====== G1 Refurbishment ======
The general plan of refurbishment of G1 (the main room) is to make it nicer and more welcoming.
==== See Also ====
* [[whatwouldmakethishacklabawesome|What would make hacklab awesome]]
* [[g1_lighting|Main Room (G1) Lighting Refit]]
* [[bikeshed|]]
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==== Planning ====
=== The Plan™ ===
Get the floor done while the lab is closed. Rip almost everything out of G1. Move in only the necessary bits.
=== 2do ===
- Prep G1 for flooring people
* Move everything out of the room (includes clearing the fridge, dishwasher etc.)
* Remove old linoleum
* Remove coathanger board - River
* Remove small projector & shelves - Marcin
* Clean floor
* Level floor - Costa
* Call up flooring people and pay final 50% - Marcin
* Remove desk supports
* Remove lino skirting
- Inspect new shiny floor - everyone
- Order/make new tables - Costa
- Find a second sofa
- Find a coffee table
- Find nice chairs
- Figure out separator/shelf - Large Ikea Kallax obtained
- Order & hang notice board - Marcin
- Clean up walls
- Paint pipes and radiators and such to match walls
- Figure out better kitchen:
* Cupboards
* Utensils
* Move everything into one box
* Only communal cooking allowed for now
- Find (maybe) a designer to help - Marcin
- Research improving ventilation
- Remove wood strip from wall
- ???
=== Questions ===
* How do we organise work to maintain social distancing?
* Should we have a mezzanine?
* Should we get a new projector screen (or fix old one)?
=== Cool ideas ===
* Project show-off gallery
* Figure out a theme
* Outside hacking space
=== Theme ideas ===
* Marine
* Forest
* Cyberpunk
* Solarpunk
* Summer
* Laboratory (mad scientist type)
* Small animal hospital
* Zoo
* Tea house
* Steampunk
* Tardis!
=== Design Goals ===
What are we actually trying to achieve with the design?
* Comfortable
* Welcoming
* Friendly
* Hackable
* Accessible
* Sensory needs - sound and light control
* Quiet / social retreat space
* Usable for:
* Communal meals
* Watching films
* Computering
* Soldering / social compatible electronics
=== How to make G1 Friendly ===
* Should be a place where you'd feel comfortable recording and playing music, making and showing films, and creating art.
* Place where people want to come back
* Rugs in the lounge area
=== Meetings ===
==== 07/03 ====
Agenda:
* Status update - Marcin
* Covering up pipes project
* New heaters?
* ???
==== Cost ====
- Floor: 1602
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==== Some table related stuff ====
Butterfly latches: Adam Hall 17370C
Butterfly latch keepers: Adam Hall 17370K
we need 32 latch+keeper sets for the tables
for "docking" the wheeled divider, we need four latches and eight latch keepers (for the two "docking ports")