Newbie studio design

Hi, This is my first post and my first attempt at buliding a studio. I have been surfing the posts and reading Rod Gervais book. My budget is about $35,000.00 USD not including gear. The studio will be built in an existing 30' X 30' metal building. It has a 4" concrete slab. The metal walls have 2" of insulation and I plan to bulid standard wood framing with 3" Auralex insulation inside the current structure. I hope to start construction in May 2008. I have not drawn much of the isolation construction needed yet but will add that as I get closer to the final version. The bulding is in an isolated area several miles from the nearest city so neighbors are not a problem. The HVAC and Electrical systems are going to done by professionals who have some experience with studios. Are there any serious flaws with the general layout? Should the vocal booth be modified to be more of a trapezoid? If so, will that affect the sound in the tracking room? Should the control room be bulit on a platfrom to allow wiring under the floor? Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. Peace Reg

I have looked at many other plans posted on the forum and came up with this as an alternative to my first design. The studio will primarily be used for small pop or rock bands but some occasional church choirs will be recorded. Any thoughts would be great. Thumbs up or Thumbs down? Thanks Reg

Reg, As John S. told me in my first design is, have your line of site layed out to its best view of the other rooms. And your first design does that nicely. Only question or suggestion would be. Is the control surface and sofa to scale? And if it is.... once you put your captains chair in is there still enough room? Might try moving your front wall out a couple feet. I thought I built my CR large enough but it gets cramped pretty fast once you have 5 musicians in there listening to their work of art. Looks like you are going to have a very nice space. Just my 2 cents Peace Tom