Soffits: Open-Air Back?

Quick question: I'm planning a control room design based on John's corner control room floorplan, but the rest of the space will be left open. Isolation and internal/external spillage is a non-concern, as I'm a one-man band. I'd like to use soffit-mounted monitors, but it struck me that in my case, there might be a shortcut. Rather than building an insulated enclosure, does it make sense to build the speakers into a half-wall, and leave the backs exposed to the containing room? In other words, you'd have the speaker face flush with the drywall from inside the room, and on the outside of the room, you'd see the speaker body sticking between the studs, exposed to the large containing room. It seems like this would be the best-case scenario to avoid bass resonance in the soffit cavity. Am I missing anything?

it would seem that you're making a large(r) speaker enclosure instead of an infinite baffle... why bother with the soffits?

Good point, I guess "soffit" isn't really the right word. From the inside, it would look that way, though in reality it'd just be a wall-mounted monitor. Nomenclature aside, would it be a good idea, or should I build a traditional soffit enclosure?

depends on your room, workflow, monitors, etc. if you're looking for an open room, then monitors on stands are probably your best bet.

I'll also have a set of near-fields mounted on stands, but I was hoping to have another wall-mounted option available. Are there specific advantages and disadvantages of having a traditional enclosed soffit vs this open-backed idea?