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Serious throwback - we are very excited to hear that Island Sound Studios, first designed and built by studio bau:ton in 1999 as TK Disk Studios, is re-opening. The ultimate destination and resort studio, it features both a stunning location and a high-end facility with unmatched rooms and equipment.

https://www.mixonline.com/recording/facilities/hawaiis-island-sound-studios-to-reopen?utm_term=C453BDD0-2361-4BD3-B9A0-C10244FD0327&lrh=ecb3e26c46312479e5f1baba466328978fbe492ba3460189433c438e4e22ea1c&utm_campaign=EA6969C3-2D84-4B78-9A81-8EEFA23885EA&utm_medium=email&utm_content=7217DF79-5057-4678-8489-5873DD1A1E7C&utm_source=SmartBrief

https://www.nonzeroarch.com/portfolio_page/tk-disc-studios/

https://www.islandsoundstudios.com

Island Sound Studios / Avex / TK Disk – nonzero\architecture | Peter Grueneisen FAIA The concept of a resort studio, where musicians can work undisturbed, away from city stress, is an especially alluring one. To make a great record, and relax in a beautiful, exotic locale while doing so, is a tempting proposition. For all that, however, there are not too many examples of successful....

Mix Magazine and mixonline recently published this nice article on the relocated Hitchcock theater we were thrilled to complete at NBCUniversal Studios:

Inside NBCUniversal StudioPost's New Hitchcock Theatre - Mixonline By Steve Harvey. The legendary re-recording stage has been reimagined, rebuilt and re-opened as the showpiece of NBCUniversal’s lot makeover.

Picture day

KKL Luzern, Jean Nouvel

Multi-family residence, lee&mundwiler, Switzerland

H&D in the fog on top of a mountain . Thank you Stephan and Cara for the tour!

The American Legion Theater, a project by nonzero architecture and Greeniron Constructs, gets a full feature Hollywood story in the LA Times:

The hottest red carpet in Hollywood is the ... American Legion? The Hollywood Legion is now a hot spot for premieres. Where else can you find a theater, a poker room, the bar from "The Shining" and maybe even a ghost?

Thank you to American School and University Magazine for awarding the Choi Family Music Production Center at Occidental College an Outstanding Design Award in the Auditoriums/Music Rooms category!

August 2022 August 2022

Almost there…

Ready to rust

Happy New Year!

Our MTSU studio project is now officially inaugurated!

MTSU Opens Main Street Studios Facility - Mixonline Middle Tennessee State University opened its new, nearly $2 million “Main Street Studios” facility last Friday night with a ribbon cutting.

One more of three educational facilities by nonzero\architecture featured in MIX Magazine this month: Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN

New Studios: Department of Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University - Mixonline Media Education Facilities for Music, Audio and Picture by nonzero\architecture Complementing the studio design work nonzero\architecture (a.k.a. studio bau:ton) has been doing for commercial and personal clients over the last 30+ years, is its highly relevant involvement in institutional projects f...

Another one of three educational facilities by nonzero\architecture featured in MIX Magazine this month: The Choi Family Music Production Center at Occidental College in Los Angeles

Choi Family Music Production Center at Occidental College - Mixonline “What we’re doing at Oxy is unique and very important for the music scene in Los Angeles,” explains Max Foreman, Director of the Choi Family Music Production Center. “We have many great music conservatories in greater LA and Southern California, but we didn’t have a school like this in the...

One of three educational facilities by nonzero\architecture featured in MIX Magazine this month: Weber State University in Ogden, Utah

Utah's Weber State University Adds New Music Recording Facilities - Mixonline Complementing the studio design work nonzero\architecture (a.k.a. studio bau:ton) has been doing for commercial and personal clients over the last 30+ years, is its highly relevant involvement in institutional projects for a variety of schools and universities. Founder Peter Grueneisen says, “The ...

Taliesin

Let’s make a little film mix stage…

Nico and buildings

We are happy to report that the American Institute of Architects SFV has honored our West Valley project with an award last week!

We are thrilled to have been nominated for a TEC Award for Studio Design for The Scoring Lab project in Santa Monica!
Voting is now open through the end of the year.

V-brace and framing

Nominees for the 36th Annual TEC Awards Announced The TEC Awards committee and the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) are pleased to announce and celebrate the nominees across the 22 Technical Achievement and seven Creative Achievement

Tennis, anyone?

Wrapping up another project on a familiar site

It took me 30+ years to finally see this, but wow! @ Lovell House

One of the greatest, it is a sad day

Ray Kappe, founding director of SCI-Arc, and master of Southern California modernism, has died Architect and educator, Ray Kappe FAIA, passed away yesterday.  The renowned architect experienced lung failure due to many bouts with pneumonia in recent years.  Kappe founded the Department of Architecture at California Polytechnic State University of Pomona before leaving in 1972 to...

Thank you Jody! What a nice surprise to see your video!

Red Amp Audio Studio - Behind the Scenes Richmond, Virginia's Jody Boyd gives a behind the scenes look at his world class recording studio. He talks about everything from its conception, to the arch...

Almost 20 years since the last visit to this site, before designing a ride for it. It got never built, but glad to finally see the building...

American Legion Theater projection with smoke