beach (Water Park)
Galveston, TX
Palm Beach is a 10 acre wa-
ter park expansion to the pool
and beach area for Moody
Gardens in Galveston Texas.
This project was planned to
incorporate an existing chil-
dren’s play structure, sand
volleyball courts, and a small
pool.
The master plan has four
expansion zones for water
slides and is centered around
a central mountain that con-
tains an F&B location and a
few “party” rooms.
The master plan fits all the el-
ements of a major water park
into only 10 acres.
Client
Moody Gardens
Aprox. Project Cost
$17,295,960
Project Size
10 Acres
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
5. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Hard Rock Park (Master Plan)
Myrtle Beach, SC
Client
HRP Global Management
Design Date
2008
Aprox. Project Cost
$400 Million
Project Size
150 Acres
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects and
HRP Global Management
The scope of work consisted
of designing around 4 pre-
existing elements (Lake,
Theater, Mall and Water Ski
pavilion. The park is divided
into 6 themed environments
to give families a full day
experience.
6. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Hard Rock Park (Ride Systems)
Myrtle Beach, SC
Hard Rock Park
Ride Systems
(Theme Park)
Myrtle Beach, SC
HRP boasts 5 coaster, 5
round rides, a dark ride and
several interactive play ele-
ments.
As Creative Director William
Cunningham was responsible
for maintaining the theme of
each attraction and even de-
veloping and coordinating the
vehicle design with the ride
manufactures. William was
also involved in the original
concept of each of the attrac-
tions in the park, and devel-
oping it’s concept through
construction.
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects and
HRP Global Management
8. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Hard Rock Park (Retail)
Myrtle Beach, SC
Hard Rock Park Re-
tail
(Theme Park)
Myrtle Beach, SC
With seven retail locations
throughout all 6 themed
zones, and ranging from a
few hundred square feet, to
a mass 12,000 square foot
All Access Retail, Hard Rock
Park retail has covered the
range of theme park retail de-
sign.
As Creative Director William
Cunningham was responsible
for maintaining the theme of
each venue and it’s coordina-
tion between interior and ex-
terior themeing.
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects and
HRP Global Management
9. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Phuket Fantasea (Cultural Entertainment park)
Phuket, Thailand
Centered around a 2500 per-
son theater and a 3000 seat
restaurant. This cultural park
highlights the best of Thai
culture to the visiting tour-
ist to the area. The live show
included live Asian elephants
(and costumes for them) as
well as massive stage lifts.
William Cunningham was
Project Designer for Phuket
Fantasea, laying out the de-
sign of the theater, Restau-
rant and retail village.
Client
Safari World Public
Company Limited
Completion Date
6th February 1999
Project Cost
3,500 million Baht
Project Size
140-acre
Worked Performed at
Nichoson Design
International
10. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Carifest (Cultural Entertainment park)
St. Thomas, USVI
Carifest is a 10 acre cultural en-
tertainment park at the docks of
the West India Company in the
port of Charlotte Amalie, Saint
Thomas USVI. This compact
sight utilized multi level under-
ground parking and service ar-
eas to maximise the limited and
difficult site location.
William Cunningham was in-
volved in master planning and
design of the park as well as
architectural design of the facili-
ties including the Theater, Rum
Factory, Aviary, and exhibit
halls.
Client
Carifest
Design Date
1999-2000
Project Cost
60 Million Dollars
Project Size
10-acre
Worked Performed at
TRA Caribbean
TRA Architects
12. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Wannado Kids City
Chicago, Il
at Gurnee Mills
Chicago
Concept 2
July 14, 2004
Storage
Theater
Home
Improvement
Archeology
Mine
Super-
market
Radio
Station
Disco
Arts
Academy
Bank 1
Dentist
Court
House Fashion
House
Department
Store
TV Station
Cafeteria
Disaster
Hospital
Chef’s
Kitchen
Coke
Boling
Fire
Station
Newspaper
Office
Police
Station
City
Park
Bank 2
Dect.
Of.
M
Airplane
Simulator
Pizza
Chocolate
Factory
Popsicle
Factory
Bakery
Food
Venue #1
#2
#3
#4
Sercive
Kitchen
Guest
Ser.
W
W
M
M W
WM
New
Venue #1
.
B.O.H.
Elec.
Elec.
Control
Toddler
Play
Elec.
New
Venue #5
.
Exit
Retail
.
Entry And
Queue
.
