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Crystal Fountains is a world-leading designer, manufacturer and consultant of dramatic water features. Since 1967, the company has been animating public and private spaces with innovative and award-winning designs around the world across six continents and in more than 30 different countries. Through collaboration with developers, architects, designers and contractors, Crystal Fountains uses its creative ideas and technical know-how to provide dynamic solutions in water feature and fountain design.
An impressive international client list showcases water features in a range of applications. Create a memorable connection with your audience in private residences, condominiums, retail spaces, amusement parks, casinos, municipal places, museums and exhibits, commercial, office, hospitality, hotels and more...
Ideas. Know How. Connection.
Antara Polanco
Mexico City, Mexico
Antara Polanco opened its doors in 2006 to become the place where culture, shopping and entertainment become one. Antara is an imaginary world that comes to life in an architectural space filled with light and harmony, where irreplaceable experiences take place. Three water features decorate this unique shopping centre.
Ballantrae
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Ballantrae is an upscale, planned community surrounded by golf courses and sprawling horse farms. The water feature is a children's playpark that also doubles as the entrance to the community. The landform and rockface are entirely manmade and span over 100 feet wide (30.4 meters). Kids come out in droves to play in the animated waters.
Blue City
Warsaw, Poland
Blue City is the first shopping and entertainment complex of its type in Poland. It is a kind of city within a city, a complex where one can find everything - from the highest class delicatessan and professional medical care to culture and entertainment. A fountain, unique in Poland, is located at the very center of Blue City. It shoots up 26 meters (as high as the average 8-floor building. The base, wall and a big part of the surrounding are decorated with blue and azure patterns made from the fine mosaics of Bisazza. 2 million colorful pieces were used to create the fountains in the Blue City atrium. In the square around the fountain, concerts and other artistic events are organized.
Buick Auto Show
Across America, USA
Buick is considered at the forefront of technology and sophistication in the automobile marketplace. When they unveiled their latest line to the industry, they wanted their display to reflect these brand qualities. They approached Crystal Fountains to design a water feature that was portable, moving from top industry shows across North America. The result is a highly innovative water feature with customized water and light sequencing effects. Shows were choreographed with Buick's audio visual presentation running on multiple plasma screens overhead.
BurJuman Centre
Dubai, UAE
Located in the heart of Dubai, the BurJuman Centre is a distinctive retail landmark comprising 2.8 million square feet of space (800,000 square feet of retail space). With more than 300 prestigious stores, including the main anchor of Saks Fifth Avenue, BurJuman is considered "the world's most luxurious shopping destination".
Calgary Airport
Calgary, Canada
Helping to soothe weary travellers, 2 small oasis fountains are nestled in the waiting areas of Calgary's new airport renovation. Symbolizing Alberta's vast outdoors, these two fountains feature the sports of rock climbing and sport fishing. Split faced stone water wall, copper/brass/bronze sculptures, misting fog and spouting water beckon visitors back to the outdoors of one of Canada's most adventurous provinces.
Children's Dry Plaza Feature at Easton Town Center
Columbus, USA
It's here, it's there. It even spells out 'Easton'. This feature at the heart of a busy shopping center shows water at its playful best. It's a welcoming "people place" where adults sit and relax fascinated by the constantly changing patterns, while children are free to take off their shoes and chase the water.
Crown Fountain at Millennium Park
Chicago, USA
Chicago is home to a number of architectural landmarks. In 2004 they unveiled their newest landmark, Millennium Park, a world-class artistic and architectural extravaganza just off the famed "Magnficent Mile". The park has transformed unsightly railroad tracks and parking lots along prime lakefront into an architectural showcase. A collection of world-class artists, architects, planners, landscape artists and designers contributed to this unprecedented landmark. Crystal Fountains worked with the artist Jaume Plensa and full design team on the "Crown Fountain" taking interactive art, technology and water-shaping to new levels.
