On Saturday, January 18, 2014 22:26:49 Omar Rassi wrote: > There may be some miscommunication/misunderstanding about the front room at > 48 Summit St. So lets talk about what to do with that room. > > The original plan was to remove all the walls, shelving and cabinetry to > give us a large open area to do what we wish with and turn one of its walls > into a welcome bar like at the old space. However, it appears that some > members want to keep the small office-ish type room for various reasons > (each person in favor of keeping the room has a different idea). So lets > discuss! > > Key points of discussion: > > 1) Are we keeping the room or are we taking down the wall with the > closet/shelves?
I would prefer to remove the closet side wall of that room and create a new welcome bar from the other wall of the room by cutting it to only a few feet tall. This would create a very open and inviting physical space. > > 2) If we are keeping the room, for what purpose will it fulfill? Crafts? > Admin office/recordkeeping? servers? Member storage? Computer lab? Lounge? > Etc etc. If someone is intending on turning it into some form of member storage, SYNHAK, Inc office, or server closet, I think it would be wise to remember that we have a massive basement that has not yet been spoken for in any significant capacity and will likely see the smallest fraction of actual foot traffic in proportion to the floor space. Additionally, why would you want something so obviously meant to be hidden and out of the way *immediately next to the front door*? Thats just not good feng shui. > > 3) Do we even need walls for those purposes? In other words, if it does > come down, will that detract from anyone's desires for how to use the space? I feel it creates a walled off area of a space that is otherwise open to everyone. It implies that there is some private part of the space that you're not allowed to visit, and it is immediately at the front entrance. The building already has enough cubicle-dungeon-like attributes without functional windows up front. > > For reference please see the floorplan of 48 Summit St. at > http://calculais.com/syn/syncalled.pdf and Synhak's google plus page at > https://plus.google.com/104182820750454997283 for pictures of 48 Summit St > pre-renovation. The bottom of the floorplan page is where the entrance is > (Front door is angled) the room in question is directly to the right of > that, the specific wall to come down is to the right of the room's door > with the wall closest to the front door being turned into a welcome bar as > with the old space. Remember that this is simply discussion where everyone > can voice their concerns. Ultimately this should be decided no later than > Tuesday's meeting by the membership as per our self-governance process ( > https://synhak.org/wiki/Governance) so we can get a move on with this area > and once decided put it behind us. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
