Awesome feedback, thank you so much for take the time to go through this in detail Jerome! I'll run your thoughts by the architect and make adjustments.
The entry / check-in area is plaguing me. I really want it to be more integrated with the other coworkers, as you said. But I'm concerned that children will be noisy (crying at times) coming in and out of the child care space, and I want to buffer that. Still working on coming up with a creative solution. So far all I have is a buzzer system, where that desk isn't manned (except maybe during the busiest hours), and non-members ring a buzzer and somebody comes out to check them in. NOTHING has been built out yet... so if you have any specific thoughts regarding the kitchen, please speak up. Thank you thank you! *Aliza Schlabach* Founder | Coworking For Parents <http://www.coworkingforparents.com/><http://www.coworkingforparents.com/> <[email protected]> 215.858.4658 Sign up for our email newsletter <http://www.coworkingforparents.com/> | Join our Meetup group <http://www.meetup.com/CoworkingForparents/> | Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/CoworkingForParents> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 3:36 PM, Jerome Chang <[email protected]>wrote: > It's good to see that someone else is picking up where Felicity left off > with Cubes and Crayons. > > Some notes: > I think your front desk should be more plugged in to the office. I guess > you'll just keep the doors open? Or perhaps have doors into the child care > and no doors for the office? The front desk will want to > collaborate/interact more with other coworkers as well. > From what I've learned (I have a 5-mo old), the pumping room should have > a single, wide chair with arms Couches don't help as much. > I think it'll be tough to convince others that your 4-person offices will > be enough desk space for that size team. You'll want to at minimum make > the desk larger. Your table seems only 30-36" deep - you'll want 24" min > for each person, so 48". > If your kitchen hasn't been built out yet, consider how you'll use that > space for events/gatherings. In fact, mock up an entire layout just for > events so you can envision how that'd work. Test for 30-, 50-, 75, and 100 > ppl. > You'll want a 2nd meeting room - reconsider one of your 4-person offices. > You don't have enough room in front of your bathroom doors for > accessibility. 48" minimum. > Bathroom has the 5' turning diameter overlapping too much over the door. > 12" max. > Shower doesn't have enough clearance for ADA > Access down the stairs into the childcare center is not feasible for the > disabled. > These stairs need more landing at the double doors. > Where is the wheel-chair lift going to and from? Doesn't look like it > services anyone. > I'd consider some hooks on that bike wall, and perhaps a taller wall to > hold more bikes. Looks like that area can only stow about 6-8. > You'll need grab bars for the shower and bathroom > Are you permitting this whole space as a single office or separate > permits? I'd question the sufficient quantity of toilets for each gender. > In addition, the bathroom in the childcare area assumes one gender > (presumably women), which wouldn't be allowed typically. > ok, I think that's enough. :-D > > > Jerome > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" > > www.blankspaces.com > ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los > Angeles, CA 90036 > > On Apr 12, 2012, at 9:52 AM, Aliza wrote: > > Hello everyone! I am finalizing the layout for our coworking & child care > spaces. We're starting with two adjoining blank boxes (an old warehouse, > wood floors, 14' ceilings) so have complete control. I'd love to get your > feedback on the attached images. > > Thanks! > > Aliza Schlabach > Founder, Coworking for Parents > [email protected] > www.coworkingforparents.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/N7aAo2bRH1MJ. > 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. > <Final_Coworking_nocounters.gif><Final_Kids.gif> > > > -- > 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.
