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Expose Cine
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Section
Section cut through the atrium with theaters and exhibit space
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Atrium
Atrium during the day with view of the concession stand and exhibit space
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Atrium at Night
Atrium at Night
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Second Floor
Second Floor exhibit toward Jurassic Park gate exhibit
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Second Floor
Second Floor Exhibit Space with Exorcist Stairs in the back
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Third Floor Gallery
Third Floor Gallery at Night with view of Exorcist Stairs
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Movie Theater
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Theater
The Underside of a Theater at Night
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Third Floor
Third Floor Skylight View at Night
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Concession Stand
Second Floor Concession Stand
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Bar
8. Bar at Night
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Second Floor View
Second Floor View over the Atrium at Night
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Second Floor View
Second Floor View over the Atrium with Movie Projection on Back of Theater during the Day
Expose Cine
This movie theater and film history museum was designed for people of all ages so they can see parts of film history in the museum portion while also viewing new movies that could be a part of that same history someday. The site for the project is the Car Barn in Georgetown which has its own bit of film history with the Exorcist Stairs from The Exorcist running up the west side of the building. The Exorcist Stairs themselves can be seen inside through a three-story tall, glass wall running the entire length of the stairs to incorporate them as an exhibit feature in the museum. The main concept for the space was inspired by the aperture of a movie camera. The theaters are tucked away from sunlight, much like film in the exposure compartment of a camera, but they are also lit up by the screens inside the theater like film being exposed to light coming through the aperture of a camera. This inspired a three story atrium with a skylight at the top that casts light down through the space during the day. Theaters on each floor overlap this atrium’s cutout to create the look of an abstract aperture which guests will see as they look up through the space. The materials palette was greatly inspired by the film noir genre due to its high contrast in black and white and its dramatic lighting which all became main design features in the project.
The main concept for the space was inspired by the aperture of a movie camera.
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