[57north-discuss] Re: [57north-announce] Tidy Sunday - 11th June 2pm

Hello friends! Thanks to those that came along - there was more hoovering and more surface cleaning! We took the time to tidy and label some more consumables, archive some more stuff (with blame!) and make a big change! We decided as a group to try and consolidate & extend the social workspace in the same section as the speakers and DJ lights currently sit. The concept behind this was to create a progressively more social set of spaces from the dirty workshop to the sofas following this logic: Dirty Workshop - Loud, concentrated metal & woodwork (pillar drills, band saws, laser cutter, dremels etc). **NEW** Reserved workspace area - We discussed building new project workspaces where the brown oval desk currently sits. We could put several larger desks here available to be reserved and used by members for use for a longer period of time. We’d need to plan it, build it out and talk more, but we’ve cleared the floor to see how we live in the different space. This could also be quite a good area to seat a number of people - it feels quite big now the floor is clear, it could suit a meet-up, lecture or get together. Social Workspace & Printing area - the oval plasticky desk is now longer, and a free workspace at the end of it is clear again. People being social can be closer to the music! So it can be less disruptive Sofas - Hopefully by moving more socialising towards the sofas we can encourage some use of this really underused area of the space. There was a discussion about moving the kettle and microwave here too, (safely away from the smoke detector). We’d need to create some space - maybe drop a sofa, and assess whether we need the bean bags - at least one is leaking polystyrene balls, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen them used for activities other than breaking rule 5 when I’ve had too much to drink :D This is quite a change! Remember - it’s our space - come in, have a look, have a think about the ideas above and let’s chat about how things can be laid out. This didn’t take long, but it creates an interesting difference in how the place feels. It won’t be final, and it shouldn’t be - let’s hack the space some more. Cheers Hx