Even, We have a house too, just shy of 1600sq/ft. We have 2 rooms that are joined by double doors. It was our intention to get several small desks that could be rearranged and pushed around in those two rooms. However, due to monetary constraints, we started with 2 9ft long and 2 6ft long folding tables pushed to the center of each room, and for us this setup has been great! I like the big central work area primarily because it promotes collaboration, but I also think it allows us to seat more people. For example, it might be awkward to approach someone alone at a smallish desk to grab some laptop space, but people don't seem to have a problem bellying up to a large table. I guess my theory is that socially, many small desks equals (1 desk : 1 person), but socially a large table equal (1 desk : 1 - ? persons).
Here's a picture of those 2 joined rooms: http://flickr.com/photos/thepxlpshr/2724386824/in/pool-conjunctured. We also have a couch room: http://flickr.com/photos/dustyreagan/2758435573/ A heads down room: http://flickr.com/photos/dustyreagan/2850916279/in/pool-conjunctured And a conference room (old pic): http://flickr.com/photos/dustyreagan/2700822363/in/set-72157606597867234/ Dusty http://Conjunctured.com On Jan 19, 1:00 pm, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > We have both fixed cubicles and a central "worktable". See > here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/blankspaces/2803672025/in/set-7215760619...http://www.flickr.com/photos/blankspaces/2804517438/in/set-7215760619... > > J > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work wide open" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) > Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On Jan 19, 2009, at 10:50 AM, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > > > Yes, we have two blocks of four desks pushed up against each other, > > with a mix of FT and dropins at each. We also have two tables off to > > the side, which is proving nice for folks who want to be social but > > still want to maintain some privacy. > > > Then we have a long dinner table for six, which is great for events, > > lunch, and groups. One startup (Tripfilms.com) takes over the table > > twice a week and has their whole team there working together. > > > Diversity is definitely useful, but flexibility is paramount. Most > > important, as always, is to be offering what your members want... > > which, over the course of time, will change. > > > Tony > > New Work City > > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > Depending on the desks you get, they can be pushed togehter like a > > large table. That way, depending on the needs of the group, you can > > get both effects. > > > Our most recent configuration pushes together clusters of 3-4 desks > > with a mix of full time spots + drop-ins, encouraging mix and > > collaboration. Our members have been really enjoying it. > > > CitizenSpace's dropin area is the same sort of thing, with a number > > of desks making up a large shared work table. New Work City has a > > table that fits 4-5 people at it too, right Tony? > > > -Alex > > > -- > > ----- > > -- > > ----- > > Alex Hillman > > im always developing something > > digital: [email protected] > > visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > local:www.indyhall.org > > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:34 PM, evan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > So we've been in our space for 2 weeks now and we started out just > > getting a big folding table while we figure out furniture. We've been > > trying to figure how how many desks we can fit in our relatively small > > rooms. Unlikely many coworking spaces, we've got a house we're using, > > so some of the rooms are smallish bedrooms. The total space is 2500 sq > > ft. > > > My question is this, have people tried / used central tables which are > > shared by 3 to 6 people for coworking? We're thinking that upstairs > > we'd put maybe central tables, on the main floor desks, and in the > > basement which is more of a hang out space and where the meeting room > > is, for couches. > > > Has anybody tried this? Does it work well? What problems might we > > run in to? > > > thanks, > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
