New York City has always had its superclubs, its decadent underground scenes, its celebrity hideaways. But never before has a single venue encapsulated everything that urban nightlife can be

Pacha has the feel of a cozy lounge with the scope of a grand nightclub. It's 30,000 square feet are segmented into four levels and endless high-design seating coves, surrounding an open atrium with an intimate dancefloor at its base. The look is urban swank (curved edges, glowing lights) meets Mediterranean charm (natural materials, bold colors).

For visuals, Pacha sports a circular truss loaded with Robe intelligent lights, which glides up and down over the dancefloor for maximum drama. Four independently moving arms bear more lights. The bulkhead surrounding the main room's open atrium is a projection surface, adding to the two 50-inch screens dropping down over the floor.

Pachita, or "little Pacha", a separate 500-capacity "club within a club" is on the top floor.