Early signs of finishing touches.

According to the schedule, we're about 6 weeks away from move-in. And the place is starting to look like it.

Framing for the acoustic treatments in Studio 1 is complete, and the ceiling grid is in place. Now the electricians can begin hanging fixtures.


David and his capable crew - Matt, Zach and Randall - hang one of the custom-made HVAC plenums. (Sorry again for the blurry pic. The iPhone doesn't do well in lower-light settings. And apologies to Zach, whose back is all you can see.)


Here's a view of the corner near Studio 1's entrance.


Meanwhile, work continues in the control rooms as well.



The ceiling grids are complete and HVAC supply plenums are in place. I think it's clever how David has designed the system so that air comes into the room down through a ceiling reveal at the front of the room.



At the rear of the room, the HVAC return will be inside the bass trap and partially concealed by a loveseat and two side chairs. As you can see, installation of the lighting fixtures has begun in here as well. (That REALLY bright light is a test of the battery powered fixtures that illuminate in case of power failure.)


Meanwhile, the ceiling grid is taking shape in the common areas. (Geeky detail alert!) To prevent even the slightest acoustic vibration from penetrating recording and mixing spaces, any ceiling grid running along the outside wall of a studio or control room is disconnected from the wall, and further separated by a strip of black neoprene. The neoprene disappears into the black ceiling grid and completes the acoustic decoupling.


I also had a request to show more of the paint colors. This photo doesn't do it justice, but the short hallway leading to Studio 1 (with restrooms on the right) is a warm brown called "Hopsack". The restrooms get this same color.


Door frames will be painted black, and common area doors and baseboards will be natural light wood with clear stain. Brian, our architect, came up with a handsome contemporary detail for the baseboards. They're being milled and finished off site, but I'm told I'll get a look at them this week. Which means you will, too.

Until next time...