Batek Architecten

Delphi Lux Cinema

Delphi Lux Cinema
Foyer © Marcus Wend

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Patrick Batek, Ester Bruzkus, Martina Durrant

ARCHITECT
Stefan Gessler

SITE MANAGEMENT
Böhm Ruic

CLIENT
Yorck Group

MANUFACTURERS
Delius, Freilicht, Knauf, Sygns, Skeie

PHOTOGRAPHS
Marcus Wend

AREA
1700.0 m2

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
Berlin, Germany

CATEGORY
Cinema

September 2017 saw the opening of a new cinema from Yorck Gruppe in Berlin’s City West district, boasting a total of 7 screens and seating for around 600 moviegoers. Bruzkus Batek designed the interior of the auditoriums and the public spaces that connect them.

Delphi Lux Cinema
Bar © Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
Foyer © Marcus Wend

Located among several art and cultural institutions, including the C/O Berlin and the Helmut Newton foundation, the cinema’s design follows the concept of each auditorium being like an art exhibit in a large gallery. Each cinema hall is its own self-contained world with clearly defined boundaries, in colourful dialogue with the interior.

One of the halls has an outside wall covered with hand-painted wooden tiles in various shades of pink, while another evokes the back of a stage set, with pinewood cladding on the outside walls facing the entrance area. The inside of the hall is deep “theatre red”, with thin strips of lighting echoing the angles of the space.

Delphi Lux Cinema
© Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
Bar © Marcus Wend

One of the auditoriums is completely black inside, and forms an eyecatching spectacle with its network of strips of light, that seem to dissolve the boundaries of the room.

These lights can be any colour desired, thanks to the use of RGB-LED technology.

Delphi Lux Cinema
© Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
Number 3 © Marcus Wend

The lines of light themíng is carried through to the two foyers and the public spaces. The paneling around the main counter of the cinema lends a delicate touch. For waiting customers, there is an organically shaped bench with a rose coloured surface.


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Emergency Exit © Marcus Wend
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Stairs © Marcus Wend
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Number 1 © Marcus Wend


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© Marcus Wend
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Number 2 © Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
© Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
© Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
© Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
© Marcus Wend
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Kino 3 © Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
Kino 3 © Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
Kino 3 © Marcus Wend
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Kino 2 © Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
Kino 2 © Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
Kino 2 © Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
Kino 2 © Marcus Wend
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Kino 4 © Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
Kino 4 © Marcus Wend
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Kino 1 © Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
Kino 1 © Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
Kino 1 © Marcus Wend
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Kino 6 © Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
Kino 6 © Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
Kino 6 © Marcus Wend
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Kino 7 © Marcus Wend
Delphi Lux Cinema
Kino 7 © Marcus Wend
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Number 4 © Marcus Wend
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Number 5 © Marcus Wend


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Batek Architecten
T +49 30 868037500
Batek Architecten
Heinrich-Roller-Straße 20, 10405 Berlin, Germany
Ester Bruzkus Architekten
T +49 30 23597940
Ester Bruzkus Architekten
Schwedter Str. 34a, 10435 Berlin, Germany