Client: Hanover Housing Association/ Jackson Construction Ltd

Cinema at Fred Tibble Court
Weston Road, Dagenham, Essex RM9 5UN

The remit for this challenging ‘pilot’ scheme in Dagenham for Hanover Housing Association was to provide a modern ‘cinema’ facility, yet catering to the needs of the frail and elderly, in an ‘Extracare’ Home which provides support for people suffering from dementia.

The cinema is located on the ground floor in a room measuring approx.7m long x 4m wide x 2.5m high. The cinema is intended to be used for reminiscence opportunities, for educational purposes and to develop links with the wider community.

To achieve the client’s objectives, we made generous use of timber finishes (on chair armrests and seat backs, handrails and the credenza housing the a-v equipment at the screen end)and carpet finish on floors and walls to create ‘warmth’ within the cinema. To replicate the ambience of a cinema, a symbolic ‘pros arch’ was positioned at the front made of mdf and finished in a contrasting veneer to the credenza. Back to back seat dimensions are a generous 1500mm with ‘led’ lighting strips highlighting changes of floor levels. The cinema is equipped with a ceiling –mounted d.l.p. projector operated with a hand held remote.