4D Studio Architects has developed proposals for a new replacement dwelling at Badgers Hill, set within the High Weald National Landscape. Following a positive response at pre-application stage, the project…
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The existing tennis pavilion at the Hurlingham Club has been shaped by successive periods of sporting use and adaptation. Although its original construction date has not yet been established, planning…
Photograph by Pierre Tappon Few educational institutions have shaped their art form as profoundly as The Royal Ballet School. Founded by Dame Ninette de Valois in 1926, the School has…
4D Studio Appointed to the Richmond and Wandsworth Professional Property Services Framework Building on more than four decades of work across two remarkable London boroughs. We are delighted to announce…
Production Urbanism Why film studios should be planned like small towns The 4D Studio Perspective: Insights into the planning, design and delivery of world-class film studio developments. Ask most people…
Understanding the anatomy of a successful production campus The 4D Studio Perspective: Insights into the planning, design and delivery of world-class film studio developments. If film studios are specialised communities,…
ARTICLE 3 The Human Studio Why the world’s best film studios are designed around people The 4D Studio Perspective – Insights into the planning, design and delivery of world-class film…
ARTICLE 4 The Architecture of Storytelling How immersive visitor attractions helped shape our approach to designing international film studios Every successful film or television production begins with a story. Long…
ARTICLE 6 Ten Questions Every Film Studio Investor Should Ask Before Breaking Ground The 4D Studio Perspective: Insights into the planning, design and delivery of world-class film studio developments Film…
Construction is currently underway for two additional soundstages, expected to be completed in 2026 to allow for multiple simultaneous large-scale productions. The action feature Unbroken Sword directed by Alik Sakharov…
Saudi Arabia’s ambition to become a major international destination for film and television production is rapidly becoming a reality. Driven by Vision 2030, significant public investment, attractive production incentives and…
A global perspective from 4D Studio Architects The technical requirements of a modern film studio are remarkably consistent wherever it is built. Stage dimensions, acoustic performance, structural loading, servicing requirements,…
The 4D Studio designed Shul in Hove has won the Sussex Heritage award. The award committee praised the synagogue as a “particularly calm space wonderfully light with a screen of…
Successful film studio developments begin long before the first sound stage is designed. At 4D Studio Architects, we work with developers, investors and production companies from the earliest stages of…
Teva will be speaking at this year’s Design and Mental Health Conference scheduled for 2-3 June in Coventry. He will be addressing the subject of Acute Inpatient Environments and how…
Congratulations to Marianna Bia on her election as the Chair of the NAWIC London Committee for 2026. Following her tenure as Treasurer for the NAWIC London & South East region,…
Teva Hesse is this week addressing the European Healthcare Design (EHD) congress He is speaking on “A neighbourhood approach to mental health and wellbeing.” His work and presentations focus on…
Play Maker Studios on which 4D Studio acted as Lead Architect, are part of the Qiddiya entertainment city on the slopes of the iconic Tuwaiq Mountains, 40 minutes southwest of…
We are proud to announce that 4D Studio Architects has been appointed to the NHS PS (Property Services) Framework for the Midlands, London and South of England. This selection recognises…
Listening to The Reunion on BBC Radio 4 this morning,(19th September 2025) in which Kirsty Wark gathered a group of distinguished former students of The Royal Ballet School, was a…
Getting planning permission feels like winning the battle. But anyone who’s been through the process knows that the fine print – the conditions – can be where projects really get…
BBC 13 August 2025 – Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised the government’s “full backing” to get Sunderland’s flagship Crown Works Studios project designed by 4D Studio Architects back…
At 4D Studio Architects, we see architecture not as static form, but as a spacetime practice—a fusion of the three spatial dimensions with time as the fourth. The 2025 Serpentine…
A big thanks to Teva for organising our visit. Of course, it helps that we were visiting the Darwin Centre, the result of his competition winning design. The centrepiece of…
How performance architecture evolved into museums, visitor attractions and international film studios “An architecture worth making a song and dance about.” That was how Jonathan Glancey, then Architecture Correspondent of…
Investment company Greystoke Land had appealed to the government to allow the film studio to be built in Holyport, after councillors at the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM)…
UK creative industries minister Chris Bryant underlined the government’s vision for supporting the UK film industry in an emphatic speech at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16. “We want…
4D Studio Architects are delighted to share news that the new Jack Ryan feature film, starring John Krasinski, is currently in production at The Story Works in Mortlake, southwest London….
