What to do with the space

[pandamonk]

What problems? I've never seen a pro studio with right angles. Ceiling is splayed, and so are the walls.

Talk to Rick. I think a basic explanation is that splayed walls just move the problems, not remove them. Rectangular rooms are predictable, but rooms with splayed walls aren't. So you can easily treat problems in a rectangular room.

I put the same point to Rick, that pro studios have splayed walls, and his reponse was that they have the money, and designers to do that. It can be designed and built exactly to reduce the problems. I'm really not sure, so talk to Rick. I really wanna learn about this too.

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Using non parallel walls may offset modal resonances but they simply rearange them in non predictable fashion. Whereas, with rectangular boundarys, you can predict them to fairly accurate frequencies. The difficulty, cost, and loss of space using this technique may NOT be worth it in the long run. However, my disclaimer is in full force here.
fitZ

Hi pandamonk. Because they have:

1. Space
2. Deep pockets.
3. A studio designer and or a studio with a reputation to maintain.
4. A clientel that needs to be impressed.
5. The owner doesn't have to build it HIMSELF.
6. Few limitations as a small home studio builder, especially HVAC.
7. An architect to address codes.
8. No reason not to.

I didn't say splaying walls didn't work. I simply gave the reasons why a room with the given dimensions would well be worth using as is.
fitZ

 

[NL5]

Talk to Rick. I think a basic explanation is that splayed walls just move the problems, not remove them. Rectangular rooms are predictable, but rooms with splayed walls aren't. So you can easily treat problems in a rectangular room.

I put the same point to Rick, that pro studios have splayed walls, and his reponse was that they have the money, and designers to do that. It can be designed and built exactly to reduce the problems. I'm really not sure, so talk to Rick. I really wanna learn about this too.

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It sounds more like he is saying to use an existing room, and avoid the "trouble". If you are going to frame walls in your room, it really isn't that much harder to do. I will go on John Sayers and ask if there are any problems with splayed walls. Maybe there is - I really don't know for sure - I have just never heard of any.

 

[role65]

a little diffierent take on Panda monk's idea...This is in excel so please forgive the crappy drawing. i tried to make each cell represent 1 foot.
Ryan

 

[role65]

this one has dims . I worrig about the Cr dims. the are not equal if I leave the electric and plumbing closet angled. also shortening the cr makes it more square.
Ryan

 

[pandamonk]

this one has dims . I worrig about the Cr dims. the are not equal if I leave the electric and plumbing closet angled. also shortening the cr makes it more square.
Ryan

So where does the door come in. It seems, by your drawing, that it comes in the stairwell bit. I

s there any way you can photograph the place, because your drawings confuse me a bit, and can you explain a few things, like the need for a door to the left of the sofa, etc? Could you explain every bit of the room as you can think of on your drawing, like the grey/blue bit to the side of the stair well, etc.

 

[role65]

i can take pics tonight...the grey bit would be storage..there is a furnace and water heater under and beside it. there is also a support beam that will be in that wall.( it is there currnetly and can't be moved.It's the white oval in the 'drawing'. the door would com into the CR from the bottom of the stairs. the door to the gray storage area will come in on the west side of the stairwell... it is a difficult space... p.s. there will be a sofit that follows the dividing wall between the cr and live room. It has pipes and duct work. the soffit will be in the cr room side.
Ryan