NextDoor Chicago does this pretty well (but it's more of an event/community space than coworking space, per se). https://www.nextdoorchi.com
And thank you for the article! I also read this article the other day about giving coffee shops back to the community, which I thought made awesome, similar points: http://www.boston.com/business/innovation/blogs/inside-the-hive/2013/10/07/coworker-not-coffeeshopper/C2adUKikZKLsLO9vTk7gVO/blog.html On Sunday, October 13, 2013 7:47:53 PM UTC-5, LA Tripp wrote: > > This is really helpful, thank you! > > I was wondering about the noise and interruptions. I can see that a very > separate space would be necessary, and then what's the point of having an > "attached" coffee shop at all? Jerome mentioned spaces that combine > coworking and food service: Betahaus in Berlin, Hudson Business Lounge in > Milwaukee and The Desk in Denver. They look like the cafe is quite > separate, though its hard to tell from the pictures. The Desk seems to have > the Cafe as their central business, with the coworking on an hourly basis. > I looked at CentralWorking's site and can't get a clear idea of their floor > plan to see how it works for them, though it's a beautiful place. > > I did notice that some of the cafe/coworking places still offer free drip > coffee to coworkers. The cafe owner I talked to actually first offered to > supply my space with coffee service- this may be the most practical way to > go after all. I'll have a kitchen no matter what. I know we can have food > and alcohol at events with a permit- that may be better than complicating > matters with a restaurant. Tom, if I do partner with a cafe, I'll keep your > observations in the front of my mind when it comes to designing the space. > > This has been very valuable! Thank you! > > ~Loren > > On Sunday, October 13, 2013 8:13:12 AM UTC-7, Tom Brandt - Workantile > wrote: >> >> Workantile had a coffee shop in the front of our space for a while when >> we first opened, but it did not work. >> >> Even though the coffee shop was separated from the coworking area by a >> couple of walls, noise from the bean grinders, espresso machine, and >> chatter from the coffee shop customers spilled over into the coworking >> area. There was a constant stream of coffee shop customers traipsing >> through the coworking area to use the bathrooms. It was all incredibly >> distracting. Pretty much everything people hated about working in coffee >> shops was there in the coworking area. >> >> The shop eventually moved out into a larger space, and we claimed their >> former space for our own. This worked out for everyone - the shop got more >> space, we got more space, and the distractions that the coffee shop imposed >> on us were gone. We now provide Zingerman's coffee in our kitchen for >> members. There are several coffee shops within a couple blocks of >> Workantile that members use as well. >> >> It sounds like a good idea, but unless you carefully work out noise >> isolation, bathroom access, foot traffic flow, and so forth, there will be >> problems. >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 2:41 AM, Fay Easton < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi - always felt this might work but not yet tried it at our hubs - >>> seems to have taken off brilliantly here:**** >>> >>> www.centralworking.com at the BLOOMSBURY unit.**** >>> >>> Footfall is mega in that area so am sure that contributes to the success >>> and the ‘front seating’ at stools/bars is not designed for laptop width! >>> Member area / fab co working space that you can see on the pics on the >>> site is accessed through turnstile **** >>> >>> Interesting article & comments on the Coffee Shop Squatters thanks for >>> sharing that - agree with consensus that one hour code would protect the >>> business owners’ investment & onward trade.**** >>> >>> New style’ units may well spring up based on market demand - Working >>> Cafes where the coffee may be dearer but the service is costed in.**** >>> >>> Best,**** >>> >>> Fay**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >>> Behalf Of *LA Tripp >>> *Sent:* 13 October 2013 07:25 >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* [Coworking] Coffee Shop/Coworking Combination Business Model* >>> *** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Hi All! >>> >>> I have been searching for this in the past threads but haven't found >>> this exactly. I was wondering if anyone has a Coworking space and coffee >>> shop combination, where the coffee shop is an actual cafe run by a separate >>> entity? The cafe would be in the front showroom area of the old auto >>> dealership building I have in mind, with coworking in the warehouse/office >>> part in the back; there would be some separation of the spaces, but I'd >>> like to at least have a clear view into some the coworking space from the >>> cafe. I have someone who might be interested, and it would certainly pull >>> in potential coworkers. With the exception of Starbucks, most cafes in >>> Pasadena are discontinuing their wifi, so I don't think anyone would be >>> especially outraged if that wasn't offered in the cafe part. What may >>> irritate coworkers is paying for coffee! Anyone have a business model for >>> this they could share? Or is this a bad combo, and why? >>> >>> You all might get a kick out of this segement a few weeks ago on our >>> local radio station about Coffee Shop Squatters: >>> http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2013/09/10/33648/coffeehouses-fight-back-against-wi-fi-squatters/ >>> >>> I was driving and so I couldn't call in and plug coworking as the solution! >>> >>> Many thanks! >>> >>> Loren**** >>> >>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.**** >>> >>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> twb >> member, Workantile <http://workantile.com/> >> @twbrandt >> > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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