I am about to begin renting a second floor property in a disused factory. The room is roughly 600 square feet being around 20feet X 30feet. The height is 10feet.
I have viewed this property once, and am yet to take final measurements. Due to the rental contract I am permitted to build stud walls but I must remove these when my tenancy ends.
I wish to use the room as a commercial recording studio and rehearsal space. My initial plan is to build a free standing controle room, and use the remaining space as my live room.
This controle room will need to be built on its own timber framed base. It will not be able to be supported by any of the existing walls. I would ideally like a window in one wall allowing visibility to the people in the live room.
I am aware that it may be impractical to have to pass through the live room to access the controle room. But the only access point is through one of the shorter 20feet walls. I intend to use a double door system upon entering the main space to avoid any interruptions during a recording take.
My first question is in regards to the window is it better to be positioned either to the side or the front of the mixing area. My second question is in regards to size, given the dimensions of 20feet by 30feet what would a good balance between controle room and live room be?
I understand I am showing little in the way of detail. My budget is £1000. I am trying to get a ruff plan in order to get my bank manager to lend me money.
Any help would be much appreciated.
James
Controle room, Regarding initial plan edited
Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 13257.
I did everything that states viewtopic.php?t=3231 and no one has replied. What did I do wrong?
If I had to guess, it is that you have included too little detail and the detail you do include isn't promising.
Your cash investment is low and wanting to build a temporary wall design is almost unimaginable.
You did not mention the sound levels that exist or that you will be making. The line of windows will present a set of problems that would almost need to be dealt with first.
Second story builds also have flanking problems that can be a direct connection to the exterior environment and interior of the building as well.
edit: Pictures help to get a project going as well. This falls under the too little detail category ;)
maybe make an initial design by yourself, there is enough info on this website, and then ask some feedback
from that progress you will learn much more instead of just asking someone to make a design for you (or simply hire someone to do it!)
Sketchup is easy to learn, I did it too... :yahoo: