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Bluesbrother
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Hello,
We are building a house, and I already received some plans from our architect. There's also room for a studio in the basement.
Purpose and objectives:
A homestudio for non professional use, but with good acoustic isolation and sound characteristics. It should be possible for a band to play without disturbing my family. I play in a blues band, but it's possible that the studio will also be used for rock or even heavier stuff.
Location:
The studio will be in the basement (concrete construction) under the garage and washing room. There's a distance of approx. 11 meters (36.09 feet) to the next neighbour.
Dimensions:
See the pic below: the yellow part is for the studio (never mind the wall between the big and the small part and the door in the small part, which shouldn't be there). So there's an area of 5.9m (19.36 feet) x 4.6m (15.09 feet) and an area of 2.40m (7.87 feet) x 3.35m (10.99 feet).
A height has not been specified until now.
Questions:
I know I still have lots of reading to do, but I'm concerned that I'll make wrong decisions that will make future steps to soundproof the room a lot harder. So I would really appreciate any advice and/or help with following issues:
1. Is it OK if I let my architect build a concrete basement, just like he would do in an ordinary house without studio plans? Or are there specific steps to bear in mind for soundproofing the room?
2. Will I need 'a room in a room' construction with a floating floor?
3. What would be the best height for the basement?
4. What is the best solution for soundproofing the studio? I am willing to spend what's necessary (as long as it's reasonable): I want the living areas to be as free from noise as possible.
5. Design tips are also highly appreciated. I was thinking that the small part above might become a drum booth.
6. How about ventilation?
Many many thanks in advance.
We are building a house, and I already received some plans from our architect. There's also room for a studio in the basement.
Purpose and objectives:
A homestudio for non professional use, but with good acoustic isolation and sound characteristics. It should be possible for a band to play without disturbing my family. I play in a blues band, but it's possible that the studio will also be used for rock or even heavier stuff.
Location:
The studio will be in the basement (concrete construction) under the garage and washing room. There's a distance of approx. 11 meters (36.09 feet) to the next neighbour.
Dimensions:
See the pic below: the yellow part is for the studio (never mind the wall between the big and the small part and the door in the small part, which shouldn't be there). So there's an area of 5.9m (19.36 feet) x 4.6m (15.09 feet) and an area of 2.40m (7.87 feet) x 3.35m (10.99 feet).
A height has not been specified until now.
Questions:
I know I still have lots of reading to do, but I'm concerned that I'll make wrong decisions that will make future steps to soundproof the room a lot harder. So I would really appreciate any advice and/or help with following issues:
1. Is it OK if I let my architect build a concrete basement, just like he would do in an ordinary house without studio plans? Or are there specific steps to bear in mind for soundproofing the room?
2. Will I need 'a room in a room' construction with a floating floor?
3. What would be the best height for the basement?
4. What is the best solution for soundproofing the studio? I am willing to spend what's necessary (as long as it's reasonable): I want the living areas to be as free from noise as possible.
5. Design tips are also highly appreciated. I was thinking that the small part above might become a drum booth.
6. How about ventilation?
Many many thanks in advance.
