Calling it “a complete overhaul” doesn’t even begin to describe the transformation of the Bally’s riverboat casino in Kansas City, Mo., done by Structurflex of Merriam, Kan., with the FlexFacades cladding system. There’s nothing “old-timey riverboat” about the current look, although there is a nod to the water with some abstract waterproof fiberglass “nautical fins” on the side of the boat that is visible to the interstate. That structural design element allows even a simple one-color lighting effect on that wall to be a showstopper.
“It was about 70,000 square feet of fabric all the way around,” engineer Paul Snustead described in an interview with Specialty Fabrics Review. “And it was a huge cost saver. It was not only lightweight but very cost-effective to skin this boat, and this is probably one of the most unique projects that we’ve ever done in this application. It doesn’t even look like a boat.”
