Location: Busan, Korea.

Architect: COOP HIMMELB(L)AU Architects.

The concept of the cinema envisions an urban plaza of overlapping zones including an Urban Valley, a Red Carpet Zone, a Walk of Fame and the PIFF Canal Park. The urban plaza is formed by building and plaza elements sheltered by two large roofs that are enabled with computer-programmed LED outdoor ceiling surfaces. The urban zones are formed by individual and recognizable building objects placed below the outdoor roofs. The materiality of the building objects differentiates the spaces and articulates the architectural concept. The dynamic LED lighting surface covering the undulating ceilings of the outdoor roof canopies gives the Busan Cinema Center its symbolic and representative feature.

Light creates a unique and memorable atmosphere for the public urban plaza and architecture of the PIFF. Artistic lighting programs are created by visual artists and displayed across the ceiling in full motion graphics, creating a lively urban situation at night. The Double Cone is the symbolic landmark entrance element to the Busan Cinema Center and serves as the connective element between the CineMountain and the PIFF Hill. The ground level of the Double Cone contains a public café with outdoor seating, and the upper-level links to a world-class restaurant, bar and lounge with views overlooking the APEC park and river beyond.