planning for a new studio

Hi everyone!! This is my first post, my name is Sary. First let me thank you for an AWESOME forum! i have been lurking here for a while now and have read quite a few interseting things (not gonna pretend that i understood everything i read though LOL!) and still have plenty of research and reading to do! I have a personal question regarding a studio i was hoping someone might answer (i hope i am posting in the right place, but i think that here is more appropriate that studio design?): I am looking to build a new studio and will for sure get consulting from a professional for the treatment etc but at this stage i just have something very basic to ask.. the studio will be built in a building (building not built yet i mean) and i will be taking the -1 floor (beneath the ground floor), and the dimensions will be: 100 m square: 4 meters ceiling 6 meters width approx 16 meters length My question is: => is this enough room to build a studio that will include recording room, control room.. and stilll get good quaility recording for accoustic drums etc considering that it will come down to less than that after the treatment and soundproof especially if walls built inside should not be parallel etc Sorry if this is totally newb question. It seems i read that you can get good sounding studios with "small" dimensions depending on the accoustic treatment etc while some bigger places might sound less good depending on the work as it boils down to the treatment, did i understood correctly? Yet i have not seen anywhere where it says minimim dimensions or anything of that sort. Can anyone clarify this whole issue to me? Sorry for the long post!! Thanks! Sary

I am trying not to leave anything out, so in case i wasnt clear, since the studio will be in a building with people (though the ground floor will be in between) it will have to be soundproofed accordingly :)

Yes that is enough space.

I was hoping for a tiny bit more detailed answer :oops: Nevertheless, thank you for your answer! Really i appreciate it..

"Yet i have not seen anywhere where it says minimum dimensions or anything of that sort." It may be difficult to find on line but in the acoustic handbook "Master Handbook of Acoustics", Alton Everest refers to 1,500 cubic feet as his reference in what determines what is a small room (less than 1500) and a large room (larger than 1500). This number is used, as I understand it, on a per room basis and is not considered if you "total" the volume(s) of multiple rooms. It also uses nine feet (2.74 meters) as the ceiling height. Your current room has 13,555.5 cubic feet! With an area this large and a plan that will no doubt be as big as the space, it is in your best interest to get your hands on F. Alton Everest "Master Handbook of Acoustics". It is very important to what you are involved in. Good luck

xspace i cant thank you enough! Thanks for the great info and tip! Later man!

I was wondering if someone could answer another question i had.. Is there any problem in having the studio underground on the first floor (-1) beneath the ground floor, in respect to humidity and equipment? I figured it might not be an issue since its not that low underground, and because usually studios are closed after the soundproof (no windows). Usually. But i thought i would take this out of the way just making sure. Thanks!

Humidity is easy to take care of