Matrix Management Corp., 12 Carscadden Drive, Toronto, ON (2026)

02/27/2026

10/05/2025

Amsterdam
The Eye Filmmuseum building was designed by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, whose other projects include the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. The building includes two exhibition spaces, one 300-seat cinema, a 127-seat cinema, and a fourth intimate cinema with approximately 67 seats. One of the gallery spaces is dedicated to a permanent exhibition on the artistic and aesthetic history of cinema. The inclusion of the beach strip in the film museum's outdoor area is illustrated in the form of a long, stepped access ramp that runs parallel to the river and connects directly to the existing park where the Overhawks Tower is located. This represents an essential part of the dramatic composition. Users arrive at the building via a gentle incline and in a steady deceleration, where visual changes to the surrounding cityscape become the center of attention. While the view over the city and water expands with increasing height, the physiological effect of the barrier-free access zone determines movement. Spatial density and transparency escalate in a dramatic atmospheric moment before reaching the interior of the building in an almost imperceptible way. The dynamic room sequence is clearly recognizable through the overall exterior geometry of the building and develops from within as a cohesive spatial and visual succession of single rooms.