Exit
Debanding
Tickets and
Banding
.
Lib.
Food Court
Seating
Rock
Climb
V.I.P.
Entry
.
Sim.
Entry
Large Group Queue
.
Lockers
Loading Dock
First
Aid
Food
Storage
Receiving
Switch
Room
Main
A/V Rm.
Security
Training
Lockers
Brk. Rm.
Cash
Room
Net.
Recpt.
H.R.
Mkt.F.M.
F.A.
Copy
Prep. Conf.
Rm.
Exec.
Office
Exec. Kit.
Of. Of.
Elec.
Sprk.
Fire
Pump
Retail
Storage
.
Admin
Offices
Bldg.
Mangr.
Maintenance
Info
Toddler
Play
CC
B
B
A
A
Ground Level
Building PLans
o
2
4
Party
Room
#5
Party
Room
#2
Balcony
Room
#5
Balcony
Room
#2
Coke
Boling
Fire
Station
Newspaper
Office
Fire
Station
Fire
Station
Airplane
Simulator
V.I.P.
Office
11’-0”
19’-0”
11’-0”
19’-0”
11’-0”
19’-0”
Hospital KitchenParents
Lounge
Food
Venue #1
City
Park
Section A-A
Section B-B
Section C-C
g
s
s
o
2
4
Fire
Station
Fire
Station
Airplane
Simulator
V.I.P.
Office
11’-0”
19’-0”
11’-0”
19’-0”
Hospital KitchenParents
Lounge
Food
Venue #1
City
Park
Section A-A
Section B-B
g
Wannado Kids City is a role-
playing theme park for kids.
Wannado Kids City, empow-
ers kids by letting them take
on realistic, grown-up roles in
a city just for them.
Designed to fit into an old
“anchor” location inside an
existing mall in Gurnee, Il. the
master plan creates street en-
vironments, shops, and back
of house areas all located
within the boundaries of the
existing structure.
Client
Wannado Kids City
Design Date
2004
Project Cost
60 Million Dollars
Project Size
120,000 SF
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
13. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Wonderworks
Orlando, FL
Central Florida’s only upside
down attraction. An amuse-
ment park for the mind, fea-
turing over 100 interactive
exhibits for the entire family to
experience.
The scope of work included
a master plan for the site, a
complex 3D model used for
constructing the frame of the
building and all exterior theme
work as well as all public
spaces on the interior. A large
scale model was produced for
marketing purposes.
We took the project from
rough sketch to opening day.
Client
Wonder Works
Completion Date
1999
Worked Performed at
Nichoson Design
International
14. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Beihai Silver Beach (Master Plan)
Beihai, China
ADesign competition to re-de-
sign 25 km of the beach front
tourist area of Beihai City.
The design was considered a
‘String of Pearls” a series of
elements along a central corri-
dor or connector. The “String”
is an interconnected park or
greenbelt system giving depth
to a serpentine transportation
system that connects all the
different tourist zones.
2 Theme Parks
1 Water Park
1 Zoo
1 Educational center
And countless hotels, resorts
and attractions.
Client
The Peoples Republic
of China
Design Date
2001
Project Size
25 Km of Beach Front
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
15. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Lost Cavern Adventure (Dark Ride)
Beijing, China
The Lost Cavern Adventure
is a dark ride designed for a
water park called Blue Ocean
in Beijing China. There are 17
scenes and it is layout out for
a 4 minute ride experience.
Guests travel forgotten
tunnels beneath the city
of , recently re-discovered
during construction of the
water park’s basement. A
time Vortex appears and
thrusts the gusts back in
time to when the caves were
still occupied by all sorts of
strange creatures.
Client
Blue Ocean, Co. LTD.
Design Date
1999
Project Size
2500 sq meters
Worked Performed at
Showquest Entertainment
16. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Merlin’s Madhouse (Dark Ride)
Sales Concept
Merlin’s Madhouse, was a
conceptual idea used by
Vekoma to help with the sales
of the Madhouse ride system.
Taking guests into Merlin’s
own workshop, we see that
the wizard has gone mad,
and threatens the lives of all
the guests in the attraction.
With an interesting pre-show
concept, guests will truly have
a unique experience that can
only be explained by magic.
Client
Vekoma BV
Design Date
1999
Project Size
1200 sq meters
Worked Performed at
Showquest Entertainment
18. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Hard Rock Park at Doha Entertainment City
Doha Entertainment City was
a concept master plan for
several hotels, beach front
retail, a water park and an
integrated theme park.
