Incorporating the era of Jazz in the Jefferson and West Adams area this recording studio renovation project was collaboratively envisioned with recording artist Nas for the record label Mass Appeal. Mass Appeal is an American media and content company founded in 1996 as a graffiti fanzine and since has grown to encompass a magazine, website, film, television, music label and creative agency. The existing moment frame integrated into the new design of the façade creating a big glass opening. The brick was sandblasted to refresh and revitalize the original interior design of the building. The design concept incorporates elements of craftsman houses and black culture of the area.