Cinestructures is an international design, project management and contracting company specialising in the fit-out of cinemas, screening rooms, preview theatres, home cinemas, conference facilities and all types of media environments featuring film, video and audio facilities.

Independent advice is offered by the team at Cinestructures based on their many years experience of dealing with these types of projects and working within the industry.

Cinestructures was originally formed in May 1995 to undertake the fit-out of the Atrium Cineplex in East Grinstead for a private client on a ‘turnkey’ basis. The ‘turnkey’ concept is one in which the designs, specifications, budget and programme are firstly discussed and agreed with the client. Once these issues have been finalised, a simple legal agreement is completed and signed by both parties, following which Cinestructures will take over the entire control of the project until the final handover to the client/ client organisation.

The turnkey contract is designed to be fair to both client and contractor alike, based on a perceived need to achieve good quality, technical excellence and value for money.

Project completion at The Atrium was achieved in 9 weeks which included a 2 week design lead-in. Therefore, the ‘turnkey’ option can often be time and cost effective method of building procurement. Since the early days of The Atrium, Cinestructures have completed other projects for a variety of clients and have also diversified into the design of screening rooms and home cinemas. A recent innovation for Cinestructures is the design of cinemas in care homes for Hanover Housing Association (see Projects).

Our talented and dedicated team can advise on: multi-format film and video installations, digital multi-channel audio systems, satellite and terrestrial reception, integrated theatre control systems, acoustic treatments, sound isolation and room equalisation. Having also designed, built and commissioned installations for major Internet Service Providers, our team is fully skilled in all aspects of the computer IP networks which underpin more and more of our most modern installations.

Cinestructures can bring their extensive experience, technical skills, creative flair and commercial understanding to bear in the successful implementation of your project. Maintenance agreements on the technical equipment installed on each project is available separately to clients on completion.

In 2006 Cinestructures were appointed agents for the UK and Ireland by Industrias Josper, S.L. of Alicante, Spain for their cinema, theatre and auditorium range of seating products. Because of the demand for cinema seating for home cinema projects, Cinestructures has set up an online shop for customers to procure these quality seats at competitive prices.

Cinestructures associate company, Bill Chew Associates, was established in London in 1988 and have carried out cinema projects in the U.K. and abroad since 1989. The practice is now based in Cambridge. Apart from cinema design (of which the practice has completed more than 20 cinema/ multiplex/ preview theatre/ screening room projects), the practice can offer clients a full architectural service within the leisure, commercial and residential project sectors.