SEE AND BE THE SEEN
Turning over the cinemaExperimenting amidst the human
interactions, the prime mover of the cinematic experience, a living facade
augments the new technological advances found within Pushkinsky theatre and
facilitates a more complete movie-going experience. This experience
projects out through the city and illuminates that within the theatre, offering
both projection and reflection for those who visit.
Bleachers Growing out of
the underbelly of the existent structure, we shelter the visitors of Pushkinsky
Cinema under the giant eave jutting from the building, within an active facade,
a rambling set of bleachers, a tribune, a place to meet. The steps comprise a vertical
gathering place accessible at any hour. Entered directly from Pushkinsky
Plaza people of the city are welcomed to meet, sit, talk, picnic, or merely
contemplate the city.
This facade is a way to externalise the social
aspect of the cinema.
The new facade
will become a transitional space, a buffer between the fictions experienced
within the theater and the reality of the city. This facade is exposed to the
city as a social scene.
This facade has two faces : the exterior face, more likely to be used in
the summer months, the bleachers belonging to the city ; and the interior one,
the lobby belonging to the cinema. The link between the two is made by
additional programs.