SUNSET GOWER STUDIOS / PROJECT INFO

PETER HIMMELSTEIN AS DESIGN DIRECTOR AT GENSLER.

SUNSET GOWER, ALONG WITH SUNSET BRONSON STUDIOS, IS ONE OF THE GREAT LEGACY STUDIOS IN HOLLYWOOD WITH BUILDINGS DATING BACK TO THE EARLIEST DAYS OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY. THIS PROJECT IS FIRST AND FOREMOST A MASTER PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE LOT AND INVOLVED A LENGTHY AND DETAILED STUDY OF STUDIO OPERATIONS AND FUTURE NEEDS BEFORE THE START OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROCESS. THE NEW BUILDINGS SEEN HERE INCLUDE AN OFFICE TOWER ON SUNSET AND PRODUCTION BUILDINGS AND SOUNDSTAGES WITHIN THE LOT. THERE WAS A STRONG EMPHASIS ON LARGE OPEN FLOOR PLATES WITH ACCESS TO OUTDOOR SPACES ON MULTIPLE LEVELS THROUGHOUT. PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE AND CAR ROUTES WERE CAREFULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE OVERALL SITE PLAN FOR EFFICIENCY, SAFETY AND TO ELEVATE THE DAY TO DAY EXPERIENCE OF WORKING ON THE LOT. THE ARCHITECTURE IS MODERN, BUT INFLUENCED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DETAILS AND SPLASHES OF GLAMOUR TYPICAL OF MANY OF THE OLD STUDIO BUILDINGS. THE TOTAL SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDED 600,000 SF OF NEW CONSTRUCTION OVER FIVE NEW BUILDINGS PLUS SITE WORK, LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND NEW PARKING.