We absolutely believe in meeting rooms, and our bookings confirm them. Size based on a square area isn't that helpful, as squares and rectangles are totally different for seating. Just lay things out, have a 4' aisle between desks, and feel out how much space you'd want before your seat bangs into the desk behind you. Really, that's about all there is to it.
Location is critical in L.A. It'll determine who uses your space. Anyone can build a shack in a forest, throw in some desks, and then price it at $10 or something, but do you really want to be in a forest? There's of course no real answer to that, but I think you get the picture. We're located literally next door to a Staples office supply store, and 1 block from Starbuck's, so the two most important amenities for offices are very very conveniently nearby. Jerome ______________ 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 Jun 24, 2010, at 7:46 AM, Michael P. Daugherty wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm trying to start a coworking space in Beijing, China, so I thought I > should write and introduce myself. The reason I'm interested in this is that > I'm also working on a startup, but my other founder lives in Boston. > Therefore, I miss exchanging ideas in person much of the time when I work > alone in my apartment. I've also worked at coworking spaces before and > always enjoyed the feeling. However, there has never been one in Beijing > before now. > > I've already looked at quite a few offices and lofts, and rent has turned out > to be much more expensive than I expected. For a ~210 square meter place, I > think I'd need 11-12 people on a monthly plan to cover my costs. > > So, I have a few questions and would greatly appreciate any advice you may > have. First, how many square meters do you end up using per seat? I want to > make sure my estimates of how many people can work comfortably in a given > space are reasonable. I've just been estimating capacity by walking around > inside, and it seems that most of the time my estimate comes out to almost 7 > sq. m per person (counting space used for a meeting room and a small place to > relax, etc.). > > How critical is location in general in this business? I'm operating under > the assumption that it's really important, since we're basically competing > with working from home, and nothing can be more convenient than that. > > Lastly, we did a survey and the most surprising result to me was that so few > people considered a meeting room necessary. How many of your spaces have > meeting rooms, and how often are they used? > > Thanks for your support. I hope that if any of you visit Beijing, you'll > stop by and we can work together for a while. > > -Mike > > -- > 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. -- 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.
