FWIW, I don't think it's as formulaic as this but, on the other hand, this is the first space I've been part of designing.
That said...we have ~1500 square feet, a touch over 1000 of that being the main floor including our conference space. That main 1000 square feet holds 15 desks VERY comfortably (lots of open room to move around). We then have two mezzanines, one holding only a couple of desks right now but ultimately it will hold 6-8. The other mezz has a sofa, love seat, and lay-z-boy (and I've worked from each and every one of them). So we're at 25 "spots to work", not including the conference room which holds about 4 people, in just about 1500 square feet. Human occupancy is a bit closer to 6'x6', but again...its not really that scientific Our desks are identical to those at CitizenSpace, 2' deep by 4' across. We have a few different cluster configurations to encourage and help different kinds of workers, too. The best part about the configuration is that it's COMPLETELY changable at any time...none of the furniture is fixed in place or too big to move. For larger events (like our opening, and our upcoming movie night) all of the desks get moved to the edges of the space. Full time folks have put stakes in a desk of their choice, others grab whatever is available. Ultimately, though...what do your users want? Bigger desks, but less conference space? Less desks, and a bigger "lounge". These are all questions that can be answered better once you've got an active community that's excited and ready to utilize the space that you're working diligently towards creating! Cheers, Alex On 10/25/07, Gregory Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > um, jacob is saying 30-40 for a 5k square ft space. > > dusty seems to be suggesting 23 slots in a 1000 sqr ft space. > > Julie is right, 100 sqr ft per person is reasonable, that is a 10x10 > box, so with space for chairs, fesks file cabinets, common space > between cubes or isles or whatever.... it makes sense. > > From experience, i have worked in smaller spaces, but would not really > want to, and if you want to keep people around, i would probably try > to stick as close to the 100 sqr ft as possible. This doesn't mean > that each person gets a 10 x 10 plot of floor space, but if you space > in 1000 sqr ft, i'm not sure how you could accommodate more than 10 ro > 15 people comfortable when you account for the "common" space of isles > and printer table, garbage cans, mail boxes, etc... > > On 10/25/07, Julie Gomoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rule of thumb for office space is 100 sq. ft. per person. Jacob is > right, > > though, it depends on the actual space and how you design it. This > includes > > common areas - bathrooms, entry ways, hallways, etc. > > > > We're designing 4000 feet - just under 1000 of that will be a coffee > shop > > and kitchen. 3000 is for coworking. We plan to have room for 30 > individual > > workers plus several small meeting rooms. > > > > 30-40 in 1000 square feet sounds like some seriously tight working > > conditions. > > > > Keep in mind, too, that if you're doing any renovation for commercial > space > > in Austin, you have to show that you have X parking spaces (depends on > how > > you're classified) before you can even get a permit. > > > > Julie > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- ----- -- ----- Alex Hillman web.developer.innovation.consultant vocal: 484.597.6256 digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | skype: dangerouslyawesome visual: www.weknowhtml.com | www.dangerouslyawesome.com local: www.indyhall.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
