Smith
Private Studio
Franklin, TN
Bathed in natural light and layered with understated technical intention, this production environment belonging to multi Grammy and Dove Award winning songwriter and producer Jonathan Smith reimagines what a modern recording studio can feel like. Designed as both a high performance creative workspace and an inviting architectural retreat, the studio balances the precision of world class acoustic design with the openness and ease of a residential inspired environment.
The result is a space that feels expansive, effortless,
and deeply functional without ever appearing overtly technical.
The layout unfolds through a series of interconnected creative spaces, including a spacious Producer Suite, a dedicated amp / ISO booth, and a large Editing Suite capable of transforming into an additional live room when sessions demand flexibility. Behind the scenes, every room has been wired for full band live tracking, allowing the space to effortlessly shift between intimate writing sessions and large scale recording workflows. From the beginning, the vision centered around creating a visually open production suite that could still perform within the expected metrics of a professional Control Room environment. Every decision was approached through the lens of balance, pairing architectural softness with acoustic accuracy, and refined material palettes with forward thinking building science.
NILES collaborated closely alongside the clients and their interior designer, leading the acoustical design, audio integration, and construction of all studio related aspects throughout the project. The process became deeply collaborative, shaped the collective creative vision, aesthetic instincts, and the desire to build a studio that felt distinctly personal rather than conventionally commercial.
Anchoring the Producer Suite is a monitoring system built around PMC 8-2s. Selected for both their scale and precision, the system delivers the clarity, depth, and translation required of a modern professional production environment while remaining effortlessly musical within the room.
The final result is a study in restraint and performance.
A space where architecture, acoustics, and creativity exist in quiet alignment.
