Batek Architekten transforms Berlin arthouse cinema with saturated colours and neon lights

Local studio Batek Architekten has refurbished the historic Blauer Stern cinema in Berlin using neon lights that reference the original mouldings in its foyer.
Batek Architekten opened up the foyer of the historic building, which has stood in Pankow in north Berlin since 1870, by removing a glass and steel structure that separated it from the hallway.
Above: the foyer has deep red and purple colours. Top image: a patterned fabric clads the walls of the main auditorium
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