Victoria Meyers : Invisible Buildings

Television Studio Design : Hollywood EastTV Studio Design by hanrahanMeyers architects - tv studio design; michael schrom studio; silvercup studios; creative office design

Schrom Studios is a television production and film studio designed by hanrahan Meyers architects in 2001.  The project is located in the Silvercup Building in Queens, New York, which is owned and operated by the Suna family, with Alan Suna as the CEO of Silvercup Studios. 

Silvercup Studios is a major player in the New York City area of Astoria that has become known as ‘Hollywood east’.  Alan Suna, the Silvercup CEO, is planning a $1 Billion expansion of Silvercup Studios.  Above we are showing the view of hanrahan Meyers architects' (hMa's) design for Schrom Studios, featuring a new, glass enclosed conference room in the foreground.  hMa opened new skylights as part of their design for Schrom Studios, including a new skylight centered above the conference room.  hMa then shaped the ceiling structure of the conference room to have a cone shaped form which opens to the skylight above, bringing natural light into the studio below. 

Silvercup Studios was made famous as the production site of the award-winning television series, “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City”.  Shown above is the public 'test kitchen' for Schrom Studios, where the Owners make food dishes that are featured in commercials and other films made by Schrom Studios.

The Silvercup expansion comes amidst a boom in movie and television production in New York City triggered by city and state credits enacted for film producers since 1976.  Shown above is hMa's 'light wall', a 5' deep wall with an egress corridor in the lower level, but which was simply open, wasted space above. hMa took advantage of the depth of the wall to create a new 'light wall' to add an interesting feature to Schrom Studios' gallery area, in the foreground.  Michael Schrom uses this area to host gallery openings and other public events.

 

Shown above is hMa's design for a free-standing maple stair which leads to Schrom's newly designed second story work mezzanine. The stair, designed and built as a solid wood object, leads to a an open steel grid walkway, which leads to the second story mezzanine, to the west.  In the background is the Schrom television studio space, separated from the gallery by a 17' tall glass and steel wall.  The entire wall is movable and was fabricated custom for the project.  The curtain which closes to give the studio the ability to darken and be removed from the open gallery space, is green leather, and was made custom for the space. 

For more on this story, read the articles “Silvercup unveils $1 Billion Expansion Plan" (Queens Gazette) and "Silvercup Studios Sets $1 Billion Complex" (New York Times).  To read more about Schrom Studios, visit hMa's website, www.hanrahanMeyers.com.

Green Office Designsustainable design; green workplace design; commercial office design; professional office design; conference table design

hanrahan Meyers architects (hMa) are pleased to announce the completion of their Pre-Fabricated and Green office renovation.  Last year, hMa began designing and constructing their new work space incorporating the following Pre-Fabrication and Green features:

-    all wall panels and built-in desks to be Pre-Fabricated for speed of installation, to allow the architects    to take the new space with them when / if they move
-    energy star rated appliances
-    non + low VOC rated surfaces and finishes
-    new recycle center / Green cleaning supplies storage area
-    new energy efficient florescent lights

CONFERENCE ROOM WITH 'TOPO TABLE' DESIGNED BY VICTORIA MEYERS, HANRAHAN MEYERS ARCHITECTS (hMa)

Photos of hMa’s renovation feature their ‘Topo Table’ (designed by partner Victoria Meyers) in the new conference room.  ‘Topo Table’, one of the firm’s Nature-based furniture designs, is made using recycled materials and is available for purchase.  The renovation also features woodwork by Natural woodworker Hisao Hanafusa of Miya Shoji, as well as steel and metal work by David Teeple.  Both are frequent hMa collaborators.

VIEW OF WORKSTATION, HANRAHAN MEYERS ARCHITECTS (hMa) OFFICES

hMa are known for designing minimalist, award-winning Nature-based Green buildings.  Hanrahan Meyers’ award-winning designs include Pratt Pavilion, a new Design Center in Brooklyn, New York;  Schrom Studios' television studio in Queens, New York;  Infinity Chapel church for the Tenth Church of Christ Scientist;  a new Platinum LEED certified Community Center adjacent to Ground Zero in New York for Battery Park City Authority; and a new platinum LEED certified house in Amagansett, New York.

HANRAHAN MEYERS ARCHITECTS OFFICES: GLASS-ENCLOSED ENTRY; BENCH BY MIYA SHOJI

hMa Clients and collaborators will be able to see the office and meet photographer Michael Moran at our next hMa Client Event to be held in the Spring.  Michael will be discussing a collaborative book of photographs and poetry, which was recently exhibited in Barcelona.  Also planned for the event are presentations by Joe Amrhein and Susan Swenson, owners of Pierogi Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; and a wine tasting and discussion held by Union Square Wines.  Check back soon for updates!

HANRAHAN MEYERS ARCHITECTS OFFICES:  VIEW TOWARD CONFERENCE ROOM:  DOOR BY MIYA SHOJI; CUSTOM DISPLAY SHELF BY DAVID TEEPLE

General Contractor : J. Lauda and Company, Inc.
All Photographs by Michael Moran