The owners were looking for a clear concept with plenty of atmosphere. The planners decided on warm colours in gold, orange and sunshine yellow. The intention of the lighting design was to bathe the room, which was kept entirely black with the exception of the bright ornage Pullman seats, in a diffuse, soft light with the minimum of glare.
(LICHT – 05/1996, Anne Batisweiler, Richard Pflaum Verlag GmbH & Co. KG)
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Motion pictures as a dream factory. A major challenge for lighting specialists. Part 2
Major challenges for lighting specialists include not only projections of the film onto the screen of a cinema: a very spezial and essential assignment also includes immersing the space and colours experiended by cinemagoers in a pleasant ambience, in the creation of a cosy as well as exciting atmosphere.
(LICHT – 05/1996, Anne Batisweiler, Richard Pflaum Verlag GmbH & Co. KG)
Motion pictures as dream factory – a major challenge for lighting specialists – Part 1
The design of the Atelier cinema (good things come in small packages) was to be very different from conventional movie theaters. With budget and time constraints (i.e. no time for experimentation), the existing material was assessed and plans were made to use them in the most effective and exiting manner.
(LICHT – 02/1996, Anne Batisweiler, Richard Pflaum Verlag GmbH & Co. KG)
The Cinema: Room to Dream
A space-age atmosphere and magic trees, copper crowns and floating mirrors – playful design and functionality needn´t be mutually exclusive in the cinema´s „hall of adventure“. We shine the spotlight on some successful examples.
(designereport , Joachim Goetz, MACup Verlag GmbH)
Cosmopolitan magazine in September
A different type of silver screen star: Anne Batisweiler, an interior designer specializing in cinemas. Her approach: get rid of the McDonald’s ambiance and peep show furnishings and fittings, replace with movie palaces where each theatre appears like Aladdin’s cave of wonders.
(Cosmopolitan 09/1995, Attika Verlag AG)
Swinging
A relic from the 50s proved to be a real stroke of luck for the conversion of one of the oldest cinemas in Munich. The ceiling construction now sparkles in renewed splendour and patrons get into the swing of the movie atmosphere upon entering the lobby.
(AIT 06/1995, Anne Batisweiler, Verlagsanstalt Alexander Koch GmbH)
