Post-Production Studios In The Chilterns Green Belt A Project By: Atelier Architecture This post-production facility in the Chiltern Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), north-west of London, will re-establish the natural ecosystem which has been compromised by poor land management and create an enviable working environment. Thanks to this project, the client’s post-production team will move from a basement studio in London to a peaceful backdrop of rolling hills and wooded valleys. The site consists of paddocks bordering ancient woodland. Close by is the Misbourne, one of the chalk streams most affected by tunnelling and demand for water from the HS2 High Speed Rail link from London to Birmingham. Clearing away the sprawling paraphernalia of the site’s previous equestrian use including a 20 by 60m external menage screened by alien conifer trees, and ecological repair are key to gaining planning consent in this Green Belt location. Merging architecture and landscape with the needs of post-production in a sustainable way is fundamental to the design. The architecture takes references from storytelling in the post-production industry and ancient Celtic symbols to bring landscape into the function of the building. The architecture has a sense of flow, as it unfolds it implies a … Continue reading Design Meets Nature In Stunning AONB