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PHOENIX<\/strong> – A new apartment complex inspired by the Mario Kart video game is opening soon in Downtown Phoenix.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n “To build buildings that are unique that people stop and say, \u2018Hey, what is that?\u2019 I think is important to any downtown,” said Zac Cohen, the creative director at R\u00e4kkhaus, the architectural firm behind the project.<\/p>\n Cohen explained the inspiration for the complex\u2014 named after the iconic track from the Mario Kart video game.<\/p>\n “There’s a ton of easter eggs incorporated in the building. One of them is that it’s a 12-sided building, which represents the Mario Kart track and all the different cornering, and the fact that it’s not just a square track, but it has a lot of twists and turns. So that’s one of the design elements,” Cohen said. “As you progress up, you level up with each floor, so we think it’s a really interesting interpretation of levels to that game. All of the window insets are different colors of the actual video game.”<\/p>\n Dig deeper:<\/p>\n Cohen also pointed out the structure’s unique look.\u00a0<\/p>\n “The windows are obviously very dramatic; they are angled in different ways to provide sort of a twisting motion. When you’re looking at the building from downstairs, it almost appears to move as you’re looking at it.”<\/p>\n The complex also features integrated public art.\u00a0<\/p>\n “There’s public art components, including bike racks that are the literal presentation of the Rainbow Road track, as well as benches that incorporated that geometry, too,” Cohen said.<\/p>\n Big picture view:<\/p>\n The mixed-use complex will include a public fitness area on the first floor and an indoor-outdoor restaurant.<\/p>\n “We were hoping to design something that was fun and playful and representative of arts in the arts district. There’s a surprising lack of art-focused business in what’s considered to be Phoenix’s Arts District, so we wanted to be, you know, sort of the catalyst for higher design,” Cohen said.<\/p>\n There will also be a public art overlay that will go around on the sidewalk, which is a representation of the Rainbow Road track.<\/p>\n What’s next:<\/p>\n The building has been under construction for the past 16 months. It has 36 apartment units available, with rent starting at more than $1,900 a month. The complex is set to open on Dec. 1.<\/p>\n The Source:<\/b> This information was provided by Zac Cohen, the creative director of the architectural firm behind the project.<\/p>\n Downtown Phoenix<\/a>Entertainment<\/a>News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOENIX – A new apartment complex inspired by the Mario Kart video game is opening soon in Downtown…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":386844,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,48588,171,1588,50,1589,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-386843","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-az","11":"tag-downtown-phx","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-maricopa-county","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-phoenix","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115568998798388453","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}