Robert De Niro built the world's first vertical film studio in New York

The architectural studio Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), together with the famous American actor Robert De Niro, built the world's first vertical film studio Wildflower Studios in New York. SecretNYC explains why this building is so remarkable.

Back in July 2019, Robert De Niro and his son Raphael signed a deal at Astoria with plans to build Wildflower Studios in New York City.

This production Centre The $1 billion film is unlike anything Hollywood has ever seen before. Soundstages and sound stages are stacked on top of each other, rather than scattered around the site. The stages are accessible via elevators big enough to hold an elephant. What's more, trucks can drive right up to the elevators to unload equipment.

Facade building The 44-meter-high building was faced with reinforced concrete panels and placed at a slight angle. This is how the authors created an interesting effect: the changing position of the sun during the day will create a play of light and shadow on the walls. Solar panels with an area of ​​13,9 thousand square meters were installed on the roof of the building.

In total, the building is divided into seven floors with a total area of ​​72 thousand square meters. Inside, 11 film pavilions and sound studios are located. There are also production areas, coworking spaces and private offices, gyms, cafes and lounge areas. In this way, the authors wanted to integrate spaces for rest and entertainment into creative work, reports IVD.

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A 310-space parking lot was built nearby, and an access road for cars with decorations was equipped. Two public terraces were also organized outside the building, and an embankment and a park were arranged around it.

The authors are confident that such multi-story pavilions will help solve a number of problems in the film industry: growing demand for studios, lack of space for the construction of single-story pavilions. These and other difficulties arose due to the rapid growth of the film and video production industry, the architects told the source.

It makes sense that De Niro was behind the project. The actor grew up in the West Village, founded the Tribeca Film Festival, owns the Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca, was one of the founders of the Nobu empire, and has starred in several films that have become symbols of New York.