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javeryh:
Well, the architect's crew just finished measuring my house - it took them about 3.5 hours according to my wife. She said it didn't look like they were being 100% precise but we will see what they come up with.

I also had my buddy measure his dedicated theater room - his is 12'2" x 18'3". His room is a nice size - 106" screen (but only 7 foot ceilings). He doesn't really have any seating other than two old recliners in the middle of the room but there is plenty of space for 2 rows of seats and you could easily fit 3 seats (and maybe 4) in each row. This gives me a bit of comfort that I'll be able to set aside a similar sized space in my new basement. I think I might even be able to rotate the theater 90 degrees from how I have it pictured in my sketch-up drawing - this would free up a lot more space for the kitchenette/bar area and maybe even allow me to squeeze in that shuffle board table!

Any of you aspiring architects out there want to take a crack at the layout? ;D

DirtyDachshunds:
With that amount of space, your layout is about the best option I can think of for a theater, bar and gameroom without it feeling overly crampted?

Have you tried integrating the 'counter for extra seating' in with the bar somehow? I don't know if there is a practical way to do it, but that could give you a really big bar and tie everything together in the room.

Can't wait to see how it turns out :cheers:

eds1275:
Also, have you considered theatre-style seating? There's a place near me [www.demxx.com] that deconstructs buildings and sells off the guts. They had a few hundred theatre style seats in there, the kind that spring up [and out of the way] when you get out of them. Not as comfortable as a luxurious couch, but good for a back row. I mean, as long as you and the wife get the good seats, the others can just be glad the rest of them weren't taken!

javeryh:

--- Quote from: eds1275 on November 24, 2010, 03:09:28 pm ---Also, have you considered theatre-style seating? There's a place near me [www.demxx.com] that deconstructs buildings and sells off the guts. They had a few hundred theatre style seats in there, the kind that spring up [and out of the way] when you get out of them. Not as comfortable as a luxurious couch, but good for a back row. I mean, as long as you and the wife get the good seats, the others can just be glad the rest of them weren't taken!

--- End quote ---

I am definitely considering it now that I have a better handle on the space. I'll probably go with 2 rows of seats with the second row on a riser. I'm probably going to get some berklines - recliners of course. I'm tempted to go with some large couches with recliners on the ends in case I want to lay down or cram more people in the seats but as of right now I'm leaning towards the individual berklines. I'm thinking maybe 2 rows of something like this:

Benevolance:
I think that's a good idea.

In my experience, guests don't want to cram onto couches together. So even if there is room for 3 or 4 on a couch, you're lucky to get 2 people to share it. Everyone else just hovers and says, "No, it's cool. I don't mind standing..." until an individual seat opens up and then they steal it. Better to just go with individual seating. :)

Individual seating is also more versatile, if you need to shake up the layout for any reason.

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