Urban Production Studios
SITE ANALYSIS
MASTER PLANNING
ARCHITECTURE
DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING
INTERIORS
ART & DESIGN
BRANDING
LOCATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SIZE: 981,800 SFT ON 21 ACRES
STATUS: DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT
PROGRAM: Production studio campus featuring 15 sound stages, production offices, post-production offices, writer’s bungalows, commissaries, mills, base camps, screening room & parking.
Engaged by a collaborative team of property owners, investors, brand consultants, cost estimators, and production companies, BDG developed multiple master plan options, conceptual designs, BOMA area calculations, and site analyses for a large collection of properties — containing food and beverage distribution warehouses — in an industrial part of a major metro area. This development is the first of its size in an iconic city.
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The conception of this studio complex is an ambitious yet realistic enterprise that will create world-class facilities and set new precedent for the design and development of production environments. The iconic location positions this development to be a progenitor of smart and contextual place-making. It is truly a new thread in this city’s dynamic urban fabric.
In writing the story of this project, BDG developed key principles that ground the campus into the site’s surrounding industrial beauty and the vibrant program it will hold. The true-to-nature materials meet with an efficient and keen eye for promoting creativity and wellness. The proprietary and innovative construction techniques define the sound stages of the future. A reverence for reducing environmental impacts and strategically placed programs is woven into every opportunity. The result is, at once, past, present and future perfect.
The campus features a purposefully designed circulation for both privacy between simultaneous productions and flexibility for the various scales of work that will occupy the facility over time. Production offices, post-production spaces and writer’s bungalows are located throughout for optimal relationships to the rest of the complex, often with premier views. Mills are properly strategically located adjacent to stages, and the important inclusion of multiple, large base camps is also woven throughout.
Taking advantage of the mild weather, outdoor commissary areas, pocket “parks”, and a pedestrian-only promenade promote well-being for countless crew members while providing multiple types of open-air spaces for creative collaboration or outdoor filming. This thoughtful design approach also ensures that the large, industrial site — with its windowless boxes of stages — is softened by native vegetation, prioritizes sustainability and health, and creates an environment beneficial to both the users and the surrounding community.
The proposed soundstages utilize proprietary construction assemblies BDG has developed over the years via efficient and cost-effective techniques, producing the largest clear spans and tallest clear heights in soundstages.
This studio’s campus is the new production address of the 21st century.
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