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 3,274sq 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.
