Superimposing Screens
The entrance hall, on the ground floor, provides an extension of the square through the building to the Avenue du Docteur Gley. The three screens in the superstructure are suspended above this space, stacked in order of increasing capacity (reverse pyramid), to free up a space for visitors to walk through.
The distribution system is wrapped around the volumes of the screening rooms, orchestrating the opaque screening room facades. The wealth of openings and passages is emphasized to produce a multitude of possible entrances and exits.
These paths through the volumes correspond to so many panoramic views of the square, the neighbourhood or the city, from above or below, up close, or from a distance.
The entrance hall is accessed from the square, facing west. The south facade presents a view over the Cirque, the Périphérique, and the Porte de Bagnolet. The east side looks out over Les Lilas and along the Rue du Docteur Gley. The Jardin Serge Gainsbourg and the Saint-Denis Plain are visible from the north facade. In the entrance spaces to the screening rooms and the exit chambers, the city is a backdrop