LAEMMLE ROYAL THEATRES
LOCATION: | LOS ANGELES, CA |
OWNER: | LAEMMLE THEATRES |
ARCHITECT: | TANIZAKI & ASSOCIATES |
Laemmle Theatres, LA’s premier destination for independent and foreign films, operates eight locations throughout Los Angeles. Their latest venue, Laemmle Royal, is a renovation of a circa 1920s single screen, 600-seat cinema on Santa Monica Boulevard in West LA. The six month transformation of the original 9,688 SF space included:
- An expansion to a three-screen multiplex to accommodate 185, 86, and 41 movie-goers in each theatre.
- An upgrade to digital projection from Christie Digital, making the Royal the first cinema in LA to operate without a projection booth.
- Preservation of the original proscenium arch in the main auditorium.
- Full stadium seating by Seating Concepts.
- New restroom, concession stand, and box office.
- Retrofit of the building with a fire sprinkler system and design/build MEP.