If you're calculating by how much cumulative space you need per person including common areas and amenities, Jerome is right but my assessment is no less accurate. I've worked on several spaces where 40 sqft per desk is plenty. But we calculate the other areas separately.
I've only been in this space for three years (eye roll) so please, take my advice with a grain of salt. _______________ Aaron Cruikshank Principal, CRUIKSHANK Phone: 778.908.4560 email: [email protected] web: cruikshank.me twitter: @cruikshank book a meeting: doodle.com/cruikshank linkedin: linkedin.com/in/cruikshank On Mar 30, 2015 9:42 AM, "Jerome Chang" <[email protected]> wrote: > Please keep in mind that most corporations allocate 200-300sf/person > Some indicators are leaning toward 175sf/person now > Past discussions here in the coworking Google Group, if I recall > correctly, have been about 90-100sf/person. > > 40 sf/person would be a new record, in my book, and I’ve been doing this > as an architect and space operator for 8 years. > > > *JEROME CHANG* > > *WEST: Santa Monica* > 1450 2nd Street (@Broadway) | Santa Monica CA 90401 > ph: (310) 526-2255 > > *CENTRAL: Mid-Wilshire* > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) | Los Angeles CA 90036 > ph: (323) 330-9505 > > *EAST: Downtown* > 529 S. Broadway, Suite 4000 (@Pershing Square) | Los Angeles CA 90013 > ph: (213) 550-2235 > > > <http://www.yelp.com/biz/blankspaces-los-angeles> > <https://twitter.com/BLANKSPACES> > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/BLANKSPACES/132257631339> > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/BLANKSPACES/132257631339> > <http://www.linkedin.com/company/blankspaces?trk=top_nav_home> > <http://vimeo.com/blankspaces> > <http://vimeo.com/blankspaces> > On Mar 30, 2015, at 9:38 AM, Aaron Cruikshank <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Piper, > > 40 sqft per desk seems reasonable. Just make sure you're measuring out > common areas. Most spaces have 25-30% set aside for meeting rooms, lounges, > kitchenettes, hallways, phone booths, etc... > > - Aaron > > _______________ > Aaron Cruikshank > Principal, CRUIKSHANK > Phone: 778.908.4560 > email: [email protected] > web: cruikshank.me > twitter: @cruikshank > book a meeting: doodle.com/cruikshank > linkedin: linkedin.com/in/cruikshank > On Mar 30, 2015 9:35 AM, "'Piper Hood' via Coworking" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I am in the process of leasing space for a new coworking business. Is >> there any industry standard for # SQ Ft needed per person? For example, I >> am thinking 40 square feet for each seat I can sell (averaged out for >> shared, dedicated desk and mini office suites), so a 4,000 square foot >> space would allow me to sell 100 memberships. Also, is there a standard # >> or percentage you can oversell by? Thanks for any help for the newbie! >> >> -- >> 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/d/optout. >> > > -- > 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/d/optout. > > > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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/d/optout.
