STUDENT
Guanjingchan Xu
PROFESSOR
Neal Robinson
Inspired by the transformative nature of a chocolate chip cookie—shaped by temperature and time—TempoWave reimagines cinema as an evolving space attuned to the seasons. Blurring boundaries between open and enclosed, solid and porous, it moves in a continuous cinematic rhythm. In summer, the ground level unfolds as a café or event space, seamlessly merging with its surroundings. In winter, it encloses into a cinema through adaptable sliding doors and translucent walls. Movement flows through ramps and layered spaces, while interactive elements engage the senses. By embracing climate, time, and human interaction, TempoWave challenges static architecture, shaping a new spatial language of adaptability and experience. More than a cinema, it is a living structure that transforms with its surroundings, creating an ever-shifting dialogue between space, season, and story.