"Jaume Bach, Anna & Eugeni Bach retain the two defining triangular geometries of the original structure, including the angular projection booth that organizes circulation at the entrance and the suspended triangle above the stage that once functioned as a reverberation device. The latter element is now reborn as a large acoustic screen concealing the central speaker. Meanwhile, the translation booths, once essential, are now obsolete and removed, and the slope of the seating is increased to improve sightlines and audience experience."
"Materially, the intervention deepens the atmospheric qualities of the hall. The vaulted ceiling, formerly neutral, is now painted a deep blue, a 'night sky' that envelops the space, while the floors and walls are dressed in shades of red that recall the classical tradition of theater interiors, from Erik Gunnar Asplund's Skandia Cinema in Stockholm to Madrid's own Cine Doré."
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía's Sabatini building auditorium has been converted by BACH into a 520-square-meter contemporary cinema and performance hall that reinterprets the 1987 design by Jaume Bach and Gabriel Mora. The project retains two defining triangular geometries: an angular projection booth that organizes entrance circulation and a suspended triangle above the stage now repurposed as a large acoustic screen concealing the central speaker. Translation booths were removed and the seating slope increased to improve sightlines. The vaulted ceiling is painted deep blue like a night sky, while floors and walls adopt red hues recalling classical theater interiors; window niches are softly illuminated and the entrance lobby features a triangular storage unit and a preserved Serliana unified in velvety red.
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