DESIGN NAME: Rustoholic Cinema
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Palace Cinemas
INSPIRATION: The industrial style design is extensively used for interior and stage design in the post-war era, which is totally different from the pursuit of new classical style during the early 20th century. The roughness of industrial style has been designated as the personality of the Palace cinema at Chengdu, which is first found in the design of its ticketing lobby. Every element in the lobby is being merged together by bronze and concrete, which are materials with industrial cue.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: From the elevators to the ticket box and the theatres, the place is ornamented by various silver and bronze coloured corrugate metal wall finishes, going through this space to the ticket box that is combined with concrete columns, walls and counter, factory atmosphere is being presented here; along with the gold coloured corrugated sheet feature wall that is glamorous yet fitted into the industrial theme, the charm of industrial style has spread from here to the ceiling atop of it.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The rawness of industrial style in the lobby has been extended to the corridors on the outside of theatres, which also encourages the fermentation of emotion before enjoying the movies. And hence with the precise arrangement, the same materials and finishing can also perform different atmosphere within the same theme. The white ceramic tiles flooring from lobby to corridor is arranged in complicated order, which seems like in a mess, yet actually it interacts with all other design features in surrounding systematically. Dissimilar from the floor finish, the ceiling is methodically decorated by series of white metal bars finish, then LED lightings are applied here in order to lighten up the corridor with dark and grey tone, as well as forming a fascinating association with the random-looking tile floor. Bronze coloured corrugated metal sheets are closely jointed between two rows of bronze coloured I-channels, the wall feature instantly transformed into series of containers that are being delivered, moving along the bitumen road that is represented by the grey cement wall along them.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in November 2013 in Chengdu and finished in July 2015, and was opened in August 2015.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: -
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 3,500 sqm
TAGS: cinema, interiors design, entertainment space,
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: The industrial style design is extensively used for interior and stage design in the post-war era, which is totally different from the pursuit of new classical style during the early 20th century. The roughness of industrial style has been designated as the personality of the Palace Galerie cinema at Chengdu, which is first found in the design of its ticketing lobby. Every elements in the lobby is being merged together by bronze and concrete, which are materials with industrial cue. The ceiling is broadly decorated by bronze coloured corrugated metal sheets and bronze metal I-channel, which allow the ceiling to take the role as a guide to lead people into this exhibition space with story. From the elevators to the ticket box and the theatres, the place is ornamented by various silver and bronze coloured corrugate metal wall finishes, going through this space to the ticket box that is combined with concrete columns,
walls and counter, factory atmosphere is being presented here; along with the gold coloured corrugated sheet feature wall that is glamorous yet fitted into the industrial theme, the charm of industrial style has spread from here to the ceiling atop of it. With the addition of the bronze metal logo, a drop of elegance has been added into the repetitive characteristic of industrial style. In the point of view of industry, resource and space should be fully applied during production, this notion has been proved at the corridor from ticket box to theatres.
CHALLENGE: To present with the rustic theme by concerning the maintenance and durability of the material, as well as the feasibility with the construction cost.
ADDED DATE: 2015-09-30 04:09:45
TEAM MEMBERS (2) : CM JAO and KEN CHEUNG
IMAGE CREDITS: Hu Wenkit / Oft Interiors Ltd.
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Copyrights belong to Oft Interiors Ltd., 2016.
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