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encore heureux: cine 32, france

Feb 19, 2013

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'cine 32' by encore heureaux, auchs,gers, france

image © sébastien normand

all images courtesy of encore heureaux

paris-based architects at encore heureux consistently find design synthesis through poignant and standout collaborations. their bold sensibility
finds its way into a the 850-seat 'cine 32', an art house movie theater on the site of a former military camp in the auch, the historical capital of
french gascony. the five stadium-style rooms are an adventurous foray into the collective joy of movie-going, architecturally expressed in bold color
and honest materials. the downtown building had to straddle an aesthetic that both appealed to an always-mixed public and showed a streamlined
sense of individualism. the result is an architecture that puts the traditional forms of pedimented tobacco dryers, seen widely in southwestern france,
in dialogue with the graphic signage of contemporary artist bonnefritte. the 'headlining' sign dances with gestures of neon along the main street,
joyfully hand-painted and unabashedly present. the curved, peaked projection rooms are additionally clad in a wooden skin fixed into geometric
patterns. cinema affords architecture the complex and unique opportunity to create spaces of collective discovery and make atmospheres for a
specialized public that is embarking on an unusual journey, it is only so appropriate the the building matches the exuberance of the endeavor.

a view of the movie theater in context

image © sébastien normand

the hand-painted signage is tempered by a graduated wooden skin

image © sébastien normand

the theater attracts a mixed crowd

image © sébastien normand

five stadium-style projection rooms stagger in plan

image © sébastien normand

the cinema benefits from ample outdoor space

image © sébastien normand

detail of the patterned wooden cladding

image © adélaide maisonabe

concession stands continue the language of honest materials

image © adélaide maisonabe

programmed public spaces curate the theater's paths of circulation

image © adélaide maisonabe

image © sébastien normand

interiors are aesthetically flexible to fit the changing film posters

image © sébastien normand

sharing the cinematic experience was a priority

image © sébastien normand

the theater's administrative offices are situated in the pediment of the main building, with a translucent facade to boot

image © sébastien normand

projectors are cooled by duct-work woven into exposed beams

image © adelaide maisonabe

each room is arranged by color, from 'starry night' to 'sunrise'

image © sébastien normand

the sunrise room

image © sébastien normand

starry night twinkles in the dark

image © sébastien normand

cinema is designed to be a collective journey

image © sébastien normand

bathrooms are clad in vintage movie posters

image © sébastien normand

rich colors draw the architecture together without detracting from the films

image © sébastien normand

views of the outdoor terrace

image © sébastien normand

artist bonnefritte's signage makes the building a beacon

image © sébastien normand

at night the cinema is a vibrant standout in downtown suburbia

image © sébastien normand

site plan

floor plan

ambulatory section

longitudinal section

short section 1

short section 2

elevation

cat db

02.19.13

encore heureux architects and G studio architects (5 articles)

This is beautiful: emotionally coherent. Nice to have one in the city.

Pablo says:

Feb 19, 2013

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d.scott brown and venturi would be proud of this…..
really nice building, cheerful and simple

juliano says:

Feb 19, 2013

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I like it, although I think the use of slender timber battens as the primary facade is short sighted, depending on the timber they will warp within a year or 2.

morgan says:

Feb 20, 2013

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