"Film studios are traditionally organized across expansive ground-level lots, each stage accessed directly by truck. In Queens, where space is constrained, Bjarke Ingels Group condensed that familiar model into a vertical arrangement - stacking sound stages and production spaces to form what the architects describe as a 'studio village.' The design rethinks the logistics of production, integrating movement, delivery, and collaboration within a reduced footprint that reflects the spatial realities of the city."
"The program is composed of eleven studio modules, each containing a large-span stage, vertical transport, and support spaces including dressing rooms and scene shops. Organized in two-story rows within a single volume, the modules are connected by a central spine that acts as the building's internal street. This shared corridor forms the social core of the complex, linking stages with offices and communal terraces while drawing daylight deep into the structure."
Wildflower Studios in Astoria, New York vertically stacks eleven large-span sound stages and production modules to form a compact 'studio village' within Queens's industrial fabric. The complex organizes modules in two-story rows connected by a central spine that functions as an internal street and social core. Shared corridors link stages with offices, communal terraces, dressing rooms, scene shops, and vertical transport, drawing daylight into the volume. One whole floor houses offices and production support, while cafés and fitness areas foster collaboration among actors, writers, and technical crews. Clad in precast concrete, the 145-foot building responds to changing sunlight with angled facades and open-air terraces.
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