Hackspace Move/Renovation

This page is for planning the build out of our new space, currently centred on 445 Hackney Road.

Please note, this is for planning on bringing up a new space to the level we currently enjoy, not wild new awesome things. (that can come after) This is so that we have a action and cost plan to maintain the level of our current space.

Basement

• Extraction for individual tools and room dust.
• Power distribution to the center of the room etc
• Moar network sockets around room (ACnode)
• Look at flooring situation

Ground Floor

• Moar network
• Mid room power
• Kitchen build out
• Electric release on the rear door
• Building of classroom
• Draft proof louver windows

Car Park

• Member access for car parking and bike storage
• Car or motorbike working
• Paint spraying

Facilities

Desk space

• General areas should have good light
• Laptop areas can be less roomy but not suffer glare

Quiet areas

• Dual-use with workshops / meeting rooms
• More than one needed to avoid conflicts but provide flexibility
• Music
• Film

Arts

• Large flat area (might be part of adjacent construction area)
• Sink
• Drying
• Spray paint not allowed
• Might include etch station
• Might include non-oily machinery such as laser cutter, 3d printing

Electronics

• Mostly for precision equipment and testgear - clean, tidy.
• Must have adequate parts storage
• Can include small soldering area (but soldering can often be done on desk space)
• Probably colocated with desks as activities are similar
• Might include non-oily machinery such as laser cutter, 3d printing

Construction

• General workshop.
• May include popular tools such as pillar drill, rage saw.
• Some overlap with arts, oily area, wood.

Woodwork

• Kept separate from oily area
• Dust extraction on individual tools
• Possible overlap with several areas
• Cannot overlap such that dust is a problem to other areas
• Cannot overlap such that serfaces are contaminated with oil

Oily

• Light metalwork, machine tools
• Bike workshop
• Lathes, Mills
• Needs easy access to outside for incoming bikes
• No grinding allowed

Dirty

• Welding
• Grinding

Storage

• Members boxes
• Rarely-used equipment
• Supplies

Total Costing

The above will cost approximately - £xxx