G1 Refurbishment
The general plan of refurbishment of G1 (the main room) is to make it nicer and more welcoming.
See Also
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:
Find (maybe) a designer to help - Marcin
Research improving ventilation
Remove wood strip from wall
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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
Design Goals
What are we actually trying to achieve with the design?
Comfortable
Welcoming
Friendly
Hackable
Accessible
Usable for:
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
Cost
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”)