Interviews with Kunihisa Akiyama

I focused on visualizing the relationship among vertical space, or multi-layered space using voids.
Also I tried to make this space highly minimal that was unlike in cinema.

under consideration

Pursuing for new cinema like museums or airports as a space highly sophisticated.

museum, airport

Los Angels International Airport

Not particular. Everyone uses there.

Cinema as a minimal and intellectual space focused in culture, fashion and learning, which abandoned garish decorations.

Company name.

Vectorworks as CAD

Entertainment space in achromatic color.

Interior Design: Ichiro Katami, Graphic and Sign Design: Naoyuki Suzuki, Book Select: Yataro Matsuura, Cafe Adviser: Sadahiro Nakamura, Architect: Kenichi Miyake and Art Direction: Kunihisa Akiyama

Projectors, as technology, used to placed in backyard and guests has no chance to see them. In this cinema, we dare to show them working and made them entertainment device.
Also, the digital guidance board for screen numbers at entrance gate looks retro but it was used large LED panel

The lobby size had decide on survey for expected visitors.
Lighting planing has based on illuminance survey.
Toughness of carpet has been determined.

It was challenging to make entertainment space with achromatic color and make it minimal.

To know how this design be evaluated in the world and my client hopes that too.

It was good opportunity of designing large space and learn a lot about public safety.

Regrettably, the designer Mr. Katami has passed away in 2015. All comments here are written by the project director who worked with him for long time.