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tsvisser · 28th February 2008

Little pig, little pig, let me in...

what about long term sustainability? Decomposition, insects, what if it gets wet?

There's stacks of bales for temporary partitions, but for permanent walls, I'd be careful.

I'd be looking at maintaining a livable space that minimizes the "impact" of a studio in a home. My personal mental meanderings would have a bedroom suite / control room upstairs, with a window down into the main living area. The main living area would be a larger acoustical space. I'd build a cellar that would contain a machine room and the more fanciful concept would have a drum room with a a ceiling that is both treated, but with panes of glass that somehow allows site lines to band mates / performers in the main space and to the control room... that sounds cool to me. A couple of smaller closets downstairs to hold some amps, either remote amps only, or enough space to cram a performer in there too, again paned glass to the upstairs living room if it is possible without destroying sonics.

28th February 2008	#22
tsvisser Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Honolulu HI Posts: 1,852	Little pig, little pig, let me in... what about long term sustainability? Decomposition, insects, what if it gets wet? There's stacks of bales for temporary partitions, but for permanent walls, I'd be careful. I'd be looking at maintaining a livable space that minimizes the "impact" of a studio in a home. My personal mental meanderings would have a bedroom suite / control room upstairs, with a window down into the main living area. The main living area would be a larger acoustical space. I'd build a cellar that would contain a machine room and the more fanciful concept would have a drum room with a a ceiling that is both treated, but with panes of glass that somehow allows site lines to band mates / performers in the main space and to the control room... that sounds cool to me. A couple of smaller closets downstairs to hold some amps, either remote amps only, or enough space to cram a performer in there too, again paned glass to the upstairs living room if it is possible without destroying sonics.