New Recording Studio / Rehearsal Complex

Edit from thread - now going for a two storey build 1300sq feet per storey. 1st floor = 3 rehearsal rooms 2nd floor = studio with three live rooms and control room. Im trying to plan everything at the moment - nothing solid yet but have thought of having one live room the height of both storeys ( i have attempter a picture in paint of whats in my mind!) Can any one help with floor plans? :) Cheers

being a builder of homes 120 sq ft is only a 10' x 10' room so in my own personal opinion thats a bit on the crampish side to house a full band even if its just a drummer one guitarist and one bassist plus equipment. a 15' x 15' room is 225 sq ft which is more workable to house a full band. so if i was you i would make 4 15x15 rooms for rehearsal rooms. and 425 sq ft for and entire studio IS JUST NOT BIG ENOUGH for 3 live rooms and a control room. a small controll room thats 15 x 17 before splaying your walls is 255 sq ft. i would go for one live room (atleast 625 sq ft), a drum room (atleast 250 to 275 sq ft, gotta think about all the mics youll being using to record drums), a vox/ iso booth (atleast 50 sq ft). that brings your total sq footage (using 275 for drum room) 1205 sq ft for the studio alone now add your 4 rehearsal rooms and theres another 1000 sq ft bringing the total to 2205 sq ft and thats not including your lounge area. i hope this helps give you a better scope of what your wanting to do thats realistic

I can only really afford between 1300 to 1500 sq foot at the moment - i suppose i could have three rehearsal rooms instead - 225, 225, 200 leaving 600 - 800 square foot for a studio - a comfotable size live room for me would be 425 square foot - any ideas on better ways to use the space?

This is a rough plan i have just drawn up for my original sizes

Forgot to add that there may be a possibility to add a second floor

Ive been thinking about it a bit more and am considering a second floor - what are my main considerations? i would want to keep the live room full height with the control room looking over it - only problem is the size of the build with two floors will be huge (considering now it would be like building a house!!!) Anybody know of any two story studio designs?

Two floor idea

in your rough drawing as ive stated before your control room IS JUST WAAAAAY TO SMALL. to have the proper acoustics and a reasonably comfortable CR your going to atleast make it 15'wide and 17' deep. i just cant reiterate it more than i have your asking alot for such a small space to begin with. my suggestion to you is to make your 4 rehearsal rooms and get your money flow going so you can afford the proper space to build a realistic sized studio

Even in the two storey plan (combined studio size 1300 sq foot )? Ok so i think that two stories would be a good idea but planning two levels seems a lot harder than one. In theory i have now a 2600sq foot area to build on (1300 1st floor and the same on the second) My budget is 10,000 Pounds (roughly $20,000 US dollars) to start with however additional money will be added until the build is complete - also no contractors are being sourced and materials will be at trade prices. So my final questions for now - 1) Planning wise could anyone help me out with a two storey build - Literally i have a 1300 sq foot base of concrete to build on with 40 foot height and i am looking for 3-4 rehearsal rooms, a reception/lounge and a studio with at least a live room a drum room and a vox booth. 2) Once i have a floor plan what is the best way to draw up a plan for electrics? Many thanks and definatly last questions for now! Quick edit - this looks neat and an interesting use of space! http://rakstudios.co.uk/?page=studio2 Made up another very rough plan - what programs do you guys use to get the detailed pix?