Editing Real World Studios (section)

==History==
In 1986, following the success of his album ''[[So (album)|So]]'', [[Peter Gabriel]] decided to pursue a permanent recording facility. Knowing that he wanted to remain in the same area as the [[Ashcombe House, Somerset|Ashcombe House]] that he had been renting, and that he wanted the new location to be close to running water, Gabriel looked at several sites, mostly old mills, near [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]].<ref name="BiegerH">{{cite web|last=Bieger|first=Hannes|title=Real World Studios, Bath|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/music-business/real-world-studios-bath|website=soundonsound.com|publisher=Sound On Sound|date=May 2017|access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> A 13-acre site in the village of [[Box, Wiltshire|Box]] featured the [[Bybrook River|By Brook]] and several existing buildings, including [[Bybrook River#Mills|Box Mill]], a 200-year-old water mill that had been converted to offices in the 1950s. Gabriel purchased the site and its buildings from [[Spafax]] in 1987.<ref name=timespace/>

Gabriel's vision for the new studio was a unified space where everyone could work together, where musicians aren't separated from the engineer or producer. Additionally, he wanted these creative spaces to have elements of light, air, and water.<ref name=BiegerH/> Working with architectural design firm [[Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios|FCBStudios]], the existing buildings were converted and a new building ('The Big Room') was added. The new complex provided both recording studio facilities and residential accommodations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fcbstudios.com/work/view/real-world-studios|title=FeildenCleggBradleyStudios: Real World Studios|website=FCBStudios.com|access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thespaces.com/2015/05/02/striking-a-chord-recording-studios-that-sync-design-and-function/ |title=Striking a Chord: Recording Studios That Sync Design and Function |website=thespaces.com|access-date=2017-04-10 |archive-date=2017-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055403/https://thespaces.com/2015/05/02/striking-a-chord-recording-studios-that-sync-design-and-function/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>