[Coworking] Re: No room for a kitchen--what do I do?

[Trevor Townsend]

Here's what I managed to cram into my 1,000sqft space - a 6'x8' full 
kitchen(ette?).

Mind you, I'm not open yet so I don't have feedback, but this should work 
nicely.  Note: the stove is de-powered (breaker off at the electrical box) 
unless there is an even that needs it.







On Monday, 19 November 2018 16:36:00 UTC-5, AK wrote:
>
> Our space is small (under 1500 ft )  so we are thinking of foregoing a 
> kitchen and having a counter with a sink and small under counter fridge.  
>
> I seek ideas and photo of other spaces who have a similar situation ( no 
> full kitchen)
>
> Thoughts on the whole idea are welcome.
>
> Thank you.
>

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[Coworking] Re: No room for a kitchen--what do I do?

[Trevor Townsend]

Hi AK,

My space is 2/3 the size of yours (~1,050sqft total) and I've managed to 
squeeze in a full galley kitchen.  It did so because it is likely that I 
will host events, retreats, etc. where there might be catering, etc., and I 
also wanted to have an upscale feel to the space.  I'm relocating a lounge 
area closer to the kitchen so that people can flow back and forth between 
each.  I'll try to find some pictures to share ...

Best,
Trevor

On Monday, 19 November 2018 16:36:00 UTC-5, AK wrote:
>
> Our space is small (under 1500 ft )  so we are thinking of foregoing a 
> kitchen and having a counter with a sink and small under counter fridge.  
>
> I seek ideas and photo of other spaces who have a similar situation ( no 
> full kitchen)
>
> Thoughts on the whole idea are welcome.
>
> Thank you.
>

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[Coworking] Re: No room for a kitchen--what do I do?

[Jeannine van der Linden]

So here's the thing.  You have to work with what you have of course, and my 
experience has been that the coworkers solve this problem for me if I 
approach it in the right way.

Our basic motto (loosely translated) is "where the space changes to suit 
you and not the other way around"

This has a pun in Dutch which is untranslatable I am afraid.

So we provide the basic amenities and the coworkers can:  bring in their 
own furniture, move the furniture, ask for this and that from the furniture 
budget, ask to have furniture moved or removed.

It does help that I have a background in theater :-)

One of the more interesting things is to see the space change as the micro 
communities change within the space.  At one time we had a catering company 
as a coworker and our largest conference room became a large, eat in 
kitchen complete with baking cookies which was very homey.  We also had a 
yoga/meditation space for a while as we had a coworker who did mindfulness 
courses; at one time we had a near art gallery because the artist in 
residence was a whole group of painters who were quite prolific.

I give them the ground, the coworkers have to seed it.

All of this is to say, if they want a kitchen and they have to tools and 
agency to make a kitchen, they will make a kitchen.

Warm regards,

Jeannine

On Monday, November 19, 2018 at 10:36:00 PM UTC+1, AK wrote:
>
> Our space is small (under 1500 ft )  so we are thinking of foregoing a 
> kitchen and having a counter with a sink and small under counter fridge.  
>
> I seek ideas and photo of other spaces who have a similar situation ( no 
> full kitchen)
>
> Thoughts on the whole idea are welcome.
>
> Thank you.
>

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[Coworking] Re: No room for a kitchen--what do I do?

[Steve Suard]

Mine is tiny and coworkers happy (fridge, microwave, coffee..) Simple bur 
useful.

[image: kit.jpg]


On Monday, November 19, 2018 at 11:36:00 AM UTC-10, AK wrote:
>
> Our space is small (under 1500 ft )  so we are thinking of foregoing a 
> kitchen and having a counter with a sink and small under counter fridge.  
>
> I seek ideas and photo of other spaces who have a similar situation ( no 
> full kitchen)
>
> Thoughts on the whole idea are welcome.
>
> Thank you.
>

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RE: [Coworking] Re: No room for a kitchen--what do I do?

[Alkaye Media / Al]

9 ft ceiling height

 

 

From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:coworking@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Marc Bacayon
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 11:10 AM
To: coworking@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Coworking] Re: No room for a kitchen--what do I do?

 

How high are you ceilings. Ive seen some space build out a loft space.

 

On Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 12:06 PM Alex Hillman mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com>  wrote:

Big +1 to having some space for gathering. That's more important than the 
"kitchen" facilities.  

