| Most of the best control rooms I've been in have been around 17 X 15 interior finish dimensions. I have no idea why but it's happened repeatedly. A 17 X 15 control room and a vocal booth beats ANY smaller control room and bigger studio.
Isolation is the most expensive part but it also is the main difference between just having some gear in a garage and a studio. Your location will determine how much is needed. A quiet location and enough room for really thick walls can reduce the cost of isolation a lot.
The thing most people get wrong in studios is ventilation, moving enough air. You don't need nearly as much heating and cooling capacity as for an ordinary room of the same size but you need to move a lot more air. This is because an acoustically isolated studio and control room are really just industrial furnaces or coolers that have been finished and decorated to look like lounges. Another critical part of any studio is the actual lounge. It's purpose is to occupy idle minds so that bored people can't interfere with the production process.
If you intend to go into the studio rental business, you'll need to also provide secure client storage, a private office for clients to do business from while working on their project, and a receptionist and staff worthy of a five-star hotel. A convenient location and access to good hotels and resturants are also very important unless you can offer housing and a chef. |