Project 4: The Capitol

General Brief:

Redesigning ‘The Capitol’ cinema located on Grand Parade in Cork city centre as a Bar-Restaurant-Cabaret-Nightclub Art Deco building.

The space needs a completely new internal layout as well as a new exterior facade that is attractive and stylish.

The target audience will be adult, aged 21 and more. 

It has to be very glamour, ‘Brulesque’ environment that attracts and invites customers coming in, so attention will need to be paid to rich colours and minimalist design.

Here are the other required spaces that will need to be incorporated:

- Information desk

- Restaurant reception area

- Cloak room

- Restaurant waiting room

- Restaurant

- Bar

- Nightclub

- Out door sitting area

- Kitchen

- Cold room / Pantry

- Cleaning room

- Kitchen staff changing room

- Toilets / Shower room

- Cabaret stage / back stage

- Lifts / Stairs 

- Fire escapes

Key Design Requirements:

- New logo using the same name ‘The Capitol’

- New and existing facade

- Information desk

- Restaurant

- Nightclub

- Out door sitting area

- Practical floor layout

- Universal accessibility

Board N:1

Board N:2

Ground Floor Plan Video

First Floor Plan Video

Second Floor Plan Video

01.01.Ground Floor Plan

01.01a.Ground Floor Plan Staff Traffic Flow

01.01b.Ground Floor Plan Customer Traffic Flow

01.01c.Ground Floor Plan Wheelchair Traffic Flow

01.02.First Floor Plan

01.02a.First Floor Plan Staff Traffic Flow

01.02b.First Floor Plan Customer Traffic Flow

01.02c.First Floor Plan Wheelchair Traffic Flow

01.03.Second Floor Plan

01.03a.Second Floor Plan Staff Traffic Flow

01.03b.Second Floor Plan Customer Traffic Flow

01.03c.Second Floor Plan Wheelchair Traffic Flow

02.01.Front Elevation

03.01.Section AA

03.02.Section BB

04.01.Front Entrance Door Detail

04.02.Internal Door Detail

04.03.Information Desk

04.04.Restaurant Reception Desk