YouTube Space brings together the most creative people to learn, connect and create. YTS offer events, workshops, and latest production resources to bring ideas to life. Architects RRA and Todos were commissioned to design YTS Rio, with a brief to materialise these three concepts The YTS Rio was built on Warehouse 1 of Rio's old port. Its macro area is of large importance, with layers of history superimposed. The design had to respond to requirements of a cutting edge production and dialogue with the warehouse and its surroundings The programme includes: classrooms, main square and professional recording studios. These 3 capture the learn, connect and create concepts, and are completed by cafe, meeting and WS, check-in, broadcasting rooms, editing rooms and BoH The design of the YTS embraces references of its location and the YT ecosystem. Studios are clad in metal and classrooms in wood, referencing to containers and crates. The floor at main square resembles the blue of the sea, the entrance happens through a red tube and classrooms have handmade ceramic tiles by artisan group MUDA. Brazilian and colourful furniture complete the design, giving a contemporary and fun character The design rescues the history of the area in the check-in, with an artwork by Soalheiro. 800 clay balls cover a wall that doubles as a 7m screen. Inspired by little mood trinkets, used by slaves, arriving 300 years at Valongo Quay, a Humanity’s Cultural Heritage, two block away from the YTS