Substantial posts by derrils, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 9 of 18 posts are listed.
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derrils, 16 March 2021Hello, I'm in eastern Pennsylvania USA. My wife and I purchased a former church that we're converting to a home and recording studio. We'd like it to be a small-mid size…
gullfo, 16 March 2021as a commercial studio - ensure that you're considering ADA requirements throughout as well as fire safety, security (equipment, people, etc), and noise ordinances.…
derrils, 16 March 2021Thanks for the reply. Luckily, the building was already commercially-zoned, so it has the access, etc.. needed, but you bring up a good point about airflow. There is a…
derrils, 17 March 2021I spent a little time reworking my renders according to this advice. Raised the ceiling of the control room to 10', removed the 45 degree wall/window, and extended the…
Paulus87, 17 March 2021You have potential for a fantastic space, it deserves to be designed by a studio designer. Consider asking John to design it, if not then ask one of us on here. It will…
derrils, 22 March 2021I realized you'll need some more detail, so I made a sketchup model of the church without any studio in it. Is there a better way to share sketchup files? Mine is pretty…
derrils, 23 March 2021The stairs are 57" back from the double-door entrance. That wall is structural - it is below the bell tower and also has the main floor electric sub-panel. I think…
Paulus87, 23 March 2021Sorry if this has been brought up already but have you considered an all in one room? Funnily enough I'm also in the process of designing a studio for a client which is…
derrils, 24 March 2021That looks, great, thanks! One of the issues I didn't realize before was how much of the height above the room would be necessary for HVAC and absorption. We're not…