Alex & Katherine, Thanks for your replies. Option #2 "feels" better to me because that was my original idea. After looking for ways to fund the space (at NYC rents) the coworking space came into the picture. I've worked in several coworking spaces in NYC and always felt they were lacking in ways that I could improve on.
That issue aside, your comments echo those of others who have seen the space I'm considering. They seem to feel that, even with having the two spaces well separated and insulated for sound, having people shooting in the studio will disrupt the coworking space. Also, having people in the studio worry about annoying the people in the office areas would bring an an unappealing worry to the creative space. I think I'll probably end up with something similar to these membership-based shoot studios: http://westststudios.com http://studioslic.com (I'm currently a member here) Just not confident I can afford to do this in the space I want. Thanks! ~ Geoffrey On Monday, October 12, 2015 at 12:58:03 PM UTC-4, Geoffrey Badner wrote: > > Hello. First post here :) > > I'm a photographer from Brooklyn, NY and I'm interested in opening a > shared creative space for others in the photo business – photographers, > hair/makeup, stylists, etc. I've located an excellent 7,000 sq. ft space > and have done a couple of layout plans that map back to two different > business models. > > *1: Shared Desks + Studio* > This idea cuts the space into 2/3rds hot desks, permanent desks and a > couple of offices with 1/3 remaining for a single large studio space. This > allows for daily drop ins, month to month desk and a couple closed office > rentals and is designed to provide a steadier cash flow for the space while > also providing a very nice shoot space. > > *2: Three Studios* > This idea removes all of the desks and offices and uses almost the entire > floor for three studio spaces (plus a nice common area with couches and a > conference room). This is more what I feel like I want to do, but it relies > completely on community members booking the studios regularly to support > the community. To do this, I have to charge a higher monthly price point > for even the lowest tier. > > I'm wondering... is option 2 just too much of a niche? Option 1 seems like > the smarter business decision, but I really like the concept of 2. > > Thanks for your thoughts! > -- 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.
