Crimson Sequence By Admun studio

This project transforms a static, neglected space into a lively, dynamic one that attracts the shopping center users’ attention and encourages them to explore the space. In spite of the small scale of the project, the design has added character and a sense of uniqueness to the cinema (the cinema has no exterior expression since it is part of a huge shopping center)

• PROJECT NAME:Crimson Sequence
• PROJECT BY:Admun Studio
• PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT:Shobeir Mousavi, Amirreza Fazel, Mehdi Kolahi
• CLIENT:BoshraFilm Art and Culture Institute
• LOCATION:Tehran, Iran
• PRINCIPAL DESIGNER:Shobeir Mousavi, Amirreza Fazel, Mehdi Kolahi
• STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT:Soheil Asef
• BUILD AREA:130 m2
• DESIGN TEAM:Masoud Almasi, Farshad Habibi
• YEAR OF COMPLETION:2017
• PROJECT COST:37000 $
• PHOTOGRAPHY:Seyed MohammadHossein Sadatian, Mehdi Kolahi

Admun studio was commissioned to design Tiraje 2 cinema lobby, the first branch of Boshra cinema complexes which is located on the food court’s floor of this well-known shopping center, while it was inconspicuous in the background due to inaccuracy in its entrance design contributed to the fact that most customers of the shopping center were unaware of the existence of the cinema complex. 

Before renovation, the lobby consisted of two surfaces with an approximate two-meter difference in height connected by stairs, in other words, two inactive spaces and an access path.

Since, cinema is essentially cinematic, it is not compatible with inactivity. Hence, the lobby is designed to invite users inward within a mysterious path like an actor on a film location, carrying them through red carpet frame by frame and in combination with the scenes being created by the movements of the users within different sections of the project, the lobby is showcased as a dynamic sequence within its context, consequently, creating a different spatial experience of views, horizons and motions.

For this purpose, the lower surface of the lobby is divided into three sections rising from the floor level reaching the upper mezzanine in the form of a sloped surface. The railings of the surfaces go up and reach the ceiling. Their extension continues to the ceiling turning into multiple linear recessed lights, breaking the visual continuity into several frames as the user walks through the space. Afterwards, everywhere is covered with a red color so that the whole lobby space turns into an integrated volume within the food court space.