Under Pitcairn ownership the 18,740-square-foot (1,741-square-metre) compound on 22 acres (9 hectares) was largely made up of two main wings connected by a covered walkway.

The south wing was a pentagon configuration housing the main kitchen, two servants' quarters, six guest bedrooms, six full baths, and a massive glass-enclosed mountaintop porch.

[5] Thanks to windows that stretch from the floors to ceilings, the studio offers expansive panoramas of the Ashokan reservoir.

[10] In collaboration with the acoustician George Augspurger, designer John Storyk developed a program for a “Great Hall,” a 2,000-square-foot live environment with 23-foot windows that can accommodate sessions of more than 50 musicians.

[13] During five weeks in late 2006, the rock band Rush recorded the album Snakes & Arrows (2007).