Cinemateket Dronningens gate 16 – Oslo, Norway
Title
Cinemateket Dronningens gate 16 – Oslo, Norway
Designed by
SAAHA AS
Image Credit
© Ruben Ratkusic
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Project
The design of Cinemateket is a tribute to the good old fashion cinema experience, while at the same time acknowledging the movie theatres setting within a robust 1940s concrete warehouse. The material palette of oak timber, powder-coated aluminium, and glass, creates a visual dialogue with the exposed rough concrete construction of the old building. The project’s ambition is to bring back the feeling of expectation when you are going out to watch a movie. Right from entering the building up to when you have arrived at your designated seat, the rooms are designed to enhance this feeling. The public foyer area extends over two stories, and the two levels are connected by a bespoke spiral staircase, designed in collaboration with stair designer and artist Tron Meyer. Moving up the stairs is all about seeing and being seen. Behind the foyer lies an undulating ‘stage carpet’ in vertical oak spiers. As you penetrate this wooden border between the city and the cinema you find yourself in a award winning movie theatre with excellent Dolby Atmos sound.