 

If you think of it as multi-purpose space, rather than strictly kitchen/meal 
space, I think your options start to open up a lot!

 

-Alex



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On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 7:37 PM Carl Sullivan mailto:c...@yourdesk.com.au> > wrote:

I would highly recommend that you have somewhere that is not desks for your 
team to hang, even if its just 2 x 3 seater lounges that are adjacent to the 
kitchen.

 

I have seen and built many small spaces, and a commonality is that if you are 
trying to maximise space build a small kitchen and place an 8 seater kitchen 
table next to it. This zone can double up as open plan meeting room space 
before and after lunch, and as a lunch zone during lunch hours.

 

It is also a golden opportunity to make a space that has tones of character and 
photographs well for advertising and socials. Here is an example of a space 
that I set up, sourcing this old red velvet lounge off ebay and paring it with 
a couple of simple books, side tables and a plant made it pop...

 



 

This space was 126m2 (1356ft2) and we fit space for 26 people, a kitchen, a 
break out lounge area, 2 video editing studios and an 8 person meeting room. 
Check out what I did here... 
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bz2RcnHfAvyvTWFKbHJwLW1sN0E?usp=sharing 

 

 


On Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 10:22:08 AM UTC+11, AK wrote:

Thank you, Carl. My concern is less of a efficiency kitchen, but the WHOLE idea 
of making the kitchen a separate place for people to relax. It just seems that 
our space is too small for that.

The one you show is quite nice. More than we intend even.  

 

 

From: cowo...@googlegroups.com <mailto:cowo...@googlegroups.com>  
[mailto:cowo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Carl Sullivan
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2018 5:00 PM
To: Coworking
Subject: [Coworking] Re: No room for a kitchen--what do I do?

 

I have built kitchens that are only 4ft wide that worked. Some kitchens can be 
super small and fit into cupboards.

 

  <https://i.pinimg.com/564x/bb/d4/c5/bbd4c54a4eecb9c6a3a959536570a189.jpg> 

Or go onto Pinterest and search "Tiny Kitchens"

 

Carl

 

On Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 8:36:00 AM UTC+11, AK wrote:

Our space is small (under 1500 ft )  so we are thinking of foregoing a kitchen 
and having a counter with a sink and small under counter fridge.  

 

I seek ideas and photo of other spaces who have a similar situation ( no full 
kitchen)

 

Thoughts on the whole idea are welcome.

 

Thank you.

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[Coworking] Re: No room for a kitchen--what do I do?

[AK]

Attached is our current space allocation. There is a wall adjoining the 
bathroom sink wall. Thus plumbing is not a problem for the kitchette.  We 
do have space just outside the bathroom which could be a space to 
congregate...but who would really want to that...there?  Not sure what to 
with that area --more ideas welcome., 

Al


On Monday, November 19, 2018 at 3:36:00 PM UTC-6, AK wrote:
>
> Our space is small (under 1500 ft )  so we are thinking of foregoing a 
> kitchen and having a counter with a sink and small under counter fridge.  
>
> I seek ideas and photo of other spaces who have a similar situation ( no 
> full kitchen)
>
> Thoughts on the whole idea are welcome.
>
> Thank you.
>

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Re: [Coworking] Re: No room for a kitchen--what do I do?

[Carl Sullivan]

Edit: the office I linked to has 20 person capacity, not 26. and a better 
link to see the other 
photos... 
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bz2RcnHfAvyvTWFKbHJwLW1sN0E?usp=sharing 

On Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 11:37:28 AM UTC+11, Carl Sullivan wrote:
>
> I would highly recommend that you have somewhere that is not desks for 
> your team to hang, even if its just 2 x 3 seater lounges that are adjacent 
> to the kitchen.
>
> I have seen and built many small spaces, and a commonality is that if you 
> are trying to maximise space build a small kitchen and place an 8 seater 
> kitchen table next to it. This zone can double up as open plan meeting room 
> space before and after lunch, and as a lunch zone during lunch hours.
>
> It is also a golden opportunity to make a space that has tones of 
> character and photographs well for advertising and socials. Here is an 
> example of a space that I set up, sourcing this old red velvet lounge off 
> ebay and paring it with a couple of simple books, side tables and a plant 
> made it pop...
>
> [image: entropico_space_7.jpg]
>
>
> This space was 126m2 (1356ft2) and we fit space for 26 people, a kitchen, 
> a break out lounge area, 2 video editing studios and an 8 person meeting 
> room. Check out what I did here... 
> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bz2RcnHfAvyvTWFKbHJwLW1sN0E?usp=sharing
>  
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 10:22:08 AM UTC+11, AK wrote:
>>
>> Thank you, Carl. My concern is less of a efficiency kitchen, but the 
>> WHOLE idea of making the kitchen a separate place for people to relax. It 
>> just seems that our space is too small for that.
>>
>> The one you show is quite nice. More than we intend even.  
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>> *From:* cowo...@googlegroups.com [mailto:cowo...@googlegroups.com] *On 
>> Behalf Of *Carl Sullivan
>> *Sent:* Monday, November 19, 2018 5:00 PM
>> *To:* Coworking
>> *Subject:* [Coworking] Re: No room for a kitchen--what do I do?
>>
>>  
>>
>> I have built kitchens that are only 4ft wide that worked. Some kitchens 
>> can be super small and fit into cupboards.
>>
>>  
>>
>> [image: Premium Quality Compact Kitchen - Informative Kitchen Appliance 
>> ...]
>>
>> Or go onto Pinterest and search "Tiny Kitchens"
>>
>>  
>>
>> Carl
>>
>>  
>>
>> On Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 8:36:00 AM UTC+11, AK wrote:
>>
>> Our space is small (under 1500 ft )  so we are thinking of foregoing a 
>> kitchen and having a counter with a sink and small under counter fridge.  
>>
>>  
>>
>> I seek ideas and photo of other spaces who have a similar situation ( no 
>> full kitchen)
>>
>>  
>>
>> Thoughts on the whole idea are welcome.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
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RE: [Coworking] Re: No room for a kitchen--what do I do?

[Alkaye Media / Al]

Thank you, Carl. My concern is less of a efficiency kitchen, but the WHOLE idea 
of making the kitchen a separate place for people to relax. It just seems that 
our space is too small for that.

The one you show is quite nice. More than we intend even.  

 

 

From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:coworking@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Carl Sullivan
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2018 5:00 PM
To: Coworking
Subject: [Coworking] Re: No room for a kitchen--what do I do?

 

I have built kitchens that are only 4ft wide that worked. Some kitchens can be 
super small and fit into cupboards.

 

  <https://i.pinimg.com/564x/bb/d4/c5/bbd4c54a4eecb9c6a3a959536570a189.jpg> 

Or go onto Pinterest and search "Tiny Kitchens"

 

Carl

 

On Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 8:36:00 AM UTC+11, AK wrote:

Our space is small (under 1500 ft )  so we are thinking of foregoing a kitchen 
and having a counter with a sink and small under counter fridge.  

 

I seek ideas and photo of other spaces who have a similar situation ( no full 
kitchen)

 

Thoughts on the whole idea are welcome.

 

Thank you.

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Re: [Coworking] Re: No room for a kitchen--what do I do?

[Alex Hillman]

I love this solution, Carl!
On Nov 19, 2018, 6:11 PM -0500, Carl Sullivan , wrote:
> I have built kitchens that are only 4ft wide that worked. Some kitchens can 
> be super small and fit into cupboards.
>
> Or go onto Pinterest and search "Tiny Kitchens"
>
> Carl
>
> On Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 8:36:00 AM UTC+11, AK wrote:
> > Our space is small (under 1500 ft )  so we are thinking of foregoing a 
> > kitchen and having a counter with a sink and small under counter fridge.
> >
> > I seek ideas and photo of other spaces who have a similar situation ( no 
> > full kitchen)
> >
> > Thoughts on the whole idea are welcome.
> >
> > Thank you.
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[Coworking] Re: No room for a kitchen--what do I do?

[Carl Sullivan]

I have built kitchens that are only 4ft wide that worked. Some kitchens can 
be super small and fit into cupboards.

[image: Premium Quality Compact Kitchen - Informative Kitchen Appliance ...]
Or go onto Pinterest and search "Tiny Kitchens"

Carl

On Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 8:36:00 AM UTC+11, AK wrote:
>
> Our space is small (under 1500 ft )  so we are thinking of foregoing a 
> kitchen and having a counter with a sink and small under counter fridge.  
>
> I seek ideas and photo of other spaces who have a similar situation ( no 
> full kitchen)
>
> Thoughts on the whole idea are welcome.
>
> Thank you.
>

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