mellat park cineplexArchitect Fluid Motion

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BRIEF ABOUT THE PROJECT

Mellat park is one of the largest recreation areas in Tehran.

This park is located on the edge of extensive urban parklands in Tehran and

with superb views of the ring of distant albonrz mountains, the Mellat Park

Cineplex is a multipurpose building for the arts and entertainment as well as a

social gathering place.

The new cineplex designed by fluid motion architects faces south, toward the

centre of Iran's capital city, to invite the population to use the city's suburbs as

well, offering an opportunity for aggregation.

The new cultural centre stands on a 6000 square metre area in Mellat Park, a

garden where people go to stroll and where a big sports complex has been built,

as well as an international trade fair centre and, to the east, separated from it by

a straight stretch on a major traffic artery, a large residential area of highly

uniform constructions.

The curved shape of the lot invited the architects to follow its sinuous course, which in

turn depends on the curve in the Niayesh Hwy, the highway bordering the lot to the

south, offering itself to the view of the drivers who speed along the highway without

looking too closely at their surroundings.

Due to the studies over the parks of the city of Tehran, and according to the urban

planning factors, Mellat Park is considered to be a park with the urban functions and

have a very extensive area of influence. Moreover, this park could also have special

performance/ function with the area of influence as broad as the city in the fields of

educational and professional research functions; hence, the construction of this project,

not only responds to the regional necessity according to the intensive lack of cultural and

cinematic spaces, but also it will leave influence on the whole city.

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LOCATION:-MELLAT CINEPLEX IS LOCATED IN THE FAR SOUTH EAST SIDE

OF MELLAT PARK TEHRAN.

ARCHITECT:-FLUID MOTION ARCHITECTS–REZA DANESHMIR ,CATHERINE

SPIRIDONOFF

CLIENT:-DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURAL SPACES CO. (TEHRAN

MUNICIPALITY)

SITE AREA:- 6,000 SQM

BUILT UP AREA:- 15000 SQM

SCREENS 4

PURPOSE OF STUDY:-

To study spacial configuration and functionality of Cineplex.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT :-

• The project aims is to provide legibility for the people who is

coming to Cineplex.

• The project, takes objectives, including the revitalization of

an underused urban space and the creation of flexible

architecture, based on modern reality and ideals

• This park can host special performance/ functions from

across the city, specifically in the fields of educational and

professional research

The Mellat Cinema Complex was opened during a ceremony at the

Mellat Park on November 9, 2008.

It contains four theatre halls with 300 seats, a cinematheque with 30

seats, and space for holding exhibitions and marketing cultural products.

The complex has been designed and built to the same standards of

quality as Tehran City Theatre Roudaki, Hall and Tehran Museum of

Contemporary Arts

INTRODUCTION

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THE CONCEPT

The Mellat Park Cineplex fits into the park like a natural element and in turn

rejects any idea of geometric division of its parts, recreating the dynamism of the

floor plan on its facade and adapting it to suit the functional needs of a place of

entertainment.

Modern interpretation of the eyvan, the courtyard with a

vaulted roof typical of Islamic architecture. This is the building’s

open heart, a site for public events and a passageway serving as a

symbolic gateway between the city, the park and the mountains

to the north.

The study of dynamic and flowing structures and forms is part

of the studio’s key conceptual approach - that is, to integrate

spaces and structures.EYVAN VIEW

The architect follows the same curve of NIAYESH HIGHWAY in the plan as well as in the elevation.

Eyvan characteristic is a feature that distinguishes the entire design, which opens in a curved shape at the centre of the plan.

Functioning according to the underlying concept of fluidity, this produces a misalignment of the building.

The building has two opposing nuclei - that is, its two shorter sides, which are linked both functionally and physically. At ground

level, the building becomes a kind of ‘bridge’, beneath which is the key element of the covered square. Characterized architecturally by

huge beams and its exposed reinforced concrete floor, this large ‘vacuum’ filters access to the interior of the building and is used by

people to pass through and occupy.

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Form of the planELEVATION

Curved evolved by nainesh highway.

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SITE PLAN CONTEXT

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE

SPORTS COMPLEX

IRIB

HOTEL

NIAYESH HIGHWAY

HOSPITAL

MAIN ENTRY

TO PARK

ENTRY TO

CINEPLEX

CINEPLEX

BUILDING

MUSICAL FOUNTAIN

MELLAT PARK

SITE PLAN OF MELLAT PARK

SITE PLAN OF

CINEPLEX

SEOUL STREET

CINEPLEX

PARKING

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The main attributes of this project can be shortened in 5 main issues:

Finding lost spaces in the city to

rehabilitate them to active urban

places.

