Well, I'm certainly learning alot from these forums and all the great posts. Thanx to John for such a resourceful site!
I'm a Canadian who recently bought a new small bi-level home with the intentions of designing a project studio in the unfinished basement (8 ft. ceiling, unfortunately). Usable space is roughly 950 sq. feet, with the Control Room only coming in at about 13' x 15' x 8' and Live Room at 16 x 17 x 8. We also have a small vocal booth in the plans (4 x 6 x 8 ).
The house is in a residential area and is about 11' from neighbors on both sides, and we're quite lucky to have no one behind us (backed up to a school ground, but the school is at least 300 yards away so it is quite quiet). The north side of this design faces the open school ground.
Due to the problematic location of the furnace/water heater and all the jackposts, we've re-worked our design several times, and have finally come up with something that we hope is feasible.
We haven't drawn in bass traps, slats or paneling yet. You may notice the Control Room has a closet in the corner; we had to conceal a drainage pipe from upstairs. In addition, the Control Room utilizes a short Pony Wall so that we don't have a bare jackpost sticking out like a sore thumb.
We just wanted to get some opinions on whether or not this design can be viable, and any suggestions are welcome!
Thanx in advance to all who can give us a hand.
Warm regards from Alberta, Canada
- cris
PS - We used Smart Draw for the diagram, and can submit the original file...