NBC Launches Expansion of Studios in Burbank
Construction has started on the $11.5-million expansion and renovation of the National Broadcasting Co.’s Studios 1 and 3 in Burbank.
Cashion Horie Cocke Gonzalez Architects, Los Angeles and Montclair, provided architectural and engineering services on the 20,400-square-foot project and designed a master plan that will unify existing structures and establish a stronger corporate identity.
NBC’s audio and video production studios will be expanded and modernized, its lobbies upgraded and outdoor audience waiting areas will be landscaped.
In addition, NBC has retained CHCG to design new facilities for an adjacent TV building, bringing total project costs, including construction and equipment, to $26.5 million.
Occupying a corner at the intersection of Olive and Alameda avenues, the TV building which house Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV’s news operation, will provide a central focal point for Burbank’s Media District, a square-mile area that contains several major movie studios and record companies and is a major employment center in Los Angeles.
