Agreed x100 Chad Ballantyne 705.812.0689 [email protected]
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 <http://www.thecreativespace.ca/> 705-812-0689 <tel:705-812-0689> > On Apr 3, 2017, at 2:03 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm gonna toss a perspective in here that hasn't been mentioned: > > Glass walls can look amazing, though I hear from a lot of people that they > hate feeling like they're in a fishbowl. I personally think it's a weird > architectural hack for trying to bend office-demand into a misunderstood open > aesthetic. But that's a longer debate, and for another day. > > The bigger issue is that glass walls turn small rooms into awful echo > monsters. Yes, you can temper it with acoustic treatment, but that's yet > another expense on top of the glass. Especially when the goal is to create > spaces for phone calls, I'd be doing everything imaginable to get rid of > echo'y surfaces. > > Fundamentally, floor to ceiling glass is one of those style trends that I see > doing more damage than good. Maybe an unpopular opinion? I'm not sure. I know > we ruled them out as a usability concern very early in our renovation. > > -Alex > > > ------------------ > The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself. > Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org <http://indyhall.org/> > Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com > <http://coworkingweekly.com/> > My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten <https://theindyhallway.com/ten> > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 2:09 AM, SphereMail SphereMail <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Tempered glass gets very expensive, Ask for store-front type glass with > aluminum frame around it, it would be a quarter of the tempered glass price. > > Hasan Mirjan > SphereMail.co <http://spheremail.co/> > > On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 1:30:21 PM UTC-7, Lauren McDaniel wrote: > Hi, > > I'm exploring the possibility of adding some glass-walled offices to our > coworking space and curious how much these typically cost. I'm looking for > enclosed (with door) floor-to-ceiling options since the purpose would be to > create more privacy for phone calls. Seeking an option that could fit one > desk and another that could fit a desk of four. > > I'd welcome all suggestions and manufacturers! > > Thanks, > Lauren McDaniel > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <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.
