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Warner Music Group

Los Angeles, CA

Warner Music Group center stage.

Workplace

A new headquarters celebrates the record company’s history, its vast catalog of work, music making, and performance. Bright, contemporary, and concise work spaces span across the five-story main tower and an adjoining two-story office building that originally housed a Ford Model T assembly line. The contrast of old and new, hard and soft, and warm and cool materials creates a dynamic, future-forward home base for WMG’s 800 employees.

Client
Warner Music Group
Project Category
Workplace
Selected Press
WMG Center Stage  Christopher Payne Esto for Rockwell Group (4)

WMG is headquartered in a landmark Ford Factory building in Los Angeles's Arts District, built in 1912 to produce and showcase Model T's.

Ford Factory water tower, warner music group headquarters, los angeles
Warner Record Wall Detail.

From showroom to showcase.

Center Stage is a two-tier, 250-seat flexible live performance space with wood bleacher-style seating as a showcase for WMG’s extensive roster of recording artists.

Warner Music Group bleacher-style seating.
Warner Records Reception.
WMG WEA ADA RHINO Reception   Christopher Payne Esto for Rockwell Group (1)

Seven of WMG's recording and publishing groups (Warner Bros. Records, Warner/Chappell, Atlantic, ADA, WEA, and Rhino) occupy spaces that reflect their individual cultures, creating mini-communities within the building. While each space is unique, they all feature open floor plans, clear sightlines, and a variety of communal spaces.

Warner Records artist lounge.
Warner Records conference room.
Warner staircase.
WMG Recording Studio   Christopher Payne Esto for Rockwell Group