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The Entrance
from "BRIEF"
This is a small, welcoming space where visitors enter and exit the building. It provides a threshold between the outside world and the cafe-bar space, and allows visitors to buy and collect tickets for the film museum.
Visitors will:
- Cross the threshhold from outside to inside
- Purchase and collect tickets for the film museum
- Cross the threshhold from the entrance to the cafe-bar
Staff will:
- Welcome guests
- Sell tickets
The Cafe-Bar
This is a large space, full of energy and excitement. The transition between the smaller, darker entrance passageway to the bright, busy cafe-bar makes visitors immediately feel part of a bigger community. The cafe-bar is a vast, open space where visitors can meet up and socialise, with a bar for ordering food and drinks. There is a range of seating spaces across three floors, some open and some more private, with tables for food and drink. This is a key space within the proposal, connecting all areas of the North Rotunda.
Visitors will:
- Meet and socialise with friends and family
- Queue and order drinks at the bar
- Purchase and consume food and drink
- Relax before and after visiting the film museum and hidden cinema
Staff will:
- Prepare and serve food and drinks
- Serve customers at the bar
- Deliver and store food and drink ingredients
The Film Museum
This is an immersive space where visitors will learn more about the past, present and future of films and filmmaking. Starting on the Ground Floor and spanning the entire basement, there are opportunities for visitors to choose their own path and interact with different exhibits.
Visitors will:
- Learn more about the past, present and future of films and filmmaking
- Navigate through the space on their chosen path
Staff will:
- Check tickets
- Help out with exhibits
The Tunnel
This will connect the two Rotundas, providing an interesting and unique journey for visitors. Using sound and projections, it is a dynamic experience, which builds anticipation for the film. The experience will change depending on the film shown, and will vary before and after the screening. The space will also feature a box office for the cinema and film booths.
Visitors will:
- Immerse themselves in the tunnel experience between the North and South Rotundas
- Purchase and collect tickets for the cinema and film booths
Staff will:
- Assist visitors with queries
- Sell tickets
The Cinema
This will be a screening space accommodating for 100 people, with 92 fixed seats, 2 wheelchair spaces, and 6 flexible seats which can be modified into wheelchair spaces. It will have comfortable stepped seating and a large screen, with a full sound system. There will be space to store belongings, and small tables for snacks and drinks. The cinema will be hireable for larger events and conferences. This area is key to my proposal and is a destination space.
Visitors will:
- Watch films
- Navigate to and from their seats
Staff will:
- Check tickets for the cinema
- Assist visitors to their seats
- Maintain equipment (projector, speakers, screen)
The Snack Bar
This will be an open space for people to gather before and after a film, and purchase popcorn and other snacks and drinks. It will have a bar space for ordering and collecting snacks and drinks, and smaller, more private seating areas. It will be the connecting space between areas of the South Rotunda.
Visitors will:
- Purchase and collect tickets, snacks and drinks
- Gather with friends or family before and after a film
Staff will:
- Serve snacks and drinks to customers at the bar
The Film Booths
These will be small, bookable screening spaces for up to four people. Visitors can choose a film from the database or screen their own film from their phone or other device. There will be four booths with fixed sofa seating and two booths with flexible seating and two wheelchair spaces.
Visitors will:
- Watch films
- Store belongings and consume snacks and drinks
Staff will:
- Assist visitors with queries
- Serve snacks and drinks directly to film booths
