Chapman Taylor, a key architect and masterplanner, has announced the opening of an eight-screen cinema complex in Saudi capital Riyadh. 

 

Muvi Salaam Mall in Riyadh is the latest cinema to open as part of the Saudi-owned Muvi brand's roll-out across the kingdom.

 

The 3,274-sq-m cineplex located in the suburban Alawali area can accommodate 1,045 moviegoers, said the statement from Chapman Taylor.

 

The designs for the cutting-edge cinema venues have a theme of urban downtown, with the intention of creating a dynamic, modern and innovative cinema experience, it stated. 

 

Internal spaces are characterised by an industrial, yet luxurious, material palette, including timber, exposed steelwork, exposed brickwork and an exposed concrete floor. Digital LED screens and dramatic lighting installations complement the city warehouse feel, providing a strong visual identity for the developments, it added.

 

In 2019, Chapman Taylor was signed up by the Muvi Cinemas, the first Saudi-owned cinema chain, to design and deliver a series of state-of-the art cinemas. 

 

The first opened in August 2019 at The Mall of Arabia, which, at that time, was the largest cinema in the kingdom. Several more are now open, including at Mall of Dhahran (currently the largest cinema in the country by seat count) while several more are under construction, some to complete this year and more to open subsequently.

 

Working for, and with, leading industry names, Chapman Taylor has decades of experience in creating state-of-the-art cinema environments which enhance moviegoers’ experience and maximise value and impact for the cinema developers," remarked Rebecca Farmer, the Design Manager (Dubai). 

 

A specialist in site supervision and project management, armer regularly acts both as technical lead and as a skilled liaison between clients and contractors on major construction projects.

 

She joined Chapman Taylor’s Dubai studio as a Design Manager in 2019, working on site on many of the group's cinema projects in Saudi Arabia.

 

"We strive to design the best cinematic experience available, combining state-of-the-art technology with simplified functionality to create maximum value for both clients and cinemagoers," stated Farmer. 

 

This is why many of the best-known names in cinema choose to work with us again and again," she added.

 

Originally from the UK, Framer studied for her bachelor’s degree in Architecture at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design in London.

 

She has a wide range of sector expertise including in residential, retail, leisure, hospitality, cultural and civic projects.-TradeArabia News Service