Tato Architects transforms Kyoto cinema into a building that catches light like a screen
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Tato Architects / Yo Shimada renovated the 55-year-old Kyoto Minami Kaikan cinema into a former 1993 bank building, redesigning the exterior and interior with meshes, metallic surfaces, and reflective finishes inspired by how cinema screens receive and reflect projected light rather than emit it.
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