Taking Shape

Work is continuing at a pace and Rockwool is still arriving by the pallet for the walls in the production and radio studios.  Rockwool is even going under the new floor they are putting in. 

 

A layer of board added to the main studio walls

Rockwool under the new floor boards

Rockwool in the new wall space

Plasterboard covers the Rockwool inside the walls

Radio and production studios

Work has shifted to the radio and production studios today.  The new partition wall structures have all been built with spaces for doors and windows left.   As work continues you need less imagination to realise how it is going to be.

 

Front: Window into production studio. Right: Window into radio studio

Radio Studio

Looking out of production doorway

Soundproof Walls

Today the Rockwool has been mounted onto the walls in a metal framework, then a plasterboard added on top of that and a further layer of Rockwool.  The recording studio is really starting to take shape now. 

 

Rockwool mounted in metal framework

Plasterboard mounted over rockwool and frame

Further rockwool mounted onto plasterboard

Second layer of rockwool

Rockwool Arrives

The studio is transforming very fast now and the new ceiling and floor are well on the way.  Pallets loaded with Rockwool have arrived for the soundproofing of the studios and frames are being assembled for them to be put up in front of the walls.  The old radiators have been removed as they would have been in the way.
 

New floor in studio

New lower ceiling frame

A pallet of rockwool

Work starts

The workmen are in, and work has started on making our new studios.  They are starting in the recording studio first, making final measurements and making and putting in supports for the new ceiling.
 

Support for new lower ceiling

Woodwork is cut to size using circular saw

Final measure up

The birth of The Winston Studios

This is the start of a blog to show the creation of an exciting new area at the school.  The Winston Studios will have a new recording studio, production suite, green room and bring down from English the radio studio so the new facility can broadcast live.

To be located where the old rehearsal room, head of music office and drama cupboard was, the schools site team have already cleared out the rooms.

As the studio is built we will update this blog to show progress.
 

Head of music office empty and ready for work

 

Old drama costume cupboard removed