Hanrahan Meyers sculpts space with flashes of light and color at the Schrom Studios, across the East River from Manhattan.

By Clifford A. Pearson

Tom Hanrahan, AIA and Victoria Meyers, AIA

When the producers of Sex and the City shot a scene at the Michael Schrom and Company Studios in Long Island City, they set up their cameras in the conference room, not the stage. That’s because the glass-walled, cone-topped conference room saved them the trouble of inventing something hip and cool on the sound stage. Why build a facsimile of an elegantly edgy New York City office space when the real thing was right there?

The same industrial/media aesthetic that grabbed the attention of the Sex and the City folks helps Michael Schrom and his partner Carl Sturges market their company to clients looking for a place to produce television commercials. Along with spectacular views of the New York City skyline and generous daylight, the design helps compensate for the company’s recent move across the East River and out of Manhattan.

See the September, 2001 issue of Architectural Record for the full story. See the people and products behind this project.

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