Such a simple question that is so complicated to answer. We only know our limits because we hit them. Last May we were full with 110 members in 5000 sqft and 60 desks. But that doesn't really answer your question because those numbers are specific to our space, our members, and our membership plans. We could have 400 members with the same space and not be full if our plans were structured differently. And now that we are 11,000 sqft the math is all different. Many variables to consider.
To take all of this and turn it into a plan it's less about the numbers, and the math, and more about the story. Think of the place you want to be a part of and work the numbers and structure to enable that story. You only get into trouble when you write your story based on the math since, as we've shown, the math isn't very good at predicting the future. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking < baut...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Kelly, > > It depends on your types of memberships and what the community is asking > for. Creative Density's most popular membership is our 3 day/week plan so > can oversell our space about 2 times our total seat capacity. In the last > few months permanent desk space has grown in demand so that ratio will > likely slowly change to 1.75 or so. It all depends who you attract and > your pricing structure. At the start I would just design your space to > react to types of membership. If you are planning on hot desking to be > popular then plan on selling the space 2x as a conservative estimate. > > What I'm going to do is make the rooms more adaptable for the rare moments > of overcapacity by installing tabels that fold flat against the walls so > they hide away but can flip out when needed. Yes, it will make the room a > bit tight when used but they will likely only be used once or twice a > month. Once they are needed once a week then I figure the space is too full > and the community too awesome. > > Craig > Denver, CO > > -- > 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/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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/groups/opt_out.
