{"id":15850,"date":"2025-11-04T03:29:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/bach-converts-reina-sofias-auditorium-into-red-velvet-cinema-beneath-blue-vault-in-madrid\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T03:29:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:29:52","slug":"bach-converts-reina-sofias-auditorium-into-red-velvet-cinema-beneath-blue-vault-in-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/bach-converts-reina-sofias-auditorium-into-red-velvet-cinema-beneath-blue-vault-in-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"BACH converts reina sof\u00eda\u2019s auditorium into red-velvet cinema beneath blue vault in madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">BACH Transforms Historic Auditorium into Contemporary Cinema<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-spain\/\"><strong>Madrid<\/strong><\/a>, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof\u00eda inaugurates the former auditorium in the Sabatini building, now reimagined by BACH as a contemporary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/cinemas\/\"><strong>cinema<\/strong><\/a> and performance hall. The 520-square-meter project reinterprets the geometry and atmosphere of the 1987 design by Jaume Bach and Gabriel Mora, introducing new acoustic and visual technologies.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jaume Bach, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/anna-and-eugeni-bach\/\">Anna &amp; Eugeni Bach<\/a><\/strong> retain the two defining triangular geometries of the original structure, including the angular projection booth that organizes circulation at the entrance and the suspended triangle above the stage that once functioned as a reverberation device. The latter element is now reborn as a large acoustic screen concealing the central speaker. Meanwhile, the translation booths, once essential, are now obsolete and removed, and the slope of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/chair-design\/\"><strong>seating<\/strong><\/a> is increased to improve sightlines and audience experience.<\/p>\n<p>all images by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eugenibach\">Eugeni Bach<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Red-and-Blue hues saturate the renewed Reina Sof\u00eda Auditorium<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Materially, the intervention deepens the atmospheric qualities of the hall. The vaulted ceiling, formerly neutral, is now painted a deep blue, a \u2018night sky\u2019 that envelops the space, while the floors and walls are dressed in shades of red that recall the classical tradition of theater interiors, from Erik Gunnar Asplund\u2019s Skandia Cinema in Stockholm to Madrid\u2019s own Cine Dor\u00e9. Between these dominant hues, the window niches become softly illuminated volumes, their absorbent surfaces evoking the sensation of looking outward, as if the audience were seated beneath an open, starlit sky.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the entrance lobby, the <a href=\"https:\/\/bacharquitectes.com\/\"><strong>Barcelona-based architects<\/strong><\/a> introduce a triangular storage unit that echoes the projection booth\u2019s form and subtly directs circulation toward the rear of the hall. They preserve the existing Serliana, a characteristic arched composition, and unite all surrounding surfaces in a single, velvety red tone. Behind heavy curtains, the new cinema is revealed, its color palette and spatial composition conjuring cinematic worlds that stretch from Luis Bu\u00f1uel and Pedro Almod\u00f3var to David Lynch and Aki Kaurism\u00e4ki.<\/p>\n<p>the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof\u00eda inaugurates the former auditorium in the Sabatini building<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">An 18th-century space in Madrid reawakens<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Located within the 18th-century General Hospital of Madrid, an iconic neoclassical structure by Jos\u00e9 de Hermosilla and Francisco Sabatini, the Reina Sof\u00eda has undergone successive transformations since its conversion into a museum in 1992 and its expansion in 2005. The original auditorium of the Sabatini building, designed by Bach and Mora, had long served as the venue for lectures and events. With the construction of two new auditoriums in the expansion, the institution was able to reconceive this earlier hall as a dedicated cinema. Through layering of form, color, and memory, BACH revamps the Reina Sof\u00eda\u2019s original auditorium without erasing its past.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>the space is reimagined by BACH as a contemporary cinema and performance hall<\/p>\n<p>reinterpreting the geometry and atmosphere of the 1987 design by Jaume Bach and Gabriel Mora<\/p>\n<p>Jaume Bach, Anna &amp; Eugeni Bach retain the two defining triangular geometries of the original design<\/p>\n<p>the vaulted ceiling, formerly neutral, is now painted a deep blue<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>the floors and walls are dressed in shades of red<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>the Barcelona-based architects introduce a triangular storage unit that echoes the projection booth\u2019s form<\/p>\n<p>the angular projection booth organizes circulation at the entrance<\/p>\n<p>preserving the existing Serliana<\/p>\n<p>BACH unites all surrounding surfaces in a single, velvety red tone<\/p>\n<p>the window niches become softly illuminated volumes<\/p>\n<p>the original auditorium of the Sabatini building had long served as the venue for lectures and events<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:<\/strong> Reina Sof\u00eda Museum Cinema and Auditorium<\/p>\n<p><strong>architect:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bacharquitectes.com\/\">BACH \/ Jaume Bach, Anna &amp; Eugeni Bach<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>location:<\/strong> Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof\u00eda, c. Santa Isabel 52, Madrid, Spain<\/p>\n<p><strong>built area:<\/strong> 520 square meters<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>collaborators:<\/strong> Roger Molas, Silvia Ripoll, Evangelos Evangelou (architects Bach)<\/p>\n<p><strong>sound &amp; image engineering:<\/strong> Provitec, Juan Manuel Mart\u00edn<\/p>\n<p><strong>engineering:<\/strong> PRC Ingenier\u00eda, Pere Ramis<\/p>\n<p><strong>quantity surveyor:<\/strong> BetArq, Helena Roca<\/p>\n<p><strong>construction management:<\/strong> Tecnics G3, Victor Mart\u00edn<\/p>\n<p><strong>project management:<\/strong> Segipsa, Rub\u00e9n Rodr\u00edguez<\/p>\n<p><strong>promoter:<\/strong> Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof\u00eda<\/p>\n<p><strong>constructor:<\/strong> Elecnor<\/p>\n<p><strong>photographer:<\/strong> Eugeni Bach |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eugenibach\">@eugenibach<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/bach-reina-sofia-historic-auditorium-red-velvet-cinema-starry-blue-vault-madrid-11-03-2025\/\">BACH converts reina sof\u00eda\u2019s auditorium into red-velvet cinema beneath blue vault in madrid<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BACH Transforms Historic Auditorium into Contemporary Cinema \u00a0 In Madrid, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof\u00eda inaugurates the former auditorium in the Sabatini building, now reimagined by BACH as a contemporary cinema and &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.7 - 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