Article source: Atelier Architecture Lalo

In the redevelopment project for this shopping gallery, Unibail Rodamco West field and UGC decided to create a new multiplex cinema of national stature for UGC Ciné-Cité with 18 theaters and 3,800 places.

The theaters are laid out around suspended decks in the curved volume of an impressive envelop made of glass “scales”, developed by L35, the shopping gallery architects. They like cinemas along a street. They are accessed from above, with the exits on the ground floor. Interiors are subdued, with floating, pleated black ceilings. The project is designed to highlight the use of raw materials and sleek finishes.

Image Courtesy © Michel Denancé

• Architects: Atelier Architecture Lalo
• Project: UGC Vélizy 2 multiplex cinema
• Location: Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
• Photography: Michel Denancé

(more…)