Apartment Studio Design

Hello, I have been studying this forum for some time but this is the first post I have made. Thank you all for helping create such a great resource. Here are the details of my endeavor: Location: Los Angeles Structure: 2nd Bedroom in a Multi Family Apartment Complex Dimensions: 11'6" x 14'6" x 8'3" (not including nook where door is or closet... see diagram for more detail) Budget: 1000-1500 (will be doing the work with a carpenter friend Equipement: Mac Pro, ProTools, 2 LCD Mons, Westlake LC8.1's (to be soffit mounted), Hafler Amp, KRK V8's, Tannoy PBM 6.5's for surround, Tannoy sub (12"), Rhodes Suitcase 73, Wurlitzer Model 700a Electric Piano. Scope of work: I need to create a good mixing environment for me and my clients... something that is both asthetically pleasing and sounds as good and cosistent as possible given the space. Challenges: 1. Neighbors / Noise = Luckily all my walls either face my apartment or the outside. I am on the ground floor. The nearest apartment on the same floor is about 30 ft away. I share a ceiling with my upstairs neighbor and 1 more neighbor above him. 2. Large single pane picture window which lets alot of sound in and out. Don't want to advertise I have a studio... nor piss off the neighbors who are in ear shot. Window is a big ???????? for me... my thoughts after reading the forums were to either plug it with a removeable wall or find some other isolation option... I would prefer to keep the light though. 3. Cannot alter the structure of the apartment in any permanent way as I do not own it. Eveything I build needs to be able to be constructed offsite and loaded in and assembled. Hopefully the speaker wall can be freestanding (perhaps sandbags in the base). When I move in a year or two I can dissasemble it and relocate it with some minor modification somewhere else. 5. Surround Sound... I am doing more surround projects and though the room is small I need to be able to do surround for film and have it translate well. 6. No space for a vocal booth so I plan on tracking vocals in the entry nook where the door is... perhaps pull across a thick curtain. 7. Carpeted Floors... don't want it to be too dead... but I can't rip up the carpet and don't know any other solutions. 8. I think I would prefer that the speaker wall be slanted downward... but I am not that good at the program yet.. nor am I sure of how I could make a design like that free standing.. I have attached my concept for the studio design which I did in Sketchup. It includes the Sketchup for both the Rhodes Suitcase 73 and The Wurlitzer Model 700 A.. these are gifts for the forum... Any thoughts ideas or criticizms of the design in light of the acoustic properties, my needs and challenges would be quite helpful. I have included pictures as well as the sketchup file. Sorry some of it is rough as I am still learning the ropes of the program... so some items are not rendered from construction materials piece by piece. About the Sketchup File: 1. Burgundy Panels on walls are 2" 703 with fabric stretched over a frame 2. Cloud above mix is based on designs in the foum with 4" insulation 3. Cloud above Vocal Area is 2-4 inches 4. Floor is carpeted Thanks for all your help in this... this is my first endeavor to make a space in my home and I want it to go as good as possible. -Jon

I tried to attach the sketchup design but it is too big (6.2 mb) and the max size is 500kb... anyone have any ideas???? anyway to "consolidate" the design and crunch it down???

Here is the link to the sketchupfile: http://www.mediafire.com/?s9outvybot1

looks like a decent design!

Hey Glenn, Thanks for the encouragement... any thoughts about the question of the window? I am concerned about sound escaping and annoying the neighbors. My wife also pointed out that if I plug it up... there will be no possibility of airflow.... looking for ideas.... also the carpet is a bit of a concern... will the room be too dead??? -Jon