Interdisciplinary Architecture serves as an owners’ representative for the design of soundstages, live stages, music recording studios, and production facilities worldwide.  Led by architect Tim Gorter, IA advocates for and protects owners’ interest across all phases of planning and delivery.


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View looking east from the LinkedIn San Francisco sound studio, 24th floor of 222 2nd St

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LinkedIn NYC Pulse Studio, third floor of the Empire State Building, with views to 5th Ave

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LinkedIn’s Graz, Austria sound studio showing acoustic finish installation

With his background designing acoustically sensitive spaces across Asia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East, Tim represents owners on capital projects through the decisions that determine acoustic excellence. He reviews specialist proposals for AV and broadcast technology, advises on adjacencies during schematic design and ensures performance requirements are clearly defined, coordinated, and achieved.

Our services include:

  • Owners representation for studio, soundstage, and production space elements focusing on managing the design and delivery of acoustically complex spaces

  • Architectural coordination of acoustically sensitive spaces

  • Coordination of AV/IT, Broadcast Technology, Virtual Set Designer, and Systems Integration consultants

  • Coordination Structural, MEP/FP, Acoustical, Architect-of-Record consultants to ensure design supports acoustic performance

  • Coordination of client stakeholders groups

  • Creation of Production Standard Documents to govern the roll-out of technically sophisticated recording and production spaces for live-broadcast, video-on-deArchitectural design of acoustically-sensitive spaces, including sound stages, recording studios, and home theaters

  • Acoustic modeling and treatment

  • Sound insulation and reverberation control

  • Selection of optimal AV equipment and monitor placement

  • Integration of broadcast technology and AV systems

  • Pre- and post-construction / fit-out reports

Our clients include:

  • Media organizations

  • Broadcast networks

  • Film production houses

  • Professional music studios

  • Scoring stages

  • Mastering suites

  • eLearning providers

  • Lecture capture facilities

  • Podcast and audiobook production facilities

  • Post-production houses

  • ADR studios

  • Recital rooms

  • Black-box theaters

  • Performing arts centers

  • Gaming and eSports venues

  • Virtual production stages

  • Corporate headquarters

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Interdisciplinary Architecture project locations