Patient survey highlights impact of better environments at Southwest London and St George’s Southwest London and St George’s Mental Health Trust has scored 97% in the latest Patient-Led Assessments of…
While the future of the film and television industry is yet to be seen, we are emerging from a tumultuous period with a focus on stabilization. Optimism exists about production…
The government has intervened over planning proposals to build one of the UK’s biggest film and TV studio complexes. Investment company Greystoke Land submitted the masterplans by 4D Studio Architects…
We’re thrilled that Teva Hesse, Design Director at 4D Studio Architects has been invited to join as a speaker in this year’s Design in Mental Health 2025 Conference. From 2012…
“A Thousand Blows” is a 12-part drama series created by Steven Knight, set in the violent underworld of 1880s Victorian London. The series stars Stephen Graham, Malachi Kirby, and Erin…
Mental health trusts and building designers were accused of being ‘obsessed with risk’ and missing opportunities to create therapeutic environments that will enhance patient recovery. ‘What if the way we…
On weekend of 3rd May this year (2023) surgeons in the 4D Studio designed gynaecology unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital successfully operated on a record number of women living…
Titled Heritage Works for Housing, the guidance provides comprehensive advice on converting historic structures for housing. It covers essential steps, such as assessing feasibility, engaging stakeholders, evaluating heritage value, designing…
4D Studio Architects is delighted to announce the appointment of Marianna Bia as a director. Marianna has been a part of 4D Studio Architects senior team for the past decade…
The 4D Studio Architects proposal for a residential roof extension at Mayflower House, already one of the tallest buildings in Cambridge received unanimous support from the Cambridge Planning Committee when…
Dave Stewart Entertainment announces musical feature film ‘EBONY MCQUEEN’ PRODUCTION TO START IN EARLY 2025 DAVE STEWART ENTERTAINMENT announces the launch of the new musical feature film EBONY MCQUEEN, featuring top international…
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and members of the North East Combined Authority have given the green light to a £25 million investment in the region’s screen industry. At its…
Physical model making has always played a huge part in architecture – from initial visualisation and early design stages to presenting to clients. However, the rise of digital modelling technologies,…
4D Studio Architects are delighted to share the news that The Story Collective producers have launched their major film and TV studio complex in Mortlake, London UK producers Damian Keogh…
4D Studio Architects at the forefront of the UK film and television industry also have film and television studios projects in the Middle East and Asia . We are the…
PHASE 1 OF THE STUDIO 4D Studio Architects has won approval for one of the largest film and television making complexes in Europe on the banks of the River Wear…
I am pleased to share the UK Government press release of 15th March 2024: Government funding gives regional leaders green light to kickstart significant new film production studio in the…
4D Studio Architects Film and Television Studios I am pleased to share this article taken from the Northern Echo of 15th February 2024 Sunderland City Council has helped Fulwell 73…
A combination of classicism with the Palladian style of the Edwardian Baroque, a mixture of 18th century French design with that of Sir Christopher Wren from the 17th century Lutyens’…
A retrospective reappraisal of how The Royal Music Pavilion in Llangollen designed by 4D Studio Architects’ John Muir has served its purpose has proved rewarding. Jonathan Glancey’s 1992 article in…
Producer behind Fulwell 73 shares his ambition to create one of Europe’s biggest film and TV studios. Film and Television Studio by 4D Studio Architects have been submitted to Sunderland…
On 22nd December 4D Studio’s design proposals for the new laboratory facilities at Colworth Science Park received full planning permission and listed building consent. Situated in the centre of the…
4D Studio Architects are pleased to share the news that the recently completed Springfield Hospital designed by our Teva Hesse with Sam Whatman, while at C F Møller Architects (UK)…
In a significant stride towards rejuvenating Sunderland’s industrial legacy, Crown Works Studio, designed by 4D Studio Architects, has submitted plans to become the largest film studio in the North East…
The intuitive aspect of our architectural process involves creativity, imagination, and inspiration. This is the “sacred gift” that allows us as architects to envision unique and aesthetically pleasing structures….
Grantham, Town Centre for GVA Grimley and South Kesteven District Council 4D Studio Architects have prepared the Urban design and architectural proposals for five sites in Grantham town centre. At…
This award collected by Teva Hesse of 4D Studio Architects goes to the exceptional Trinity Building undertaken for South West London and St. George’s Mental Health Trust. Teva was lead…
4D Studio Architects for Elstree Film Studios award winning recent expansion. THE BUILDING Located just 20 min from the heart of London, Elstree Film Studios has been synonymous with filmmaking…
Following extensive Urban Design and Masterplanning work undertaken by the architects and urban designers of our Healthcare Studio the long term development proposals for West Middlesex Hospital have been written…
Beautifully crafted buildings that reflect our clients’ styles and personalities, within an historic context. We focus on conservation and sustainability, caring for traditional buildings using a modern approach. Part of…
We are delighted to welcome Teva Hesse and Sam Whatman to 4D Studio. 4d Studio have been working with Teva and Sam on joint project initiatives for the past four…
1. The Vision 1.1 4D Studio Limited and the owner of the estate (also the owner of Mayflower House) are committed to best practice in relation to current and…
