studio for mixing music

[palmspringsstudio]

I am going to build a studio for mixing music in a portion of a building I own in Palm Springs, California and would welcome some opinions and suggestions. I attached a scaled pdf of what I was thinking about doing. There is also a sheet showing the rawspace I have to work with. The building is slab on grade construction. The warehouse and office area are used for my other business but could be reconfigured if needed. There is an existing ceiling at 9'-0" that is constructed of resilient channel and (2) 5/8 drywall with R38 insulation. I'd like to build within the existing ceiling if possible. There is an existiong 5-ton hvac system i'd like to use. I am primarily interested in having a room to mix music in that will be comfortable and translate well. I will be using a large format mixing console with a 24 i/o pro-tools hd system and a 24-track 2". I want to use both soffit mounted monitors and console top nearfield monitors. I will need a dedicated machine room for the console power supplies, pro-tools system, power amps, etc. I would also like a small lounge and a recording space capable of tracking drums. I have a budget of $100,000-$125,000 for construction. Thanks in advance for any help.

[lilith_envy]

I might be abit slow, but is the ceiling sloped or flat with clouds.
Dia 1 shows a slopped and 4 shows flat?

[John Sayers]

That's a nice layout considering the awkward shape.

What if you were to flip the control room 180 degrees so the Iso is in front - via window and the equip room is on other side - that would give you a clean rear wall for trapping and have you facing the larger area of the studio for better visuals.

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[palmspringsstudio]

I really like the reversed control room. It get's rid of those extra 2 doors in the control room. Do I get any benifit from having the monitors up against the exterior walls? They are concrete block filled with concrete and rebar. The existing wall dividing the space is wood framed with 5/8" drywall on each side.

[palmspringsstudio]

Sorry for the PM's. I'm new to the forum. The existing ceiling is flat at 9'-0" but I plan on sloping the control room ceiling.