Cinco Cine Interior

Daniel Marshall Architect

This fitout for a film production company inspired by a forest clearing presents a fine and arresting design. The use of slab macrocarpa and carbonized ‘burnt’ balustrading with a Maori cultural overlay presents a stunning example of New Zealand design.

Cinco Cine is a film production company that produces drama, documentary and children's television programming. Based on its kaupapa of commitment to Māori language, Cinco Cine aims to normalise the language through its use in television and film. This project is their new office premises – settled within an existing building. The double height entry space slicing into a central communal area beds the design and allows the rest of the programme, offices and editing rooms, to take place around it. dma likens this gesture to a forest clearing. Cinco Cine however believe it has a greater affinity with Rua Kenana’s round timber temple of worship at a kainga. The articulated ‘burnt’ balustrade reinforce their convictions.

Location:

Auckland, New Zealand

Awards

2008 Timber Design Awards: Winner, Interior Fit Out