Buck Studio

'Exterior' detail of the geodesic partition wall in the reception area.

Project Details

• Project Name: The Buck Studio
• Client: Jeff Ellermeyer, Ryan Honey, Orion Tait
• Project Type: Interior Design
• Principal Designer: Ana Henton
• Design Team: Gregory Williams, Tina Pezeshkpour, Heather Perrilliat, Nathan Levi Lewis
• Contractor: Morgan Stine - Stine Builders
• Date of commencement of project: August 2006
• Date of completion of project: January 2006
• Location of site: Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
• Cost of Execution: USD 190,000

View of the conference area as articulated by the partition walls

The Project

The brief required the creation of a workspace for one of the country's top 3 motion design studios. The process was driven by the client's demand that the space reflect the spirit of the studio it housed.

The client's fascination with Buckminster Fuller emerged as the primary generator of the design leading the architect to create a series of geodesic partition walls segregating the 4200 square feet penthouse loft space into various functional units.

The interiors of the partition walls are left exposed allowing the users to personalize their surfaces

A modular system of exposed framing and custom aluminum hubs was developed to construct the faceted 'dome' walls. Walnut panels sheath the 'public' face of the walls, while the interiors are left exposed, allowing the users to personalize it with graphics, toys and games.

View of the common work area in the studio

The walls form a subtle yet strong backdrop and support the constant stream of images and ideas generated within them.

Credits

• Text by Ana Henton, Courtesy of the architect
• Photographs by Edward Duarte of Duarte Photo, Courtesy of the architect
• Compiled and edited by Manish Mehta