Yeah, if someone with a disability somehow found themselves up our 3 exterior stairs, then over a high threshold then up not 1 but 2 flights of stairs into the coworking space--yes, they would probably be upset with our small closets.
On Monday, May 15, 2017 at 8:58:29 AM UTC-6, Jerome wrote: > > and before Jerome freaks out about ADA, our building is not ADA accessible > *at all*. You have to take stairs to get anywhere as it was built in 1968 > so we didn't have to comply with those modern standards. > > > haha. No freaking out. Just advising from the point of view as both an > architect and coworking owner/operator. > FYI, ADA compliant doesn’t mean 100% of your office or building is > compliant. However, when you renovate/add in general, you would make at > least those items compliant. > Not complying basically says you’re ok with or intentionally > discriminating against others. Sorry, not to sound harsh, but that’s the > intent of the federal level of this law. > > But yes, like Angel said, make do with what you have. > > > *JEROME CHANG* > > talk to us: (323) 330-9505 > chat w/ us: http://www.BLANKSPACES.com/chat <https://lc.chat/now/7173741/> > > *WEST: Santa Monica* | 1450 2nd St (@Broadway) > *CENTRAL: Mid-Wilshire* | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) > *EAST: Downtown* | 529 S. Broadway, Ste 4000 (@Pershing Square) > > On May 15, 2017, at 7:36 AM, Angel Kwiatkowski <fccow...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > I think the necessity for phone booths is often born in spaces that are > smaller and where you can't get away from one another. Our first space had > 1 space to hide in for calls and it just wasn't enough. For the past 5 > years, we've had a large closet split into 2 rooms > http://coherecommunity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Phone_Rooms_Cohere_Coworking_Space.jpg. > > They are very small. 3'x4' and before Jerome freaks out about ADA, our > building is not ADA accessible *at all*. You have to take stairs to get > anywhere as it was built in 1968 so we didn't have to comply with those > modern standards. > > Here's the kicker, there is no ventilation in those rooms so after an hour > you kind of have to leave or you'll die of heatstroke. > > Other places to take calls if the phone rooms aren't your preference: > patio, landing, microniche (another closet turned phone/work area but with > just a curtain for privacy), drop in conference room, living room. We also > set the expectation in our orientation packet that you can ask the room > before you take a call. If it's merely a conference call where you will sit > quietly until you give your update, then we will usually allow you to just > stay at your desk. > > And like Alex said, if people need to be on the phone much of the day > (salespeople) I usually steer them away from Cohere before they join. > Here is a picture of the microniche: > http://coherecommunity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Micronice2_Cohere_Space.jpg > And of the landing where people go to take calls > http://coherecommunity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Landing_Chair_Cohere_Coworking_Space.jpg > > Also notable: you don't have to decide what to do until after you open. > > Angel > > On Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 4:08:06 PM UTC-6, Kevin Haggerty wrote: >> >> As we start to map out how we're going to layout and organize our space, >> something we're looking at now is how to provide spaces for phone calls. >> This is a little tricky because we're upstairs, and also, we don't have a >> lot of room to work with. >> >> That said, we do have several closets that we don't really need for >> storage, and were playing with the idea of converting them into phone >> booths. >> >> The thought is to replace the doors with ones that have a glass panel, so >> to create the illusion of more space (less claustrophobic), and to add an >> aesthetically pleasing hanging light, a stool or stoop seat that doesn't >> take up much space, a small floating shelf for laptop/phone, an outlet to >> plug in devices, and some soundproofing panels to help deaden the sound. >> >> Have any of you ever tried anything like this? Any thoughts one way or >> the other? >> >> >> > -- > 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 coworking+...@googlegroups.com <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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
