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[abeautyfullmess]

After the show...#countytheater (at Doylestown, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Js_zuDsh2/?igshid=bgomtveaic4

[thedoylestownbookshop]

Talk & book signing @doylestownbookshop Thursday 9/26 at 6:30 followed by a screening of “A Fistful Of Dollars” at 7:30 @countytheater Doylestown, PA #doylestownbookshop #countytheater https://www.instagram.com/p/B2w8oV3DeoK/?igshid=5ndd2zgtmmvq

[sandraiveliz]

TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM Starts Friday! Celebrate the life of legendary story teller, #tonimorrison. This artful and intimate meditation examines her life,works, and the powerful themes she confronted throughout her uncompromising literary career. #doylestownpa #buckscounty Reposted from #countytheater https://www.instagram.com/p/B1d-c3YA7D_-S4l1_aCxEC6Q6Cl09Mfyo4Q-Ck0/?igshid=hh9qwupu3u9x

[thedoylestownbookshop]

The much-anticipated @bernadettefilm arrives at @countytheater on FRIDAY 8/16! The book on which it's based was on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year; visit @DoylestownBookshop if you'd like to pick up a copy before you see the film! Showtimes soon at countytheater.org. . . . . . #doylestownbookshop #indiebookstore #countytheater #indietheatre #wheredidyougobernadette #bernadettemovie #mariasemple #readitbeforeyouseeit #fiction #bookstomovies (at The Doylestown Bookshop) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1OxaPZDHTz/?igshid=hggm4brt7kjt

[abeautyfullmess]

Positively Kate on the move #doylestownpa #countytheater #dusk #niece @positivekaitlyn (at The County Theater) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnKtOt0Bgoe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rkj6o36x7rvz

[abeautyfullmess]

Merry Christmas to you from Kai (Marv and Harry)! #homealone😂 #aaaaaaaaaahhhhh #merrychristmasyafilthyanimals #christmas2017🎄 #countytheater (at The County Theater)

[abeautyfullmess]

Doylestown after dark #countytheater (at The County Theater)

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Blend - Immaginare l'ampliamento del County Theater

La proposta per la nuova facciata dell'ampliamento persegue l'obiettivo di mantenere una relazione con l'edificio storico del teatro senza imitarlo. La facciata è divisa in due parti: un basamento vetrato ed una parte superiore rivestita in elementi di ceramica. Il basamento, la cui altezza è allineata agli ingressi esistenti, è il collegamento tra lo spazio pubblico e la lobby del nuovo teatro. Nel mezzo di questo "plinto vetrato" un video-wall può assolvere diverse funzioni: informare sul programma degli spettacoli, sugli eventi cittadini ed essere una sorta di scenografia durante il locale Arts Festival.

Lo schermo concavo della parte superiore (la cui forma richiama uno schermo cinematografico) è una "pelle ceramica" fatta di listelli fissati ad una struttura metallica bianca. Il lato dei listelli rivolto verso la strada, e quindi tangente alla curva della facciata, è bianco mentre i lati sono blu o gialli e sono organizzati in modo da avere un passaggio cromatico graduale da o verso il County Theater a seconda del punto di vista dalla strada.

Camminando su East State Street dalla gelateria verso il teatro la nuova facciata sfuma nel giallo, nella direzione opposta, invece, sfuma nel blu.

La concavità della "pelle ceramica" ed il conseguente arretramento del basamento vetrato permettono di aumentare la larghezza del marciapiede: ciò migliora l'esperienza dei pedoni e forma un palcoscenico per le esibizioni di artisti locali.

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Blend - Imagining the New Addition to the County Theater

Our proposal for the new addition’s facade follows the goal to be in relation with the historic theater without imitating it. The facade is divided into two parts: a glazed base and an upper ceramic screen. The base, aligned with the existing entrance doors’ height, is the link between the public space and the lobby of the addition. In the middle of this “glazed plinth” a video-wall can meet several functions: showing the movie schedule, informing for local events, act as backdrop during Arts Festival.

The upper concave screen (that calls to mind a projection screen) is a “ceramic skin” made of listels fixed to a white painted metal structure. The street facing side of the listels is white, while the sides are blue and yellow and they are arranged in a way to create a transition from or to the existing County Theater depending of the point of view from the street.

Walking along East State St. from the ice-cream shop to the theater the ceramic facade blends into yellow, viceversa, walking from the theater to the ice-cream shop the facade blends into blue.

The concavity of the “ceramic skin” and the consequent set back of the glazed base allow to increase the sidewalk width: this feature would enhance pedestrian experience and also would create an external “stage” for local artists’ performances.