Accordance with the park environment and

the perspective of the mountains in the north

of Tehran.

Integration, Architecture, Structure

and Program

Creating a dialogue with the city

through the generation of urban

open spaces (Eyvan) and also its

unconventional and impressive

structure.

Posing the issue of movement and

time through the creation of a

flexible and variable structure

along the project by employing

general ramps; the dynamism and

change has been presented both

conceptually and really

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BLOCKING AND THEIR FUNCTIONS.

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RESTAURANT. BOOK SHOP. FOOD COURT. ART GATTERY (EXHIBITION). CINEMA HALL.

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STAIRCASE

RAMP

STOREAGE

ART GALLERY

ESCALATOR

V.I.P. CINEMA THETUE

STAIIRCASE

MECHANIICAL ROOM

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STAIRCASE

RAMP

CINEMA HALL

LOBBY

ESCALATOR

TOILET

STAIIRCASE

MECHANIICAL ROOM

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STAIRCASE

RAMP

EYVAN

ESCALATOR

TOILET

MECHANIICAL ROOM

BOOK SHOP

ADMINISTATION

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN….

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CAFE CINEMA HALL RAMP LIFT

TOILETSTAIRCASELOBBYSTAIRCASESCREENESCALATOR

CAFE

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN….

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CAFE RAMP LIFT

FOOD COURT.STAIRCASERESTAURANT.STAIRCASEESCALATOR

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SECTION THROUGH RAMP…

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SECTION THROUGH CINEMA HALL…

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PLACEMENT OF RAMP…

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SECTIONAL VIEW…

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INTERIOR Cinema - 1

Sitting

Interior view of hall at time of movie

Steps Stage view

Interior view of hall at the time seminar

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INTERIOR

STAGE VIEW

Curved screen

Interior view of the hall

Speakers hang on three sides of the cinema hall

Screen view from Sitting sitting

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ACOUSTICAL TREATMENT…

FLOOR : Floor soundproofing – the act of reducing the disruptive impact noise carried through the floor and walls. Carpets absorbs sounds up to ten times better than hard flooring. Use of double carpet in front of screen and staircase area. Use of single carpet below the seating area.

WALL AND CEIILING : Acoustic Fabric Wall Systems - The most user friendly. Also help to reduce the reverberation time. install the track on the walls and ceiling surfaces, staple in the acoustic liner where needed and cover with either our Anchorage or FR701 fabrics.

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Located on the edge of extensive urban parklands in Tehran and with superb views of the ring of distant mountains,

the Mellat Park Cineplex is a multipurpose building for the arts and entertainment as well as a social gathering

place. The project, the work of Fluid Motion Architects (FMA, Reza Daneshmir and Catherine Spiridonoff), takes

in a number of important objectives, including the revitalization of an underused urban space and the creation of

flexible architecture, based on modern reality and ideals. The study of dynamic and flowing structures and forms is

part of the studio’s key conceptual approach - that is, to integrate spaces and structures, create an open dialogue

between the metropolis and important architectural elements, and develop architectural places that become new

points of attraction within a city. The building emphasizes non-regular geometries. This characteristic is a feature

that distinguishes the entire design, which opens in a curved shape at the centre of the plan. Functioning according

to the underlying concept of fluidity, this produces a misalignment of the building. The building has two opposing

nuclei - that is, its two shorter sides, which are linked both functionally and physically. At ground level, the

building becomes a kind of ‘bridge’, beneath which is the key element of the covered square. Characterized

architecturally by huge beams and its exposed reinforced concrete floor, this large ‘vacuum’ filters access to the

interior of the building and is used by people to pass through and occupy. The building accommodates a series of

functions to encourage cultural exchange and involvement: four 300-seat cinemas, a smaller performance studio,

spaces for art and exhibitions, restaurants and cafés, and book and music shops. Two of the cinemas are located on

the first basement level; the other two are on the first floor, facing each other. The architecture is brought to life by

the coordinated use of contrasting materials and its mixed reinforced concrete and steel structure. The architectural

mass is differentiated, and lightened, by being broken up by its glazed facades, exposed concrete, and sheet steel

cladding. The textures of the materials, surface finishes, and use of particular colours (blue at the lower levels, red

on the ground floor, African red in the dining areas) contribute to defining the interior spaces. Inside, the concept

of a bridge/building splinters into a series of connecting ramps and balconies, which run along the glazed walls and

offer views of the mountains and park