should I go with this room

[guy]

Hi,
I have an opportunity to rent (for cheep )a ca. 80m² space for a small studio. it is 5.6mx14m.
I'm very concern about whether I'd be able to sound proof it for a reasonable price.
this is an exclusive office building one of the long walls are with 4 huge windows facing the inner yard, the 2 short(5.6m) walls are the board with another offices (1 gyps wall the other bricks). the problem with the last wall (14m) is that there is no wall and have to build from scrch.
the floor is already floated (for wiring) and can be filled with insulation.
I have another office above but they have also doubled floor.
I have ca. 10000$ for soundproofing+acoustic design (including dividing the space for control/live room and maybe small vocal booth).
otherwise this building is great!
does it make sense to go for it?
thanx
guy

[knightfly]

Unless you have several friends that are handy, you might not make it for $10,000 - The wall that's missing, is the only really good news I read - at least you can start from scratch and not have to compensate for non-sound proof oriented construction. The brick wall is OK, would probably just need furring out, resilient channel, and multiple layers of drywall/caulk. Most floated floors here in the US are done for computers, not sound - As such, they are great for wiring and suck for sound. The grid they rest on is usually metal, the panels are not soundproof (not necessary for just wires) and tend to rattle in the grid, unless either caulked or foam insulated. You would still need to put a fairly massive floor over that one to make it work. Is there enough headroom for a false ceiling? This could become another means of isolation, as well as a possible bass trap.
That small a space might make using a sound lock door setup kind of tight, and serious studio doors alone, if purchased instead of built, can run several thousand dollars.
Also, you didn't mention what everybody else in that building does, and when, compared to when you would be using the space; whether you intend to track live drums, record metal bands with 1000 watt amps, etc -

There are probably a thousand other questions you would need to answer for yourself, before you know if it's a bargain - But, if you hire it done, I don't think you can do it for that amount... Steve

[John Sayers]

I agree with Knightfly - it really doesn't sound like the kind of building to start with. I'd look elsewhere.

Cheers
john

[Todzilla]

Then there's the whole HVAC thing...

If you are sharing ductwork with your neighbors, you are sharing sound. Since you appear to be in Canada, this may not be the case, as my Canadian recollections are primarily of boilers and radiators.

With ducted air, you have a huge can of isolation worms...