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Xenix Cinema, Zurich
Xenix Cinema, Zurich
52, Kanzleistrasse, Kreis 4, Zürich, Switzerland
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Xenix Cinema, Zurich
52, Kanzleistrasse, Kreis 4, Zürich, Switzerland
n 1904, several temporary wooden pavilions were erected in Zurich in
order to respond to the rising demand for classrooms. In 1984, one of
these 'temporary' structures was conquered by a group of young film
enthusiasts who wanted to set-up an alternative cinema. The schoolrooms
became the auditorium and the corridor served as a bar. In order to
achieve a more efficient, more flexible, and more user-friendly
building, we were asked to redesign every single corner inside the
existing structure and to project an extension. The result is a
seamless new whole of old and new.The bar, for example, is one
continuous space consisting of two halves from 1904 and 2007. This
effect is achieved by a continuation of the existing ceiling, including
replicas of the old beams, as well as the mimetic materialization of
the extension. The strategy of unification is used on the exterior as
well: The roof of the extension is stretched over parts of the existing
building in order to fuse old and new.
order to respond to the rising demand for classrooms. In 1984, one of
these 'temporary' structures was conquered by a group of young film
enthusiasts who wanted to set-up an alternative cinema. The schoolrooms
became the auditorium and the corridor served as a bar. In order to
achieve a more efficient, more flexible, and more user-friendly
building, we were asked to redesign every single corner inside the
existing structure and to project an extension. The result is a
seamless new whole of old and new.The bar, for example, is one
continuous space consisting of two halves from 1904 and 2007. This
effect is achieved by a continuation of the existing ceiling, including
replicas of the old beams, as well as the mimetic materialization of
the extension. The strategy of unification is used on the exterior as
well: The roof of the extension is stretched over parts of the existing
building in order to fuse old and new.
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