FWIW our brick was hiding behind drywall when we moved in. The first thing we did after signing the lease was tear down the walls :-)
We wouldn't have known the brick was there if not for the fact that we visited an upstairs space that was undergoing construction. Before: http://www.flickr.com/photos/robkelley/4755288781/in/gallery-lupo-72157626631495620/ After: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcn/4984505287/in/gallery-lupo-72157626631495620/ Echoing what others have said, a lot can be done with different kinds of spaces. Lighting is probably one of the most critical things, as well as use of color. On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Toni Hogan <[email protected]>wrote: > Chris, my husband is working on "gathering" youth and adult artists so > he would love the idea of a weekend "art studio." He and our 15 year > old son are the co-founders of YoungMAC (Young Minds are Creative) so > our space will be their lab/studio. Our 13 year old daughter is an > artist with talent in pencil, chalks, digital and photography. She's > getting into paints so a weekend studio would be awesome for her to be > around other more experienced artists. hmmmm, Art Connexion.... > > Out of curiosity I search for faux brick and it actually exists. LOL! > But, we won't go there. I am actually sitting in the space alone now > getting a "feel" for it. :-) > > Toni > > On Apr 27, 12:15 pm, Chris Ritchie <[email protected]> wrote: > > There are also a lot of ways to dress a place up without resorting to > > installing brick walls and ventilation pipes. Natural light is good, > > creative gathering spaces are excellent. Local artist galleries are a > great > > way of giving your space a creative feel. I actually thought up an idea > for > > doing a weekend "art studio" day, where folks would come down and use > paint > > and canvases I provided to create art to be displayed. Team building + > > community building all in one. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, April 26, 2012 7:14:19 PM UTC-5, Toni Hogan wrote: > > > > > So, my curiosity has finally gotten the best of me. Is it just a > > > coincidence that most of the coworking spaces I am checking out on the > > > web have brick interior walls. Or, is this a faux feature that was > > > added? I'm feeling left out. :-) > > -- > 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.
