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Ring Music Studio & Living Room
Ring Music Studio & Living Room
Ankara, Türkiye
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Ring Music Studio & Living Room
Ankara, Türkiye
Firm
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
A Hybrid Space for Music and Social Interaction
Initially planned as a recording studio, Ring evolved into a multi-functional venue through discussions between architects and the client, integrating music production, social engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Rather than a conventional studio, the project explores how architecture can facilitate interaction, combining a recording studio, café, coworking space, and event platform.
As remote work and digital communication reshape urban life, cities must rethink how spaces foster collaboration. Ring provides an alternative to isolated work environments, offering a shared space where independent artists, academics, coders, designers, and creatives connect. The name Living Room reflects its informal yet dynamic nature, encouraging interaction beyond traditional workspaces.
Urban Context and Architectural Approach
Located on Cinnah Street in Ankara, Ring occupies the ground floor of a 1980s-built structure. Before renovation, the space was stripped to its framework. The design balances technical performance with social flexibility, ensuring the recording studio can operate alongside communal areas without disruption.
A full infrastructure upgrade was implemented, including a new electrical and heating system, internal insulation, and acoustic treatment . The ground floor functions as a coworking space, event venue, and café, while the upper floor houses the recording studio and control room, maintaining a structured yet fluid environment.
Acoustic Design and Studio Functionality
The live room (Birch Box) was designed using the room-within-a-room principle, ensuring acoustic isolation. Its walls, ceiling, and floor feature decoupled layers, reducing sound transmission and structural vibrations. Fully clad in birch panels, it provides a controlled acoustic environment, ensuring balanced reverberation for high-quality recordings.
The control room was optimized for neutral sound monitoring to support professional production. Due to space constraints, the floor slab was extended by 40–50 cm with a steel framework, improving listening conditions.
Spatial Organization and Architectural Experience
Beyond a recording facility, Ring responds to changing work and cultural engagement patterns. Instead of rigid programming, the design encourages fluid transitions between work, socialization, and artistic production.
Upon entry, the multi-leveled layout directs movement. The service counter, set slightly below the main level, subtly delineates the space, while the centrally located stage serves as a spatial and conceptual anchor. Designed for flexibility, it accommodates acoustic concerts, DJ sets, film screenings, workshops, and discussions, positioning Ring as a hub for alternative cultural movements.
Materiality and Atmosphere
A carefully curated material palette strengthens the connection between studio and communal spaces. Deep ocean blue, burnt orange, and sunset red tones contrast with oak surfaces and custom-designed furniture, blending technical precision with a warm, tactile atmosphere.
A Multi-Layered Architectural Exploration
By merging music, architecture, and urban culture, Ring demonstrates how a technical program can evolve into a socially engaged spatial model. More than just a music studio, it redefines how physical spaces foster interaction in a digitally dominant world. It presents a new architectural perspective on collaboration, where artistic production, professional work, and cultural engagement shape a more connected urban experience.
Initially planned as a recording studio, Ring evolved into a multi-functional venue through discussions between architects and the client, integrating music production, social engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Rather than a conventional studio, the project explores how architecture can facilitate interaction, combining a recording studio, café, coworking space, and event platform.
As remote work and digital communication reshape urban life, cities must rethink how spaces foster collaboration. Ring provides an alternative to isolated work environments, offering a shared space where independent artists, academics, coders, designers, and creatives connect. The name Living Room reflects its informal yet dynamic nature, encouraging interaction beyond traditional workspaces.
Urban Context and Architectural Approach
Located on Cinnah Street in Ankara, Ring occupies the ground floor of a 1980s-built structure. Before renovation, the space was stripped to its framework. The design balances technical performance with social flexibility, ensuring the recording studio can operate alongside communal areas without disruption.
A full infrastructure upgrade was implemented, including a new electrical and heating system, internal insulation, and acoustic treatment . The ground floor functions as a coworking space, event venue, and café, while the upper floor houses the recording studio and control room, maintaining a structured yet fluid environment.
Acoustic Design and Studio Functionality
The live room (Birch Box) was designed using the room-within-a-room principle, ensuring acoustic isolation. Its walls, ceiling, and floor feature decoupled layers, reducing sound transmission and structural vibrations. Fully clad in birch panels, it provides a controlled acoustic environment, ensuring balanced reverberation for high-quality recordings.
The control room was optimized for neutral sound monitoring to support professional production. Due to space constraints, the floor slab was extended by 40–50 cm with a steel framework, improving listening conditions.
Spatial Organization and Architectural Experience
Beyond a recording facility, Ring responds to changing work and cultural engagement patterns. Instead of rigid programming, the design encourages fluid transitions between work, socialization, and artistic production.
Upon entry, the multi-leveled layout directs movement. The service counter, set slightly below the main level, subtly delineates the space, while the centrally located stage serves as a spatial and conceptual anchor. Designed for flexibility, it accommodates acoustic concerts, DJ sets, film screenings, workshops, and discussions, positioning Ring as a hub for alternative cultural movements.
Materiality and Atmosphere
A carefully curated material palette strengthens the connection between studio and communal spaces. Deep ocean blue, burnt orange, and sunset red tones contrast with oak surfaces and custom-designed furniture, blending technical precision with a warm, tactile atmosphere.
A Multi-Layered Architectural Exploration
By merging music, architecture, and urban culture, Ring demonstrates how a technical program can evolve into a socially engaged spatial model. More than just a music studio, it redefines how physical spaces foster interaction in a digitally dominant world. It presents a new architectural perspective on collaboration, where artistic production, professional work, and cultural engagement shape a more connected urban experience.
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