![]() Acoustically, ‘the most straightforward solution would have been a flat ceiling below the entire trussed structure,’ she adds. In Screen 2, beautiful timber trusses were hidden by a 1960s suspended ceiling. ‘Generally, the buildings are not in use,’ he says, citing the East Dulwich venue – a Victorian church hall – and the Crouch End space, a former warehouse and 1950s office building.ĭulwich Picturehouse & Café. Architect Mark Panter helps the company hunt down architectural treasures that are ripe for adaptive reuse. Instead of building venues from scratch or taking over existing cinemas, Picturehouse converts interesting but challenging structures. London architects Panter Hudspith have been responsible for many of Picturehouse’s sites, including its recently-opened venues in London’s East Dulwich and West End and yet-to-open spaces in the suburbs of West Norwood and Crouch End. Picturehouse’s success goes beyond its film programme – it is down to an artful combination of location, design and food. But big multiplex operators should be watching it and other successful outfits closely. Admittedly the chain’s figures are a drop in the filmic ocean: an increase of 100,000 visits to 3.2m. While the UK Cinema Association reported a 5 per cent drop in cinema admissions last year to 157.5m, Picturehouse Cinemas saw admissions soar. ![]() ![]() Going to the cinema might be falling out of fashion, thanks to the rise of Netflix and experiential screenings, but at least one operator has found a way to buck that trend. Picturehouse Central, inside London’s 19th-century, Grade II-listed Trocadero building. ![]()
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