Alice Dison for The New York Times

If there’s something familiar about the brand-new Silencio, a subterranean club in Paris (142 rue Montmartre; www.silencio-club.com), it may be because you are a fan of the director David Lynch. A cross between Studio 54 and a 20th-century Parisian salon, the club takes its name from Mr. Lynch’s 2001 film “Mulholland Drive” — but that’s not where the connection ends. He also helped design it.

“Once I saw the space and the strange underground rooms and learned its history, I got into it,” Mr. Lynch said. “It felt like designing film interiors, where mood is all-important. I wanted to make a space that supports good feeling.”

Alice Dison for The New York Times

Arnaud Frisch, the club’s owner and the man behind the popular Parisian night club the Social Club, and the music label Savoir Faire, approached Mr. Lynch to help with the design thanks to his unique sensibilities.

“I knew David, with his dream-like imagination, could give soul back to this industrial and historical place,” said Mr. Frisch, a few nights before the opening, as glamorous, jean-clad guests gave the space the once over, exotic cocktails in hand. (The club also played host to a number of Fashion Week parties.)

Though Silencio shares the name of the eerie theater in the moody “Mulholland Drive,” the real-life club possesses its own distinctive look. From the moment one begins descending the gray, glistening, spiral staircase that leads to the club’s main space, one has the sensation of entering an opulent, welcoming cave.

With Mr. Lynch offering suggestions, the designer Raphael Navot enlisted Ateliers Gohard, a house of gilder craftsmen, to design shimmering gold and mirrored ceilings, and the lighting designer Thierry Dreyfus to create flickering shadows in the rooms and passageways.

After two years, at a cost of 3 million euros (about $4 million), the club has attracted an impressive amount of buzz.

Each space has its own purpose, with the bar located in the central position. From there, one can wander to the library, stocked with art books and decorated with asymmetric, black leather seats and tables, called “Black Birds” and designed by Mr. Lynch, or stop into the intimate screening room, where three off-beat films will be shown nightly.

Mr. Lynch, who recently stopped smoking, expressed particular pride in the smoking room; he said that he believes smokers should not be ostracized for their habit. The room does indeed have a striking look, like a bamboo forest on the moon (smoke extractors are hidden in the floor). He also likes the bathroom, with its black marble communal sink and hand-painted gold leaf walls. “After all, we all meet there sometime during the evening,” he said. “We should look beautiful when we see ourselves in the mirror.”

The lounge next to the bar faces a small, red-curtained stage, where nightly a variety of groups will perform everything from jazz to rock and pop and classical music. In fact, no art will go uncelebrated, including the visual arts, fashion, dance and theater. A few times a year, an artist will be given free rein for a week to choose the bands, the films, and even the finger food that will be prepared nightly in the small kitchen by a series of distinguished chefs.

“What we hope is to make a home away from home for artists and people who care about the arts,” Mr. Frisch said. “There’s nothing like it now, yet there’s a need.”

Silencio is open daily from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Between 6 p.m. and midnight, it is reserved for members (and one guest each), who have unlimited access to concerts, films or any other performance, as well as the library. Saturdays will be devoted to gastronomy, with visiting chefs giving talks and workshops and Sundays will belong to children with films, games and performances.

Membership rates range between 420 and 1,500 euros (about $560 and $2,000); day memberships are also available.