“We were supposed to have three floors for students,” he says. “But, it was either we have three floors and compromise the ceiling height, or have two great floors.”
Storyk says his greatest regret about the building was the inability to capture sunlight in the basement floors. He says he reworked the design, including light wells in the lobby and a see-through square in the center of the above floors, but to no avail.
“The only place the studios could go were in the basement,” he says. “We were stuck. It’s a shame to have spent 15 million dollars on one of the best studios to not have daylight.”
However, Storyk says that the colleges makes up for its lack of light by providing the best equipment, top of the line dorms, and making the overall building interesting.
“We got through it,” he says. “Sometimes, there were wrestling matches, but we’re through it. I’d give us an easy A minus…we did the best we could do.”
Tips To Keep in Mind While Building Your Own Monster Studio
Invest in a client project manager
Elliot-Brown says that someone in her role will help the overall project run smoothly.
“That’s their only job,” she says. “The client project manager acts to help draw the program together so they can clarify the design requirements for the integration company and the time frame. They help with the equipment selection, advising if they think something is missing, doing the budgeting workup so the school understands [what’s involved] to actually install [the equipment].
Get your programming done ASAP
Storyk says that completing your programming for the building will help reduce stress and create a clear-cut outline where your project is heading.
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