Utilizing some of the natural
forms on the land, and beach
front areas, we designed an
entire entertainment district
incorporating the theme park
right into the resort.
Understanding the extremes
in climate
assisted in the theme park
integration as well as the use
of covered areas through out
the park.
Client
Bechtel
Design Date
2003
Project Size
NA
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
19. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Hard Rock Park Beach Club
Master Plan Concept
This original master plan
designed for Grapevine
Texas, (Between Dallas and
Fort Worth, was a resort
development including a
theme park, water park, Hard
Rock Cafe and a Hotel.
Located on a bluff above a
small river the hotel utilized
the natural surroundings to
deliver great views of either
the main pool area or the river
valley.
Planned as a multi day
experience the Hard Rock
Park and Hard Rock Beach
Club gave guests a minimum
of a two day experience like
nothing else in the state of
Texas.
Client
Hard Rock Global Manage-
ment
Design Date
2003
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
20. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Project K
Master Plan Concept
Master planned to contain
The Hero’s Cove theme Park,
World Class Casino Resort
as well as Hotels, Timeshare,
and Condo Developments,
Project K utilizes and existing
port and breakwater system
as it’s setting.
Maintaining a unique design
and it’s separation of functions
was key to this design, as well
as the ability to build this out
in distinct phases over time.
Hero’s Cove takes our quests
through different magical
times in Chinese History in a
fun and exciting environment.
Client
Confidential
Design Date
2010
Worked Performed at
Steelman Partners
21. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Cam Ranh Resort
Master Plan Concept
Working with our Architects I
developed two very elaborate
and distinct pool districts for
this resort.
The West end being a family
friendly water park including
slides and two size of wave
pools, contrast with the East
End Vegas style pool featuring
pool bars, and cabanas.
The water park is unique with
an almost 360 degree view
of the pool area making a
back of house and rest room
location difficult to locate in
the design process.
Client
Confidential
Design Date
2010
Worked Performed at
Steelman Partners
22. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Happyland Theme Park
Master Plan and theme Development
At 50 ha. this park is a massive
undertaking in any point of
view. Coming into this process
at the mid point I re-planned
the park to accommodate
accurate traffic patterns,
operational issues and basic
planning requirements.
I have worked with illustrators
and concept designers to
help develop this park from a
rough concept into the Design
Development phase.
Containing 6 distinct lands,
maintaining a lands identity
was critical to the story line of
each land.
Client
Khang Thong Group
Design Date
2010-2011
Worked Performed at
Steelman Partners
23. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Louisville Entertainment City
Master Plan
Located on the site of the
old Kentucky Kingdom, the
Louisville Entertainment City
was a design concept to bring
in high end resorts to the
Louisville Downs area.
A family friendly resort system
linked together with horse
trails and canals, guests could
explore the hundreds of acres
set aside for the resorts.
Tieing the resort
developments to the track
was a “City Walk” type retail,
dining and Entertainment
experience, allowing guest
to explore the shops and
restaurants on the way to or
from the historic track.
Client
Confidential
Design Date
2010
Worked Performed at
Steelman Partners
24. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Lotus City, Long An Vietnam
Master Plan
Located in Long An province
Vietnam, this new city reflects
the Lotus blossom on the
lake.
With interconnecting canals
Lotus City brings the charm of
the canal city to the different
distinct neighborhoods.
Client
Confidential
Design Date
2010
Worked Performed at
Steelman Partners
25. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Entertainment City- Belarus
Master Plan
Located just north of the city
of Belarus, Entertainment City
brings together the nightlife of
Casinos and Las Vegas style
shows with a major theme
park and indoor water park.
Connected with waterways
the guest experience can
evolve from season to season.
Canal boats bring tourist from
hotels to the entertainment
venues and in the winter ice
skates and horse drawn sleds
enter the winter wonderland.
Client
Confidential
Design Date
2010
Worked Performed at
Steelman Partners
26. Entertainment
Portfolio
Cunningham
Architecture, Planning and Design
Nocturno, Entertainment City
Master Plan
Located on the island of
Hainan island China, this
brings world class resort
developments,ASea Life park
and a shopping and dining
experience for the wealthy
tourist of Hainan Island.
Displaying a very nautical feel
Nocturno is anchored on one
side by a 50 acre Sea Life
Park, and the Ocean Resort
on the other side. Connecting
the two main elements are
the waterways and canals of
the “never sleep district”.
