MULTIPLEX CUM

COMMERCIAL
COMPLEX
INTRODUCTION

• Multiplex: A movie theatre complex

with multiple screens within a single
complex
• Commercial complex: Area intended
for use by-for profit business.
• Includes office complexes, shopping
malls, service stations and restaurants.
 HISTORY

• In 1915, two adjacent theatres in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, under the same
ownership were converted to share a single entrance on Main Street. There were separate ticket
booths once patrons entered the door and different programs were shown. The arrangement
was so unusual that it was featured by Robert Ripley in his Believe It or Not! comic strip.
• Kinepolis Madrid opened in Spain on 17 September 1998; it is the world's largest cinema
complex and has a total seating capacity of 9,200 with 25 screens, each seating between 211
and 996 people. The world's tallest cinema complex is the Cineworld Glasgow Renfrew
Street in Scotland at 203 feet. Opened in 2001, it has 18 screens and seats 4,300 people.
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THEATRE CONCESSION
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MAINTENANC TOILETS
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ACOUSTICS STAFF AREA

MULTIPLEX
1. Viewing Angle
a) Horizontal Viewing Angle:
For front row seats:
For back row seats: 39°
b)Vertical Viewing Angle:
For front row seats: max. 30°
For back row seats: min. 5°
Acoustics (Sound Insulation)
•The rear wall behind the last row of seats should be sound absorbent to prevent echo.
•Common design features:
a)
Room within a room
b)
Sound Baffles
c)
Sound proofing materials such as Soundproofing Drywall, Soundproofing Insulation, Acoustical
Panels, Draperies, Curtains and Other Decorative Noise-Dampening Material, Floors (Carpet) and
Ceilings.
Seating
•Width of one seat: 50cm
•Difference between two rows
of seating: 45cm
Screen:
• Screen Size: as shown in fig.
• Lower edge of the screen should be at least 1.20 m above the floor
level.
• Distance of projection screen from the wall must be within the range of 50cm to 1.20m with respect
to sound system configuration.

Projection Room:
• Usual codal requirements 48 sq. ft (i.e. 4.5 sq. m) for first projection machine and 24 sq. ft (i.e. 1.95
sq. m.) for each additional projector.
Lobby Space
• Lounge/Lobby areas, on either level, serve to separate
the toilets, concession areas, etc. from the theater
seating.
• For capacities of over 600 seats, at least two lounge
areas should be provided and arranged so as to be
partially or wholly visible from the lobby, foyer, or
circulating areas.
• It is also desirable to have some part of the lounge
command a view of both seating and screen in order
that waiting patrons may follow seat availability as
well as performance progress.
TOILETS
Theatre Capacity Male Female
1 basin 1 basin
Up to 400 seats
1 toilet 2 toilets
1 urinal
2 basins 2 basins
400 – 600 seats
2 toilets 3 toilets
2 urinals
2 basins 2 basins
600 – 1000 seats
2 toilets 4 toilets
3 urinals
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PARKING
RETAIL

COMPLEX SHOPS

STAFF AREA OFFICESPACE

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TOILET COMMERCIA PLAZA

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FOOD
ATM LOUNGE COURTS AND
RESTAURANT
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CIRCULATION GAMING
ZONE
KID’S ZONE
PARKING
CIRCULATION:
DEPARTMENT SHOPS:
ARCADE:
REATAURANT: