[hackerspaces] Hacker Space Sizes

[Tim Krabec]

I would look at the projects you expect to do, soldering vs robots vs cars
vs large equipment.  We(hak-it) has about 3-400 sqft in shared building,
this is too small for projects I want to do.



On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Jason Bailey <drfuzz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hive13 is in the Midwest, much like yourself (Cincinnati) so we found
> similar situations with space.  While we are relatively new, having only
> signed our lease July 1, we have 3500 sq ft of space and it feels large but
> very far from empty. Location-wise, we're in a light industrial area.  It's
> not a great part of town, but there is very little traffic that's not
> business related.
>
> We are finding that having separate rooms as Hans mentioned has been
> extremely useful; our space has an office area with 2 separate rooms as well
> as a third disconnected room that we are using for "dirty" work such as
> sanding and painting.  Our space also has a kitchen and bathroom (though it
> lacks a shower) and that has certainly made the space much more livable.
>
> Jason
> Hive13 Cincinnati
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Hans Fraiponts <fraiponts at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Bob,
>>
>> If you look at the Building  a Hacker Space pdf [1] there's a small
>> section about space:
>>
>> Problem
>> You want to chill, discuss, or work in small groups. But the main room
>> is occupied: There are simply too many people at your space. Or you
>> want to smoke a cigarette at the space without disturbing non-smokers.
>>
>> Implementation
>> Look for a hacker space with smaller, separate rooms. Use curtains or
>> doors to separate them from the main room. Separate rooms can also be
>> used for smokers in a non-smoking hacker space.
>>
>> Think this is the most important thing when choosing a location. On
>> some days it can get really busy or noisy and then people will start
>> to irritate each-other. if I had the option to choose I'd go for one
>> lab-area, one lounge/bar area, two or more 'meeting-rooms', a kitchen
>> and a descent bathroom.
>>
>> Good luck finding your special place, ;-)
>>
>> Hans
>> Hackerspace Brussels
>>
>> [1]
>> http://events.ccc.de/congress/2007/Fahrplan/attachments/1003_Building%20a%20Hacker%20Space.pdf
>>
>> 2009/8/26 Robert Ward <robert.t.ward at gmail.com>:
>> > Hey All,
>> >
>> > I'm with Arch Reactor, we're trying to get a space started here in
>> > Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.  We're looking at a lot of different
>> > spaces right now, but we're trying to figure out how much space we'd
>> > need.  I talked with PS:One in Chicago, and they counseled me that
>> > they had quickly outgrown their ~2000 sq. ft. space.  This is
>> > Missouri, so space isn't at that much of a premium, and around here
>> > you tend to pay more for location and the finish of the building.  So
>> > having said all that, how big of a space should we be looking at?
>> > Should we think about just the size, or is there some rule-of-thumb
>> > sq. ft. per member rule we could go by?
>> >
>> > I skimmed the archives, and couldn't find anything on this topic, but
>> > I apologize if it's a discussion that's already happened.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > ~Bob
>> >
>> > http://archreactor.org
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