Alex, that booth looks like EXACTLY what we need. I'm trying to figure out the design, though, what's that U shaped area behind the hood?
On Monday, April 20, 2015 at 1:34:29 PM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: > > Cool to see the Buzzibooth - without having ever seen it, we built > something very similar ourselves! > > We made them extra wide, too, so that if two people can stand next to each > other comfortably on a Google Hangout call or something like it. They're > just enough to keep most noise made on a call contained to the hood...and > keep out enough of the nearby room noise, too...without feeling like you're > trapped in a closet or dredging up memories of cubicles. > > One of our members is an architect, and she came up with the plans to > re-use some of our old larger Ikea desks for this hooded standing desk area > - https://www.dropbox.com/sc/5cky4t35qouqhyh/AAAAV4xRsCAeVWtBEKVYPcmXa > > Our friends at a local fablab were able to cut the end pieces (the big > pieces of heavy duty ply) to her design - and we only needed to manufacture > those pieces. Everything else is the larger ~3' wide Ikea desks. We added > some acoustic foam, table top lamps, power plugs, and ran ethernet into > each booth to help people making internet-based calls have a stable > internet connection. > > 1 year later I can say that they get used SO much more than the other > options we've had! > > -Alex > > > ------------------ > *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* > Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com > Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Derek Neighbors <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c3gHx4GPZo >> >> On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 9:27 AM, Keith Yang <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Hi Jensen, >>> Our architects recommended this stand-alone product: >>> http://www.buzzispace.com/products/buzzibooth >>> It's made of an acoustical material and supposedly works great. We >>> haven't tried it yet and based on some quick searches, it seems pretty >>> pricey (around $7k - $8k each?). >>> I'd be curious to know if anyone has tried a Buzzibooth or similar >>> product. Seems like a great solution though. >>> Keith >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 12:53:26 PM UTC-7, Jensen Yancey wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey everyone, >>>> >>>> We have an open plan coworking office, and the number one thing I get >>>> asked for (and also the number one reason prospective members don't join) >>>> is for a place to take calls. We have a conference room, but it's on the >>>> other side of the building and people don't really like to walk all the >>>> way >>>> over. What we do have is a 75 sq ft storage area that we dont use. It's >>>> not >>>> completely walled off (it has a door but no ceiling so it just opens up >>>> into the coworking area) and I've been wondering if there's a good DIY way >>>> to build a little phone booth in it so that people can take calls without >>>> the rest of the office hearing them. Has anyone done a project like that? >>>> >>> -- >>> 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] <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Derek Neighbors >> http://derekneighbors.com >> Mobile: 480-335-9746 >> >> Connect With Me >> Linked In : http://linkedin.com/in/dneighbors >> Twitter : http://twitter.com/dneighbors >> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> 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.
