Just as Chillida paid tribute to the sea with geometrical shapes carved in alabaster, a moviehouse in Haikou alludes to the island’s coastal nature with similar abstraction and a heavy material presence: ceramic waves that form floors and ceiling vaults but also benches, shelves, and foyer counters. The ripples of brick also conceal MEP services and luminaires for the effect of a continuous ambience, which never becomes monotonous thanks to the delicate texture of the pieces and the highlights in the play of light. In the projection rooms, the combers give way to concentric portal frames, with gentle undulations maintaining the immersion in an uncertain ocean...[+]