Existing AWESOME room - New control room

Hi there, I'm in the process of planning some new construction in a space I'm moving into. My goal is to build a control room in a large room currently used for occasional music rehearsal. It's not a typical arrangement so I'll try to lay out the parameters: I am a long-term renter in a musical artist warehouse. The room available for construction is secure. The room shares no walls/floor with bedrooms etc... There are NO noise issues with internal noise getting out. (abandoned industrial area) There ARE some concerns with outside noise getting in (planes/garbage trucks etc...) Will be doing 90% of the construction ourselves. One of us is a contractor 9-5 and another is an electrician. The budget is $3,500-6,000 (US dollars) The location is urban Oakland CA, relatively far from airports and subway/trains/freeway. Now, about the room: - Concrete floor - Exposed brick walls (double brick?) - Wood beam roof (8" beams I think) - 12' ceilings on one side/13' ceilings on the other (slightly slanted roof) - And two metal I-beams at 10' from the floor My goal is to build a control room WITHIN the current room. I know this won't provide large amounts of isolation, but I'd like to gat as much as possible. I'm also considering an additional vocal/iso booth as illustrated. I would also like a window in front of the desk :D Oh yeah! Gear that needs to get shoved into the room: DM-24 mixer (small format) 2x rackmount PC (10 ru) 2x 22" widescreen LCD monitors Altec sidecar (16ru ???) Outboard (12 ru) NS-10 monitors ADAM p33 monitors (on their sides? soffits?) Small sofa ??? ME! So my question: How big should I make this control room while leaving enough space to track and rehearse music? Are there other corners that might work better as control room location? How much isolation should I expect with only building in one room (as opposed to two "room-within-a-room" designs)? Cheers, this site is amazing.

Maybe you can do some acoustical treatment with that budget but I highly doubt you can soundproof it AND do acoustical treatment AND do HVAC and electricity for that amount. [url] There ARE some concerns with outside noise getting in (planes/garbage trucks etc...) [/url] This is something you need to evaluate in place if you need to soundproof or not since the building actually exists.

Yes, I think you're right. For now I think we'll just work around any bleed issues in the live room. My focus is on building a sensible control room in the space for acoustic/workflow/security reasons. This is bound to be an ongoing project. I figure build the control room 1st, then an iso booth for sources that need isolation, then spend the big $$$ and build out the remaining space. This would ultimately leave me with a true double-wall system if done correctly and with proper planning... right? Does this sound like reality at all? :)