Let me start of by saying that SKETCHUP blows my mind. I was tempted to use paper and pencil last night and ready to go out and by a protrector, when I gave sketchup another chance, and I m done paper and pencil.
NOw to my question.
Ive read through a large majority of the forum and downloaded different studio designs posted on this site, and what I am trying to figure out is -- is there some kind of science to these wall angles that I am seeing? For example the "Small_Studio.skp" designed by John has angle that range from 78 degrees to 150 degrees. NOw I understand that you do not want right angles, but does that mean that anything else will DO as long as its not 90 degrees?
Wall Angles
Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 10241.
Some links below to help you better understand the questions you have:
An explanation of wall angling/splay
Splayed walls CREATE a non-parallel room...
John Sayers offers some thinking on splayed walls
Corner wall angles can be dealt with using trapping so 90 degree is just another angle as I understand it.
it depends on what you're doing... if you have the space, boundary walls can be rectangular and the treatment walls splayed to create the RFZ as well as provide space for trapping and so on...
Here is a model of my basement - The ceiling height is 88" (7'4"). I attemped to replicate john's "small Studio" design into the angles of the walls. (the grey areas represent door locations).
generally speaking, putting the live room near an entry is better because you reduce traffic through the control room... also, it looks like you have the stairs situated incorrectly which might alter the layout a bit. overall a good first try.
1.) putting the live room near an entry is better because you reduce traffic through the control room
I agree with that, and my original design was reversed but than I was talking to a friend of mine that suggested I should move it to the other side because of the air ducts, which we theorized would be more detramental in the live room as opposed to the control room. I will redisign, and maybe place a small Isolation room an amp under the ducts.
2. ) ... also, it looks like you have the stairs situated incorrectly which might alter the layout a bit. overall a good first try.
Unfortunatly that is the location of the stairs going into the basement, so I have to work around them. I will do a new design, and post it. Thanks for the input
you're going to need ducting to transfer air anyways and so you'll be constructing soffits, silencers, etc to keep sound contained within the rooms and avoid flanking. so having ducts in the live room is no more detrimental than in the CR... i meant in your sketch the stair passed close under the support beam rather than being open...
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good observation with the stairs. I see what you mean. the metal actually stop at the stairs. I will fix and post new design soon.
As far as the air ducts, we were more thinking of the ceiling heigth in that portion of the basement. But I think that this portion of the basement will be better for a small room to stick an amp into during live session perhaps.