Cinéma Ambassade Gaumont Pathé

The Cinéma Ambassade Gaumont Pathé, loca­ted at 50 Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris, was the sub­ject of an ambi­tious trans­for­ma­tion pro­ject led by the firm Loci Anima in 2011. This pro­ject aimed to reinvent the cine­ma­tic expe­rience by com­bi­ning moder­nity, light, and open­ness to the city.

A per­fo­ra­ted glass canopy to illu­mi­nate the entrance
One of the major fea­tures of this reno­va­tion was the crea­tion of a per­fo­ra­ted glass canopy desi­gned to high­light the cinema’s entrances. This light and ele­gant struc­ture was inten­ded to rein­force the archi­tec­tu­ral iden­tity of the place while pro­vi­ding pro­tec­tion from the wea­ther.

Project details
Program: 5 scree­ning rooms, 750 seats
Floor area: 2,865 m²
Client: Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé
Location: 8th arron­dis­se­ment, Paris
Project team:
Architect: Loci Anima
Structure: Khephren
Façade: Van Santen
Cost esti­ma­tor: Michel Forgue
Construction cost (excl. tax): €8,300,000
Year: 2011 (not rea­li­zed)

Although the pro­ject was not car­ried out, it reflects the desire to moder­nize Parisian cine­mas by inte­gra­ting contem­po­rary archi­tec­tu­ral ele­ments while res­pec­ting the his­to­ri­cal iden­tity of the venue.