Design studio 1:2:3 and student Kristoffer Sundin have developed an interior and graphic identity for the Rio cinema in Stockholm, Sweden. Visible and constant change – that’s the basic concept that the design bureau 1:2:3 and Kristoffer Sundin has developed for the cinema Rio. The concept consists of interior design and a graphic identity, both of which refer back to the original design of the 1940s’ cinema, but at the same time it introduces a space in transformation.

Under the name Kvartersbion, repertoire films were shown in the theatre, and in the foyer tickets and snacks were sold. The new owners, Folkets Hus och Parker, have a clear ambition to offer more varied activities. On top of the normal film programme there will be seminars, dramatic art, children’s cinema and live opera. Daytime the cinema functions as a café.

A big part of our job has been to make these different activities possible, as they put high demands on the premises and the furnishing. You must be able to rearrange the furniture and change the atmosphere in the room between a children’s movie and an opera, Petter Törnqvist says.

Before Kvartersbion shifted owners this autumn, it was one of few remaining independent cinemas in Stockholm after 1973. But the cinema, which is designed by Albin Stark, was opened under the name Rio in the 1940’s.

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