Dolce Vita
Porto, Portugal
The oval water feature located in the main atrium of Centro Commercial Dolce Vita, is adjacent to the new Antas stadium, home of the O'Porto football club. In this multiple level shopping centre developed by Amorim Immobiliaria, the highly visible water feature plays center stage. Visitors can't help but be engaged by the constantly varying animated water displays linking all four floors. Crystal Fountains together with its team of specialists worked closely with architects Suttie Mindlin of St. Louis and local construction teams to ensure the water feature effectively delivered on the ambitious design challenges of the cathedral-like space.
Gaia Shopping Water Feature
Lisbon, Portugal
Shoppers at GAIA Shopping can sit, watch and enjoy the elegant and delightful sequencing water feature designed specifically for this busy Portuguese shopping center. The 18 foot by 18 foot fountain is packed with innovative high tech features. Controlled by a PLC computer, Laminars and Leapers with color changing fiber optics are combined to produce streams of glowing water. Animated effects with lighting and fog make this feature entertaining and innovative.
Gateway Theatre of Shopping Boulevard Water Feature
Durban, South Africa
Visitors to South Africa's largest shopping destination are greeted by a number of fountain effects including a 30 meter "ocean wave". This main entrance fountain consists of five areas including a wave, sequenced rings, burst jet, stepped cascades and rear sloped cascade creating a fountain of many personalities. During the day, the fountain operates at lower levels encouraging play in the fountain and for sitting areas. In the evening, the fountain is transformed into a dramatic sound and light show with effects choreographed to five popular musical scores.
Gateway Theatre of Shopping Urn Water Feature
Durban, South Africa
Visitors to South Africa's largest shopping destination are greeted by a number of fountain effects including a 30 meter "ocean wave". This main entrance fountain consists of five areas including a wave, sequenced rings, burst jet, stepped cascades and rear sloped cascade creating a fountain of many personalities. During the day, the fountain operates at lower levels encouraging play in the fountain and for sitting areas. In the evening, the fountain is transformed into a dramatic sound and light show with effects choreographed to five popular musical scores.
Interactive Feature at Science City at Union Station
Kansas City, USA
Situated in the Festival Plaza of the newly renovated rail station, this water feature is an interactive and high tech illusion. A closer look reveals the water is actually flowing UP from the floor to the first basis to upper basin. Computer controlled sequencing creates spectacular patters, enhanced at night by colour controls for each nozzle. Sensors detect approaching movement and open a "gate" that invites people to view the water feature from the inside out.
Kuala Lumpur City Centre Lake Symphony Fountain
Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia
When in Kuala Lumpur, visit the City Centre Lake Symphony Fountain. Imagination, high technology and magical effects combine to create this beguiling water feature at the foot of the Petronas Towers, the world's tallest twin buildings. People linger by the fountain, fascinated by the unusual patterns expressed in an element they know: water.
La Perle
Guangzhou, China
The city of Guangzhou is an important commercial center and is considered to be the capital of Southern China. La Perle in Guangzhou is surrounded by luxury hotels, high rise commercial buildings and famous shopping complexes. It contains a collection of shops with the world's most prestigious luxury brands and attracts over 700,000 visitors a month. The exterior fountain is animated and beautifully lit to provide a focal point for the entrance. The two interior features represent opposing forces: one contains an animated fountain with a dramatic burst jet which rises to over 88 feet (27 meters) through architectural openings reminscent of a seasheet. The second fountain is a quiet reflecting pool that serves as the fluid link throughout the design.
Madinat Al-Fahaheel
Fahaheel, Kuwait
The impressive main water feature at Al Kout is nestled between two malls and covers approximately 300 by 50 meters. Within the mall are three distinct water features.
Metropolitan
Warsaw, Poland
Designed by the world famous Sir Norman Foster, the Metropolitan is his first project in central Europe. The former site of the royal residence, the Metropolitain occupies a most prestigious location fronting onto historic Pitsudski Square and is considered to the cultural center of Warsaw. The building is the uncommon combination of location, architecture and technolgy. At the heart of the building is the central courtyard with a dry plaza water feature. The water enlivens this space and provides interaction for its commercial and retail visitors.
