Serendisco Music Festival

Entrance Concept + Built Indoor Guest Lounge

Serendisco Music Festival

Entrance Concept + Built Indoor Guest Lounge

Project Overview

I developed two spatial experiences for Serendisco Music Festival: a festival entrance concept and the built Neon Jungle Village indoor lounge.

The entrance evolved from a 24-foot Yaka mask-inspired design into a more economical two-pillar design in response to budget constraints. The Neon Jungle Village was built as an indoor cooling and seating environment where guests could relax between performances, located beside the bathrooms and surrounded by festival sponsors and vendors.

5,000+
Guests: 6-Month
Design Process: 2
Environments

Role

Lead Spatial & Experiential Designer

Focus

Arrival Experience + Indoor Guest Lounge

Scope

Concept Development, Cultural Research, Spatial Design, Material Sourcing, Technical Documentation, Creative Direction and On-Site Coordination

Festival Entrance

Original 24-Foot Concept

Brief

Create a distinctive arrival experience for guests that introduces the festival's identity, draws from Sri Lankan culture, guides guests into the venue, and establishes a memorable entrance at scale.

Cultural Research

Yaka · Naga Raksha · Kandyan ritual forms

Design References

Bali entrances · sculptural masks · dichroic light

Materials

+ Integrated lighting

Initial Concept Sketch

Structural Study

Existing wireframe study

Exploded component study

AI-Assisted Concept Visualization

Concept visualization — not built result

Festival Entrance

Budget-Led Redesign

Design Challenge

Create a unqiue arrival experience tor guests that introduces the festival's identity, draws from Sri Lankan culture, guides guests into the venue, and establishes a memorable entrance at scale.

35-45% cheaper

Based on material and fabrication assumptions

Geometric Simplification