Client
Confidential
Design Date
2010
Worked Performed at
Steelman Partners
28. Hospitality
PortfolioArchitecture, Planning and Design
CunninghamOcean Park at Riviera Beach
Riviera Beach, Florida
Ocean Park is a Hotel, Time-
share, Restaurant and Retail
developement at Riviera Beach
Florida. While maintaining the
“Street Scape connection to
the Beach front park, Ocean
Park incorporates the need for
the hotel and timeshare tow-
ers with the economic need to
maintain the look and feel of
Beach Promenade at ground
level.
Client
MVCI
Design Date
2005
Project Cost
Confidential
Project Size
1,384,857 SF
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
29. Hospitality
PortfolioArchitecture, Planning and Design
CunninghamBlue Bay Curacao,
Four Points Sheraton
Located in the Dutch West In-
dies, Blue Bay Curacao, is a
200 key hotel designed for the
Four Point Sheraton standards.
Located on an existing golf
course BBC takes advantage
of the existing topography and
local Dutch Architecture.
Client
Blue Bay Golf Resorts N.V.
Design Date
2005
Project Cost
Confidential
Project Size
161,767 SF
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
30. Hospitality
PortfolioArchitecture, Planning and Design
CunninghamEmerald Harbor,
Bluegreen Timeshare
This Bluegreen Timeshare
tower is in two phases of a to-
tal of 216 units, plus lock-outs.
With 16 floors, pool deck and
garage this integrated structure
is a nice compact design for an
Urban resort market. Working
with Bluegreen we had a toal
of only 5 standard room types,
including 2 loft versions.
Client
The Bluegreen Corporation.
Design Date
2006
Project Cost
Confidential
Project Size
327,000 SF
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
31. Hospitality
PortfolioArchitecture, Planning and Design
CunninghamBluegreen Timesahre
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bluegreen Las Vegas utilizes
undergroundparkingtoconnect
all three towers of this resort
together. This structure being
Phase 2 of a larger Bluegreen
development (phase 1 is Com-
plete) designed around very
restrictive FAA considerations
due it’s location at the end of the
runway on Tropicana Avenue
and using Standard Bluegreen
Units.
Client
The Bluegreen Corporation.
Design Date
2005
Project Cost
Confidential
Project Size
396,000 SF
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
32. Hospitality
PortfolioArchitecture, Planning and Design
Cunningham
Room Standards
Bluegreen Resorts
Working with Bluegreen’s in-
terior and Architectural depart-
ments I developed the “Stan-
dard” room designs for the
corporation. We developed
Urban Units with column grids
and Resort models without.
We needed to develop and
standardize fixtures and finish-
es, as well as giving options for
balconies and lockouts.
Client
The Bluegreen Corporation.
Design Date
2005
Project Cost
Confidential
Project Size
NA
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
33. Hospitality
PortfolioArchitecture, Planning and Design
CunninghamHarborwalk Village
Bluegreen Resorts, Destin, Fl.
Originally designed as a Time-
share resort, Harborwalk Vil-
lage Was redesigned at the DD
level for Condo sales. Harbor-
walk included shopping and
dining on the Harbor side of
the structure along with sub-
terranean parking and support
areas. The Massive pool deck
overlooks the Gulf of Mexico
and the barrier islands.
Client
The Bluegreen Corporation.
Design Date
2004
Project Cost
Confidential
Project Size
Confidential
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
34. Hospitality
PortfolioArchitecture, Planning and Design
CunninghamThree Dunes Development
Daytona Beach, Florida
At the height of the beach front
condo book, Three Dunes was
seen as a 29 story tower on
Daytona Beach. Utilizing all ex-
isting setback regulations and
floor to area ratios, we devel-
oped this project for the owner
to assess what was possible on
his property.
Exercises like this were com-
mon for owners and develop-
ers wishing to review land cost
associated with new develop-
ment.
Client
The Bluegreen Corporation.
Design Date
2004
Project Cost
Confidential
Project Size
523,000 SF
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
36. Hospitality
PortfolioArchitecture, Planning and Design
CunninghamOrlando Lutheran Towers
Orlando, Florida
The Orlando Lutheran Towers
is an urban mixed use design
located downtown Orlando
across from the Orlando Lu-
theran assisted living facility.
Remaining within feet of being
considered a “High Rise Con-
dition” we were able to avoid
costly additions of pressurized
stairs and elevator vestibules.