Ottawa Airport
Ottawa, Canada
The Ottawa Airport Authority wanted to create a showcase befittng Canada's capital. This new airport is a three level, open concept design. The three-tiered water feature within the airport was deisgned to integrate all three levels and to portray the local area with its series of lakes and rivers connected by 44 locks. The Rideau Waterway system was built over a century ago and is a major landmark throughout the countryside. The water feature cleverly connects each level by waterfalls and waterwalls to create a memorable representation of the magnificent scenery in the area.
Renaissance Plaza
White Plains, New York, USA
The City of White Plains New York was looking for a way to revitalize the downtown core and chose an old, overgrown park surrounded by highrise buildings, measuring just 70 feet (21 meteres) by 20 feet (6 meters) long, intersecting the city's two main streets. Its goal was to attract people, investment, renovation and development. A one-of-a-kind musical fountain was created that draws people right to the heart of the plaza. The fountain has a regular schedule of water shows programmed to 20 different songs. During quiet times, the fountain encourages people to sit, relax and listen. The plaza has quickly become a civic landmark and encouraged 1,700 units of new residential housing in the surrounding area.
Tennenbaum Residence
Malibu, California, USA
Situated in the courtyard of a Malibu beach home, a blue-green glass tile custom pool and spa is combined has state of the art water features . Designed with a custom remote control, a series of color changing Laminar streams create a private show that rivals the best public theme park. Internationally renowned pool and spa designer, David Tischerman, combined the best of water sequencing to create this unique residential water feature.
"The Centre" Sequenced Bubble Feature
Hong Kong, China
You can't miss Hong Kong's third tallest building, simply called The Centre. Crystal Fountains water feature in The Centre's atrium is an ever-changing feature in an area of constant motion. Massive glass tubes and mirrored stainless steel structures flank an escalator bank leading to the first floor. Precise patterns of rising bubbles are illuminated by a color kaleidoscope managed with fiber optics. Not only does this feature dazzle and delight the visitor, it also creates "feng shui" in harmony with the building.
The Exhibit Features at G.M. World
Detroit, USA
Located inside General Motor's new world headquarters is a 45,000 square foot vehicle showroom. The water feature act as the hub for this large exhibit space. The fountain consists of a pool with sequenced water effects created with four pairs of rings with Waterswitch jets shooting to a height of 10 feet (93 meters). Programmed light and music produce a series of show storylines. The water feature program is modified every 4 months when new automobiles are showcased.
The Mall at Cribbs Causeway
Bristol, England
Shoppers are greeted at the roundabout entrance by the large aerated water wall and columns of foamy water. After parking the car, visitors are escorted to the shopping centre by the long water spine. At the entrance, a stepped cascade creates billows of white foam 8 feet (1.6 metres) high. Inside, a pre-programmed feature dominates an atrium with waters that dance as high as 20 metres, bringing shoppers to a standstill. We are proud to be associated with this British Council of Shopping Centre award winner for 'Best Shopping Centre' in the UK.
The Themed Water Features at Trafford Centre
Manchester, U.K.
It's worth visiting The Trafford Centre in Manchester, England just to see the eight individually themed water features spread over 1.3 million sq. ft of retail space. To delight visitors and encourage them to roam the project, Crystal Fountains created water feature designs that complement the diverse architectural structures and themes of the center.
W Hotel
New York, USA
Conceived by Toronto interior design firm Yabu Pushelberg, Crystal Fountains designed this minimalist feature for the lobby of the flagship W Hotel in Times Square. Water flows across the glass ceiling and cascades down the glass walls while subdued backlighting casts shimmering light across the lobby floor.
Zlote Tarasy
Warsaw, Poland
Zlote Tarasy Shopping Mall is located in what is considered to be the architectural heart of Warsaw and is one of the most ambitious retail/mixed use projects ever to be conceived in Poland. Winner of International Shopping Center of the Year Global RLI Awards 2007, helping to revitalize central Warsaw. The 225,000 square meter project includes a sunken plaza and an iconic, undulating glass roof. Zlote Tarasy means "golden terraces" and the design of the cascading terraces and plaza with fountains provide entertainment for visitors.
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