[Vanhackspace] Bigger Workshop Space?

[Jenny]

Rad!  The Casa is completely awesome

Another plus is that the doorway is large enough that equipment could
be easily brought in and out, avoiding the difficulty of hauling heavy
things up multiple flights of stairs and around tight corners.  Plus
there's plenty of secure (indoor) space for bikes.

It would probably need some work in order to become a suitable
hackspace i.e. the wiring would need to be evaluated if there's any
interest in bringing in larger equipment, and some leaks would need to
be fixed or at least identified so that electronics could be stored
without fear of water damage, but the space itself kicks ass.

-Jenny



On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 9:26 PM, austin <austin at ilumini.org> wrote:
> Are we looking for bigger workshop space?
>
> Casa Powell is coming available later this year.  Some VHS members are
> already familiar with the space, but for those that are not here are
> the specs:
>
> * 2000+ square feet
> * accessible by transit (located around powell and gore) 10-15min walk
> to skytrain.
> * benevolent landlord, this is a slum workshop all repairs will be on
> us, aside from over head piping and leaks
> * current floor plan includes a large workshop, living room area, 3
> lockable rooms with lofts, small loft, kitchen, brew room, shower +
> emergency shower, and bathroom.
> * some pests... there was a time when many people lived in the space
> during this time we have seen rats, roaches, bedbug.  I believe this
> was largely do to the fact that people were inhabiting the building.
> I have seen roaches and rats in our current space.. but its pretty
> minimal because we don't keep food or live in the space.
> *rent is 1000 ~ this is the current price, and we don't foresee it
> going up in the handover... but this is a possibility.
>
> There is already large work benches and tables in the space, this
> could be a solution to some of the members needing space for larger
> tools.
>
> heres some pics to give you a idea
> http://reiterator.net/casa/SDC10282.JPG (kitchen)
> http://reiterator.net/casa/SDC10283.JPG (lower half of one of the rooms)
> http://reiterator.net/casa/SDC10281.JPG (brew area, another room
> behind that red wall)
> http://reiterator.net/casa/SDC10285.JPG (part of the living room area)
> http://reiterator.net/casa/SDC10286.JPG (another view of the living room area)
> http://reiterator.net/casa/SDC10290.JPG (other side of living room
> wall / workshop area)
> http://reiterator.net/casa/SDC10287.JPG (workshop area)
> http://reiterator.net/casa/ (etc)
>
> If I hear some interest on this list, we can work on arranging a
> convenient time to visit.
>
> -austin
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