Kunihisa Akiyama
Japan
I would like to know that how our design concept will be evaluated in the world, so that is reason why I am interested in A’ Design Award. Our design concept is not only for spatial or material issue but also for relationship or environment of neighborhoods, or region. We strongly thought that this cinema should be there generating brand-new involvement of people, tenants and cinema. If we won a prize whatever, that would be the proof our concept global, not only accepted in Japan. Access Kunihisa Akiyama Newsroom
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Kunihisa Akiyama
Cinemacomplex
A huge screen, an attraction screen with moving chairs and water and air, a three-sided screen, and eight regular cinemas. These special cinemas offer a very advanced and futuristic experience when watching a movie. This space design gives an image of the future that sets it apart from many store designs that use organic materials these days. You can feel the spaceship and architecture of the near future in the white space where the curved walls are dotted with blue LED line lighting and monitors. The design raises expectations for the movie work to a high level.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Silver (2021) - Access Kunihisa Akiyama Cinemacomplex Press Kit
Kunihisa Akiyama
Cinemacomplex
This movie theater has 3 types of special movie format theaters, Imax, 4DX, and ScreenX, and 8 ordinary movie theaters. The Imax is one of the largest screen size in Japan. There have two interior idea that contrasts. One is installed many symbolistic blue liner LED lights that is hanged from ceiling along with the escalator. The other is mono-toned movie dialogue graphics. These two makes contrast of 2D or 3D, and colored or mono- tone. Also this method is Old but materials are new that any range of the age can accept them. Guests can also take photos by such a photogenic place.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Bronze (2022) - Access Kunihisa Akiyama Cinemacomplex Press Kit
Kunihisa Akiyama
Cinema Complex
High ceiling like a cathedral pours light on the lobby, and huge volume of space makes us feel silence and solemn. The designers tried dispel the old-type-image of Japanese movie theatre by adapting materials that usually not used in theatre, lighting works, and space volume. Unlike the other countries like United States or Korea, watching movie is not very familiar with Japanese yet. 'Make a experience of small special event of watching movie superior.' The designers designed the space hotel liked to feel calm and luxual.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Bronze (2019) - Access Kunihisa Akiyama Cinema Complex Press Kit
Kunihisa Akiyama
Cinema complex
The cinema lobby, corridor walls and ceiling painted in white and the carpet is black. A projection room is glazed so customers can see projectors and engineers which actually works there. There is a Projection Museum. The Museum has the 35mm Film Projector, a Xenon Lamp, 35mm films and 70mm films, a Open Reel and Tools. A Cinema Library Cafe is available which has 500 books about movies. These elements stimulate customers' intellectual curiosity and the sophisticated interior space takes on a role of harmonizing them.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Bronze (2018) - Access Kunihisa Akiyama Cinema complex Press Kit