This looks really cool and its something I can relay to our designer. Thank you for the link!
On Thursday, June 20, 2013 1:44:59 PM UTC-4, creativespace wrote: > > I recommend Sketchup > http://www.sketchup.com/ > A slight learning curve - but to visualize a room with tables, chairs and > even coworkers it's pretty cool. > Move things around, swap out desk styles (using the Sketchup Warehouse) > We've been trying to visualize turning our basement space into a > Hackerspace. I've attach a screen shot of a view to show you what you get. > > > > Chad Ballantyne > 705.812.0689 > [email protected] <javascript:> > > > > > > > Barrie's Coworking Community > Perfect for small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs. > 12 Dunlop St E, Barrie Ontario, L4M 1A3 > Memberships start at $25/mth > www.thecreativespace.ca > 705-812-0689 > > On 2013-06-20, at 1:02 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > I very much agree with Jerome on this. > > Square feet per desk doesn't tell you anything about the shape of the > room, how desks fit in it, or how people can interact. > > Square feet is a constraint, but it's not a proxy for usage. We redesign > our floorplan on a regular basis and every time find new, more effective > ways to use the space and none of that can be learned from square footage. > > Drawing things on paper is good. Another thing you can do is, if you have > access to the space, to cut pieces of cardboard to the size of your desks > and play with layouts on the floor. That will give you an even better feel > for how much room around desks you'll need for things to feel comfortable, > especially if you're not as experienced as Jerome or myself in laying > things out on paper. > > -Alex > > -Alex > > > > -- > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 12:48 PM, <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: > >> oooh okay that makes a lot more sense. sorry for the confusion. >> Conveniently we were given a floor plan for the space we're looking into >> and during the process of designing the layout we assumed getting s/f per >> desk was essential just so we knew how many desks we could fit. >> >> On Thursday, June 20, 2013 12:20:19 PM UTC-4, Jerome wrote: >> >>> wait wait wait. I didn't say to buy anything. >>> Get/draw a floor plan, and design a desk layout. >>> >>> >>> Jerome >>> ______________ >>> BLANKSPACES >>> "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" >>> >>> www.blankspaces.com >>> 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 >>> 323.330.9505 (office) >>> >>> On Jun 20, 2013, at 9:12 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> Hi Jerome, >>> >>> Your right, when we visited the space we could envision how the layout >>> would look like. Buying desks first and setting up the space would be a >>> viable option. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Harman >>> >>> On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 6:50:20 PM UTC-4, Jerome wrote: >>>> >>>> I would recommend laying out your desks, vs. trying to assign a # per >>>> desk. >>>> A space that size is much easier to comprehend its realities than, say, >>>> 100,000sf where you'd want to estimate sf/desk. >>>> >>>> >>>> Jerome >>>> ______________ >>>> BLANKSPACES >>>> "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" >>>> >>>> www.blankspaces.com >>>> 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 >>>> 323.330.9505 (office) >>>> >>>> On Jun 19, 2013, at 2:49 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> >>>> First I would like to express how happy and amazed I am at finding this >>>> community online. Me and my colleagues stumbled upon the concept of >>>> coworking spaces about a month ago and we have formed our own initiative >>>> to >>>> opening one in Ontario. From what I've seen, this Coworking group is full >>>> of helpful individuals who have answered questions on a lot of topics and >>>> I >>>> am also inclined to ask my own throughout our company's development. >>>> >>>> So here goes my first question :) >>>> >>>> We have found a location that is 2664 sqft (Rent= 4262) and after >>>> taking out the board room, private office and kitchen we have 1210 sqft to >>>> use for desks. What I wanted to know was how much space should we allocate >>>> for each desk? I know many of you have said 100sqft but If thats the case >>>> we would only be able to offer 12 desks at $455 (Rent + Other fixed and >>>> variable costs). However, if we offer 50sqft per desk we would be able to >>>> accommodate 24 desks and offer a monthly price of $230. 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