Natural light streams in through the building's abundant windows, greatly reducing the need for electric lighting.Įlements of the building that make it recognizable as a former bottling plant were restored, including interior and exterior brick.Ĭollaborative spaces are incorporated throughout the building, including in the first floor kitchen.
#2nd floor studio c stella adler studio of acting windows#
Originally built to be self-ventilating, the bottling house features a lofty ceiling allows heat to rise before exiting through the monitor windows that run the length of the building. The stair leads to a large, daylit studio that incorporates original building elements with new systems and features. The workshop is enclosed with 13-foot-high operable glass doors that open onto the street to allow full-size mockups and large materials to be moved in and out of the building easily.Ī detail of the all-steel stair in the lobby. Originally built in 1948, the former factory blends the International style popular in post-war industrial buildings with Philadelphia's traditional brick palette.Ī former loading dock on the first floor was converted into a much-needed fabrication lab. KieranTimbrelake transformed a former bottling plant into a flexible and sustainable studio well-suited to 21st century workflows.
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