The Layout Of The Cinerama Dome - 1550 Words

The layout of the Cinerama Dome consists of an auditorium, lobby, restrooms, projection rooms, and storage, see Fig 7. The entrance is located at the centre of the faà §ade and is composed of glazed aluminum doors. The ticket sales area is located to the right of the main entrance. Concrete block wing walls enclose the lobby, which are embellished with decorative detailing in the form of alternating projecting half blocks arranged in a grid pattern (Emerton 2003, P 38). The exterior is circular in plan and the majority of the exterior surface consists of the domed roof. The entrance is housed within a pavilion, sheltered beneath a painted plywood canopy that cantilevers out over the sidewalk, as can be seen in Fig 8. The canopy is†¦show more content†¦The existing building faà §ade, including the third floor windows were retained (Heller 2015, p 12). The new building walls were finished in smooth white stucco, as can be seen in Fig 11. The cinema complex is accessible via the third floor of the Santa Monica Place courtyard through glass entry doors. Evolution is also seen through the materiality used in the cinemas. The Egyptian decor consisted of soft reds, blues, and yellows. The screen was framed by four, giant pillars 1.4 m wide and 6 m high, their surfaces painted and decorated with papyrus plants and topped by a pair of large, receding lintels (Ames Wagner 2009, p 125). In 1924, Art and Archaeology stated Grauman’s Egyptian â€Å"is not made up of grotesque statues, sphinxes, pyramids, and meaningless signs in lieu of hieroglyphics, but is a replica of real Egyptian art and architecture† (Handy, 2008). Concrete, plaster and stone blocks were used to save costs and looked similar to those used in Ancient Egyptian architecture (Ames Wagner 2009, p 125). The entire theatre s decor consisted of motifs such as hieroglyphs, animal-headed gods, pharaohs, jackals, winged scarabs, bas-relief sphinx heads (Handy, 2008). â€Å"And, looming majestically above it all in the centre of the ceiling and over the theatre s proscenium, an overpowering