Local studio Batek Architekten has refurbished the historic Blauer Stern cinema in Berlin using neon lights that reference the original mouldings in its foyer.
Batek Architekten opened up the foyer of the historic building, which has stood in Pankow in north Berlin since 1870, by removing a glass and steel structure that separated it from the hallway.
Above: the foyer has deep red and purple colours. Top image: a patterned fabric clads the walls of the main auditorium
The newly-opened up entrance area of the arthouse cinema is now a welcoming space with a long, curved bench and a refreshment counter clad in zigzaging metal.
Here, the studio chose to use a saturated, deep red for the velvet-clad seating, the counter, and a mobile snack bar. It complemented the red hue with an aubergine colour that climbs halfway up the walls. A refreshment counter is wrapped in red metal
"The walls here are bicoloured: the bottom two metres are painted deep aubergine and above in pale grey," Batek Architekten founder Patrick Batek told Dezeen.
"We further chose metal zigzag cladding for the main counter ? representing a classical pattern with a modern material. For the countertop, we chose brass as a warm and classy material."
A painting in the foyer informed the colour choices
A painting that hangs in the foyer of the 435-square-metre cinema informed the colour choice for the entrance area.
In Blauer Stern's main auditorium, the same saturated colour palette has been ke...