Fast Facts: Owner: Ben Meade Architect: David W. McKee Architect, PLLC Delivery Method: Negotiated Square Footage: 1,856
A HIGH-PERFORMANCE STUDIO WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT ROOF STRUCTURE AND COST-EFFECTIVE INSULATED PANELING Cosmic Cowboy Studios Fayetteville, AR – Cosmic Cowboy Studio, privately
architect E. Fay Jones. The exterior facade uses around
owned by musician and producer Ben Meade, is an
16,000 dark red and bronze bricks to keep the building
intimate, music recording, video, and fine art studio. The
insulated for sound. The balcony has dark steel painted
two-story audio and visual recording studio is right in
trim and cedar cladding that complete the contemporary
the heart of Fayetteville, AR - where the vibe of musical
vibe. The modern industrial feel extends to the interior
and artistic culture is thriving. Cosmic Cowboy is a place
with exposed steel and a combination of polished
where artists can tell their stories using the custom
concrete and red oak hardwood floors. The roof structure
acoustic panels, as well as the state of the art digital
uses energy-efficient and cost-effective structural
and analog recording equipment. With enthusiasm for
insulated panels (SIPs), and wood I-beams frame the
studio recording on the rise in Northwest Arkansas, our
second story floor.
Crossland Arkansas team was excited to build this fun, unique project.
Cosmic Cowboy has a high-performance and artistic atmosphere that is sure to cultivate local and traveling
David McKee designed the Studio with an industrial look
artists’ talent.
and feel, pulling inspiration from renowned Arkansas
Project Team: Chris Schnurbusch, Division Manager; Cori Miller, Project Manager; and Curt Fletcher, Superintendent
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