Ack, gmail decided to send this email on it's own.... On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 6:04 PM, evan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Other great info might be: >> 1. total square footage > > 2150 > >> 2. $/sqft > > 0.36 USD / sq ft
But we're in Montevideo, Uruguay. We located the office in one of the more expensive parts of the city, it's a block from the rambla and beach. If we'd put it downtown where most offices are, we'd have better lunch selection, longer commutes, and cheaper rent. >> 3. # of private offices in relation to open desk space > > 6 rooms, three smaller ones up stairs, two bigger rooms on the main > level, and one large space in the basement for events We're planning on getting individual desks which can be pushed together, but right now everybody's working from big tables in the center of the room. >> 4. location (e.g. retail, residential, office) > > Rented house in a mostly residential neighborhood As i said above, we spent a lot of time thinking about how long it takes people to get to the space, and what's around it. In the end we're farther from some bus lines than people would like. I think you have to remember coworking space is competing with *free* home office and *cheap* cafes. Convenience matters a lot. I know when i was in San Francisco it was a lot easier to get to citizenspace than the hat factory. Cowork Central in Buenos Aires has a nice office, but they are in a building which closes at 8pm. So everybody has to be out by then. For us being able to work late was really important. >> 5. any other considerations that I am sure I am overlooking >> >> Thanks for taking the time and I look forward to being a part of the >> group! We spent a lot of time trying to find a place which was accessible by public transportation and was walking distance to where many of us live. We also wanted a place with it's own door to the street, so when guests showed up it was pretty easy to find us. One thing which made things trickier was we were looking for a space to host working, but also to hold talks and small events, potentially even a bar camp in the future. So we saw it as both a community organizing effort and looking for an office. We spent a lot of time thinking about security, even though most people have laptops, the space still will have a lot of valuable equipment. So we have a place which has bars on all the windows. It sucks, but it's better than having shit stolen. -evan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
