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LINÉAIRE A COMPLETES CRISTAL CINEMA IN AURILLAC all images courtesy of linéaire A architecture LINÉAIRE A ARCHITECTURE HAS COMPLETED THE FOURTH SIDE OF A SQUARE LOCATED IN AURILLAC, FRANCE,
COMPRISED OF THREE HISTORIC BARRACKS BUILDINGS BY ADDING A CINEMA. its layout defines a spacious and legible square, offering a flexible new public space for hosting cultural events such as
the aurillac’s international street theatre festival. COMPACT AND EFFICIENT IN ITS FUNCTION, THE ‘CRISTAL CINEMA’ WRAPS AROUND THE FULL HEIGHT ENTRANCE HALL, WHICH PEELS AWAY TO ENHANCE THE
VIEW BETWEEN CARMES STREET AND THE CLOCK BUILDING. night view THE PROJECT’S SCULPTURAL EXPRESSION IMPLIES THE MOTION INHERENT TO CINEMA AND WAS ENVISAGED AS A ROCK CRYSTAL GROWN OUT OF THE
SQUARE, ITS FACES CONTINUOUSLY PLAYING WITH LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND NIGHT. the coating instead becomes the garment of the building, with a double-skin system that leaves a great freedom
of artistic expression while strengthening the isolation and barrier qualities of the complex. street view the cinema is located in the michel crespin square in aurillac side view main
entrance elevation detail night view entrance hall cinema room access hall cinema room access hall cinema room _designboom has received this project from our ‘__DIY submissions__‘ feature,
where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers __here._ _edited by: juliana neira | designboom_