Standees Theatre

Size (sq ft)

23,000

HEI Project Profile - Long

Withtheever-changingmarketanddemographicsassociatedwiththemovieindustry,thosedevelopingtheseenvironmentsareconstantlyredesigningtofindthebestexperiencetodrawthebiggestaudiences.Inaboldstatement,Standeeshastakenthedining/movieexperiencetoanewlevel.Incorporatingmovietheaterswithintheconfinesofanelegant,sophisticatedrestaurant,thisestablishmentwantedtocatertothe40+agebracketassociatedwiththelocalarea,re-establishingtheneighborhoodmovietheatersofyearspast. Withanemphasisoncreatingaspacethatwasmodern,thelightingandinteriorswithintherestaurantofferedsubtledetailsinnotonlyfixturedesign,butlocationandapplicationthatpatronswouldappreciate.Hintsofdesignsthatalludedtothe“goldenage”ofmovieswereusedthroughouttherestaurant,yetthetheatreauditoriumsthemselveswereadrasticdeparturefromtheglamouroftherestaurantportion.Intendedtoinvokethetechnologicalachievementsofthemovieindustry,theauditoriumsreliedonawovenfabriconthewallswithcolorchanging,small-wattageLEDpointsoflightintegratedintothewall.Surroundingtheaudience,theslowtransitionofcolorandmovementplayingofftheweaveofthewallcreatesanencompassingenvironmentoflightandsound. Beingthefirstofitskind,Standeesintendstobreakthemoldoftraditionaltheatreexperiencesbyblendingmoviesandfinediningwithinthesamebuilding.

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