We found a new place for the studio recently and we will start building and stuff soon. I'd like to get some tips on how to go about though, so I was hoping some of you here might have some ideas! I made a quick sketch of the place so you can kind of get the picture.
External image, not preserved — original: http://tore.stjerna.org/studio/studio-sketch.gif
The small stair in the upper left lead up to a door at around 1m height. It leads out to the street and we plan on using it for loading/unloading. The windows are pretty big, also start at around 1m height I think and go almost all the way up to the ceiling (ceiling is approx. 3m).
The "wall" on the lower part (kind of dashed out) is not a wall but it's basically as far as our rented space goes. We still have access to the part behind (kitchen, toilet, shower etc is all located there) but we have to restrict what we build to this invisible barrier @ around 11m.
Basically what is needed is a live-room, a control room and a relax room/tv room. One or two isolation booths would also be good but it's not absolutely necessary as we usually don't record whole bands live.
Oh, and the left wall is not crooked as it looks in the sketch! All the walls are straight, it's just me who can't draw properly, hehe...
Ok, all tips are welcome!!