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United Cinemas Terrace Mall Matsudo Kinokomplex by Kunihisa Akiyama

United Cinemas Terrace Mall Matsudo Kinokomplex by Kunihisa Akiyama is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Bronze in Innenraumdesign Competition Category.


BronzeInnenraum· 2022

United Cinemas Terrace Mall Matsudo Kinokomplex

by Kunihisa Akiyama

Client: United Cinemas Co.,Ltd.

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Innenraum Category

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The Design

About United Cinemas Terrace Mall Matsudo Kinokomplex

Dieses Kino verfügt über 3 Arten von Kinosälen mit speziellen Filmformaten, Imax, 4DX und ScreenX, sowie 8 Standard-Kinosäle. Der Imax-Saal hat eine der größten Leinwände in Japan. Es gibt zwei kontrastierende Gestaltungskonzepte. Das eine besteht aus symbolischen blauen linearen LED-Leuchten, die entlang der Rolltreppe von der Decke hängen. Das andere nutzt einfarbige Grafiken mit Filmdialogen. Diese beiden bilden einen Kontrast zwischen 2D und 3D sowie zwischen farbig und monochrom. Die Methode ist dabei traditionell, während die Materialien modern sind, sodass alle Altersgruppen sie akzeptieren können. Gäste können an diesen fotogenen Orten auch Fotos machen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

United Cinemas Terrace Mall Matsudo Kinokomplex ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von United Cinemas Terrace Mall Matsudo Kinokomplex wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. United Cinemas Terrace Mall Matsudo Kinokomplex befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This movie theater has 3 types of special movie format theaters, Imax, 4DX, and ScreenX, and 8 ordinary movie theaters. The Imax is one of the largest screen size in Japan.
Dimensions & Packaging
12screens, 6,293sqm, total capacity 1975 seats. One Imax theater, one 4dx theater, one ScreenX theater and 8 regular theater. Two back stage dressing room, projection room and back room for staffs. Imax technology from Canada.4dx and ScreenX technology from Korea, Construction company is SHIMIZU Corporation, a major general contractor in Japan.
Tags
Cinema, Cinema complex, Movie theater, Photo spot, Graphic art, Word art, LED line lighting, Imax, 4dx, ScreenX
Production Technology
Imax laser system, 4DX system, ScreenX system, Full Automation projection system, Digital signage system, BEMS Gem2, Theater management system
Design Challenge
Because of Tokyo Olympic, construction cost had got very high and we had to make cinema complex unique with very much lower cost. There have two idea.

One is at the escalator. We installed many symbolistic blue liner LED lights hanged from ceiling along with the escalator that guests have to use and that makes guests feel futuristic and exited. Blue is also used in lobby as characteristic color.

The other is graphics. The LED lights make 3D and symbolistic color. On the theatre floor, at the contrast, has impressive 2D graphics around and they are made by dialogue of movies with mono-tone.
Research
The building has shopping tenants from basement floor to 3th floor, the Cinema is 3rd floor. The cinema is one of the anchor and symbol of this huge commercial complex. Because of the SNS, especially Instagram is in a trend among young people, this cinema takes some photo spot for it.
Inspiration
The United Cinemas Terrace Mall Matsudo is in the shopping mall Terrace Mall in Matsudo city, Chiba prefecture in Japan. There used to a fruit and vegetable market and many people visited here. The mall is concepted as the mall along the people lives here with fulfilling and brighter days. We interpreted that this shopping mall become the central institution and various people comes here as young people, family and aged people. Then what the cinema complex being such place should be is offer the various kind of entertainment that accepted by every kind of person.
Project Duration
This project started in 2016 and opening in 2019, located in Matsudo-city Chiba Japan, locates next to Tokyo. This movie theater opened with one of the largest shopping mall in the city which area used to a market.
Operation Flow
It has been six years the Matsudo city does not have movie theatres so that we have proposed the large, most advanced, and best facilities. We installed three latest movie formats so that many customers can enjoy movies with various way.
Team Members
Chief Interior Designer: Shuwa Tei
Interior Designer: Kei Sagara
Chief Graphic Designer: Naoyuki Suzuki
Image Credits
Main Image,#1,#2,#3,#4:Photographer / Toshiyuki Yano,

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