Client
The Orlando Lutheran Church
Design Date
2005
Project Cost
NA
Project Size
NA
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
37. Hospitality
PortfolioArchitecture, Planning and Design
CunninghamCity Mark, E.B. Developers
Orlando, Florida
Located in the Orlando tourist
corridor near Universal Studios,
City Mark consisted of 3 condo
towers a large hotel tower and
several restaurant and dining
opportunities. This mixed use
development takes advantage
of the vertical efficiency of a
high rise while still giving a dy-
namic streetscape that is still
pedestrian friendly. Tucking all
Parking and service below the
structure gave this a very high
rate of return per square foot.
Client
ED Developers, Inc.
Design Date
2005
Project Cost
Confidential
Project Size
5,591,046 SF
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
38. Hospitality
PortfolioArchitecture, Planning and Design
CunninghamWestgate Myrtle Beach Ocean Front Resort,
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Westgate Myrtle Beach Ocean
Front Resort consists of 3 new
towers and an existing struc-
ture. Tucking one garage be-
hind the existing tower and the
other within the south tower
gave the project fantastic
uniterupted views of the ocean.
Client
TWestgate Resorts
Opening Date
2009
Project Cost
Confidential
Project Size
NA
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
39. Hospitality
PortfolioArchitecture, Planning and Design
CunninghamClearwater Beach Resort
Clearwater Beach, Florida
Designed as a Hotel on the low-
er floors and Condos on the up-
per 5 floors, Clear Water Beach
Resort also incorperated 2 res-
taurants as well as ball rooms
and meeting space.
This massive structure stands
on the beach front at Clearwa-
ter Beach, Florida without int-
erupting the natural flow of pe-
destrian traffic along the beach
front.
Client
Patel Development
Design Date
2005
Project Cost
Confidential
Project Size
NA
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
Keith Zayac Associates, Inc.
101 Philippe Parkway, Ste 205
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
(727) 793-9888 phone
(727) 793-9855 fax
Painted Stucco
SPANISH
Painted Stucco
Alum. Handrail
SPANISH CLAY TILE ROOF
Cast Stone Rail
Cast Stone
Painted Stucco
Alum. Handrail
SIGNAGE LOCATION
APPLIED STUCCO FOAM DETAIL
EXTRUDED STUCCO FOAM DETAIL
Cast Stone Rail
TILE ROOF
Painted Stucco
Alum. Handrail Typ.
Metal Dome Roof
Metal Dome Roof
Metal Dome Roof
Metal Dome Roof
Metal Dome Roof
Painted Stucco
SPANISH CLAY TILE ROOF
Alum. Handrail Typ.
Cast Stone Rail
Painted Stucco
EXTRUDED STUCCO FOAM DEATL
Cast Stone
Synthetic Architectural
Column Covers Pilasters
Painted Stucco
Alum. Framed Window Typ.Alum. Framed Window Typ.
SPANISH
TILE ROOF
Color C
Color D
Color A
Color F
Color A
Color Palette
Painted Stucco
Color B
Painted Stucco
Color A
Painted Stucco
Color C
Painted Stucco
Color A
Painted Stucco
Color F
Color A
Color A
Color A
40. Hospitality
PortfolioArchitecture, Planning and Design
Cunningham
La Salvana Towers
Daytona Beach, Florida
La Silvana Towers located on
the Intracoastal water way in
Daytona Beach, Floridais built
around a small marina and
amenities area. with one level
of parking half below grade this
was able to get our first occu-
pied floor above the flood plane
and help connect the lower
rooms to the marina both visu-
ally and enviromentally.
Client
The Bluegreen Corporation.
Design Date
2005
Project Cost
Confidential
Project Size
161,767 SF, 210 Units
Worked Performed at
Morris Architects
41. Hospitality
PortfolioArchitecture, Planning and Design
CunninghamParadise City
Myrtle Beach, SC
Located across the street from
the New Hard Rock Park. On a
lot size of 55 acres we have two
hotels, room for 4 timeshare
buildouts, as well as three en-
tertainment venues and Res-
taurant and Retail areas. De-
signed around the look and feel
of Savannah and Charleston
pedestrian friedly old city, Par-
adise City is a warm and wel-
come place.
Client
Safe Harbor/ HFZ Capital
Design Date
2008
Project Cost
Confidential
Project Size
55 acres
Worked Performed at
HRP Global Management
