Initial Ideas Here are some initial design thoughts I had when thinking of how my cinema would look. Design 1 – this building has a slanted front and a grand tall entrance, but the main feature of this building is the film strip running down the side of the building spelling ‘Bauhaus’. Design 2 – Like design 1, this has many characteristics of the Bauhaus movement – straight edges, sharp corners etc. The building is split into sections, this way it separates the cinema screens from one another. With the top section of the building stating the name of the cinema, the bottom section advertises the latest film releases with poster designs. Design 3 – This design I came up with is my favourite out of the 3 although probably the one that is least influenced by the Bauhuas movement. It is supposed to represent the shape of a film tape.

Client viewpoint:A client liked the designs 1 and 3. They said design 1 looks like something you were see from a movie like Indiana Jones which they thought was cool, as it ties in the fact that it is a cinema.

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Initial Ideas

This design was inspired by some already existing cinemas from the 50s. It is a symmetrical design with two floors with the open entrance taking up the majority o f the lover front. It has some long, rectangular windows at the face of the building giving it an appearance of looking taller.

This design was mainly about the front entrance – making it big and grand, inspired by some architecture such as the Columbia High School and Odeon, West Street, Brighton (1937-1973) which are international style buildings. Several steps lead up to the entrance with curved bases either side which the leads to the four main square columns with glass in between. I like this design because it uses curves as well as corners and straight edges, bringing some diversity into it. Either side to the entrance would be where the screens are located inside

Client viewpoint:The preferred design out of these two was the second image to the right >.The client said this design looked ‘futuristic’ due to the large columns and front entrance

Initial Ideas This was my first design I came up with for my cinema. It was influenced by the Bauhaus factory in … It uses different shades of grey apart from the main entrance which is coloured blue. I feel this colour makes the building s entrance seem stand out and therefore will hopefully attract attention in that direction. There are steps leading up to the entrance and a bigger block on the left side of the building. This is purely a design feature from existing international style buildings but would be a good idea to locate the cinema screens inside as it has a greater amount of space.

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Steps leading up to entrance

Bauhaus is written down the side of the building as it appears on the Bauhaus Dessau which was a major inspiration for this design along with the Clarenson House in Kingston.

I really like this design I have created as it reflects other, already existing Bauhaus buildings such as the Dessau. It has a cubic look to it -he square corners and crisp edges. It is a very solid and block like shape.

Developing Ideas 1

Initial Idea

Developed Idea

This first developed idea. I have increased the scale, included a ramp, added an interior and some smaller details.

A ramp was added to the stepping area to make it easily accessible to all people.

Details such as movie posters either side of the front entrance were added to make it seem more authentic and obvious that it was a cinema.

Another feature I added was a slightly raised banner going around the side of the building that resembles a film strip with the word ‘Bauhaus’ in the centre.

I feel all the developments to this original design were necessary and for the best while keeping all the existing features that I liked about it to start with such as the coloured blue entrance, the extension on one side of the building and having the steps lead up to the doors.

This building is the Clarenson House as it says running down the side of my building – The title of the building is running downwards which is a design feature I came up with.

Orthographic Drawing

This is an Orthographic drawing of my chosen design idea. I have included the rough measurements in which my model shall be made by. These drawings were created on Sketchup by drawing the building design and then deleting the face panels so you are just left with the lines.

These images show the plan view, front and side view of the design in proportion to one another to help visualise the full design of the building from all aspects and to have an idea of the scale of the object.

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Final DesignChosen Colour Scheme

This design feature where the writing is displayed, reading downwards, represents a film clip which fits the theme and function of the building, being a cinema.

This is the front entrance of my cinema, taken from a Sketchup screenshot which brings the bold blue colour to this grey coloured building. It has 6 sets of glass double doors to enter and exit the cinema. Having the glass in the doors allows a bit of natural light into the cinema lounge.

This colour shall be used for the roof and left side of the cinema.

This colour will be seen on the movie strip and the edges of the roof.

This will be the only strong colour of the building and will appear at the entrance.

This tone of grey shall be used for the most of the exterior walls and on the steps to the entrance.

I chose this design, my first developed idea, because I feel it represents the Bauhaus style the best and has been the most influenced by Bauhaus. I like the general shape of the building with its nice straight edges and right angles.

Client viewpoint:The client likes the ‘retro Bauhaus’ design with the use of straight lines and edges. They were also very fond of the blue as it is a nice contrast with the grey but wishes there was more colour to liven it up a bit from the excessive amount of grey.