This 9000 square foot adaptive reuse of an industrial warehouse is designed to house Q Division's growing recording studios and record label. The scheme centers on two recording suites, each with a studio, isolation booths, a control room, a musicians' lounge, and producer's retreat. The program also includes a digital mixing studio, an open office area, conference rooms, and tech rooms. The design harmonizes with the industrial shell of the building, employing industrial lighting, and exposed infrastructure. Exacting demands for the acoustics of the spaces required detailed design of acoustical isolation walls, carefully sealed fenestration, and a flexible paneling system to add absorption, diffusion and reflection in a flexible configuration. Acoustical principles also guide the forms of the spaces, requiring non-parallel, non-focal spaces for recording, as well as differentiated space-types to provide a range of acoustical scenarios within each recording studio.
²while working at Baker Design Group

floor plan
studio a model
studio b model