It's really dependent on the space. Not all 1000 sqft spaces are created equal. Susan and I have talked a lot about this and I've seen it come up before in various posts. There is no clear answer, I'm sorry to say. One factor that could sway the answer is priority. We decided to put a higher priority on permanent desks and that will have a direct impact on how we organize the space. If we were shooting for more drop-ins, we'd make different choices. How's that for a non-answer? To paraphrase our approach, I'd say we came up with some conservative numbers to make sure we could commit to the three year lease, and we are leaving the rest for when we open. Everything changes with each individual so we need to get them in before we know how/where the desks should be. We have 5000 sqft and I'm thinking we can get 30-40 in here comfortably.
Jacob Sayles Office Nomads Seattle, WA On 10/25/07, Dusty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > I'm wondering what a good rule of thumb is on how many people you can > fit into a given space? I'm trying to find the maximum revenue > potential for a given space. > > Say, given 1000 square foot (excluding conference rooms, and > bathrooms) what is the maximum membership capacity of permanent desk > members and walk-in members. > > Just pulling some numbers out of the air. If permanent desk members > took up a footprint (desk, chair, and room to move) of 8x8ft on > average and walkins took up 5x5. You should be able to fit 10 > permanent members and 14 walkins. (If I did my math right.) > > Further if we assume only 60% of our walkins will be in the space at > any given time we could reserve up to 23 walkin memberships. > > To those of you that own spaces. Do my average member footprints sound > about right? And how about my ratio of walkin members that are in the > space at any given time? > > I'm looking for ballparks. :) > > Thanks, > Dusty in Austin > > > > > -- Jacob Sayles Nomad & Founder officenomads.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
