recording studio on a commercial building ?

Hey , how's everyone? SO here it goes : I'm off to buy a place to set up my new studio . However where I do live , the best deals and offers I'm finding are basically located on "offices buildings" ... Wich means , tall buildings with lots of commercial offices (lawyers, dentisty, offices and variety of activities) . Building sometimes with 14 floors ... +/- . These rooms I'm talking about are generally between 2,75 - 3 m ceiling (7 - 9 feet) , and between 60 - 85 m2 of free area (195 - 270 feet). I think the first and last floor would be the more suitable ones . And the ones that wouldn't have an office next to my room. (I.E. buildings that have like 2 offices per floor and layed like one room on the front side and the other on the back side of the building.) I'll be tracking drums , actually my main concern . Do you think it's possible to isolate and treat it eficiently for a pro commercial studio ? (24/7) For sure , box-in-a-box seems the way to go once I'm into this kind of building . I've been reading PHILIP NEWELL's book and sometimes I feel enouraged , sometimes I don't at all . Also , not only the isolation itself worries me ... Of course I'd like to have a great sounding room !!! Room for making nice recordings ... *** Just in case I'm not making myself clear enough , I've atached some pics of this kind of rooms I'm talking about . (not necessarily the ones i've seen , just example pics!) Thanks everyone for your future tips

"I've been reading PHILIP NEWELL's book and sometimes I feel enouraged , sometimes I don't at all . " Hi new guy. Question. When you were in college did you read only one book on a subject or did you read several books? Mr. Newell has a really nice and very page filled book, some about building studio recording rooms and just as much not about building studio recording rooms. It's over the top in some areas and doesn't have the depth required for other areas. My personal favorite for trying to get a handle on something completely foreign to me is to read more on the subject by different authors. Building a Recording Studio: by Jeff Cooper Acoustic Design for the Home Studio: by Gallagher Mitch Two really good books for someone beginning to get a handle on this type of building. You can expect to spend about the same per square footage cost for your build as you would for say an executive type home give or take 100.00 dollars a sq. foot.

Hi ! Thank you for your response . Actually I did it . Besides both you've mentioned I've also read " Master handobook of acoustics" . I think I'm more concerned about ceiling (usually bellow 2,8 m) . I'm still looking for similar threads over this site , but no look so far . Thanks !!!