Thanks for the thoughts everyone. A balanced of open and private is what I'll work on. Gota get a lease first. :) -BrianR
On May 8, 1:15 pm, "Chris Messina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd echo a lot of the sentiments raised so far. It does really come > down to the vibe that you want to create in your space; since we > modeled Citizen Space after a cafe-like experience where folks are > free to drop in and discuss openly, we went for only one walled off > area and it's made a great deal of difference. > > On top of that, without walls we're able to host events, like > tonight's Net Tuesday -- events which can be critical to growing > awareness and your community. > > Lastly, I think there is some utility to have a few "quiet" spaces, > but you should think carefully about your "property" model -- ie can > folks get a regular space that they can call theirs or should it all > be floater space? We're doing the hybrid thing and inf that it works > well. There's enough flexibility for folks to come in randomly and > meet while also giving our regular folks a sense of permanace, > belonging and identification and/or ownership of the space. > > Chris > > On 5/8/07, Luter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Brian: > > > I echo Eva's comments. We went with an open plan model with custom > > screens made out of semi-transparent polygal. It helps with privacy > > and sound transmission, but allows light through. We also added a > > private conference room, and a "chill-out" room. Several people in our > > community use those two rooms for privacy during meetings and phone > > calls, or for collaboration amongst the group. You can see photos of > > the workstations and spaces on our website atwww.hivecoop.com. > > > - Andrew > > > On May 8, 9:49 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > We went somewhere in-between. Rather than the big open spaces with > > > desks, we went for low-walled cubicles that give people some visual > > > privacy, but retain access to natural light. We also built some small > > > private offices. To date, the private offices have not been used > > > much, although that may change as we get busier. I would focus you > > > money on creating walled meeting space and maybe leave one private > > > room for private phone calls. Doors really detract from the community > > > feel of the space, which is my theory as to why they have not been > > > wildly popular at CubeSpace. > > > > -Eva > > > > On May 7, 8:34 am, BrianR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> I went to look at a > > potential office for a coworking space the other > > > > day. This one had around 2100 sq. ft and about 10 small offices. There > > > > is a small open space in front, a big room in back, and a kitchenette. > > > > > If I rented this space should I knock down a few walls that make some > > > > small offices to create more open space? > > > > or > > > > Should I leave all the walls up and let people have doors? > > > > > Lots of the pics I've seen of coworking spaces tend to have big rooms > > > > with shared desks. Is this open working environment essential to the > > > > coworking style? Will collaboration and community atmosphere suffer > > > > with lots of doors? > > > > > I think a combo of both is probably the best. What do ya'll think are > > > > the advantages/disadvantages. > > > > > -BrianR > > -- > Chris Messina > Citizen Provocateur & > Open Source Ambassador-at-Large > Work:http://citizenagency.com > Blog:http://factoryjoe.com/blog > Cell: 412 225-1051 > Skype: factoryjoe > This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
