Difference between revisions of "Laboratory 24"

Latest revision as of 19:12, 21 October 2021

This page is out of date - it refers to our old space which is no longer accessible. We're now located at 388 High Road Wembley HA9 6AR.

Our old space, leased from July 2010. Expanded to the adjacent unit from January 2011. Left on April 14th, 2013. Combined size: ~2,600 square feet (~240m²).

How to get there

Check out Getting There for info on how to find us.

Access

Paying members have access via an RFID card or tag. If you've just started subscribing, come along when someone else is around and get your card added. Any 13.56MHz (high frequency) card will work, including:

In case of a power cut/emergency, there are nine keys.

There are two stairwells in the building: north and south, both have freight and passenger lifts. You can use either. We're on the second floor. The stairwell furthest from the gates is a little closer to car parking spaces and the hackspace, but access to the stairwell in the loading bay is both under cover and adjacent to a goods lift. The stairwells are locked at night : members have access via a keypad and code but non-members must contact someone in the hackspace.

Information

Plan of the space - Unit 24

Plans of the space: Accurate plan of unit 24, approximate plan of units 23 and 24, with some areas marked by arrows.

Facilities

Hot and cold water is available in both units.
Three-phase power is available at the back of the quiet room, both units have three-phase power up to the distribution board.
There is a letter box.

See also Infrastructure and Equipment.

Accessibility

The space is fully wheelchair accessible.

The Lift

There's a goods lift next to the loading bay. To operate it, you need to (manually) close the inner and outer doors. If you hear an alarm bell when you press the "lift call" button, it means someone's left the doors open on another floor. Please close both doors after using the lift.

Zones

Unit 23 (through the archway) is designated as a dirty shop, for heavy industrial equipment and anything that generates a significant amount of mess. Please ensure any equipment in here that makes any noticeable amount of noise is on rubber feet. The dirty shop is also the main storage area.

The room directly ahead of the main door (formerly the dirty shop) is designated as a quiet room for laptop users etc. It is also used as a lecture room for workhops.

Emergencies

We have a landline phone near the electricity meters that is on an active line.
There is a first aid kit above the sink in the dirty workshop, and fire blanket in the old kitchen.
In the event of a fire, please activate the fire alarm - there is an alert button to the right as you exit through the front door of the space.
This alarm is not connected to an autodialer, so please also contact the emergency services.
There are two stairwells available from the front balcony, one in either direction - do not use any of the lifts in an emergency. The rear doors leads on to a balcony with a fire escape at the very end.

Keep on wirintg and chugging away!

Local Area

Neighbours

Arches

B C Upholstery - Reupholstery. Arch 404
C.A.D. Stairs - 3D printing ! Arch 406

Ground floor

Kinetic - photographic equipment rental. Units 3 & 4
Femade - Freight. Unit 5
J D Camtech - photographic equipment repairs & rental. Unit 7
Alien Graphics - Banners, digital printing etc. Unit 7

First floor

Devote / d.vote - latex fetish clothing. Unit 101,106
Tribesports - Internet Startup (ruby programmers). Unit 104
ScanPhoto - 35mm film scanners. Unit 109
~~Peepshow collective - Animation & art direction~~
Torture Garden - Fetish club. Unit 111
Magnus Long - Furniture Design. Unit 112
W F Sleath - Stationers (and HP calculators). Unit 115

Second floor

Post Room Logistics - Couriers. Unit 20
Peartree - Camera rental and photography (a lot of pretty stuff). Unit 26, 27, 37 (upstairs). Sylvie popped in and said they have tours occasionally, and they're interested in use of the laser cutter.
Goldenshot - photo agency. Unit 27

Third floor

Divus [1] - Art magazine publisher. Unit 30
Rose Digi Graphics - Lithographic plates. Unit 31
R B J Simpson - Leathergoods manufacturers. Unit 33
Transformer - T-shirt printers Unit 34
Happy Finish - Photo retouching, 3D rendering. Unit 36

Internet access

Burma @ Access, Hackney Road, past Tesco.

Cash machines

There are four free ATMs nearby:

To the west, outside the Hackney Community College, opposite the cycle station. Turn left out of the gate, cross Kingsland Road, and continue down Falkirk St about a minute. There are two ATMs here: Barclays and HSBC.
To the east, the Tesco Express on Hackney Road. Turn right out of the gate, turn right down Hackney Road, and continue for about two minutes.
To the south, walk down Kingsland road towards the city. There is a Santander ATM outside 'The Grocery' food market, about 30m before the railway bridge. There is another free ATM about 250m further on (past the junction with Old Street) in the minimarket attached to the petrol station.

Nearby shops

C W Tyzack - Hardware Merchants & Ironmongers. 8am-5.30pm Weekdays, 8am-1pm Saturday, closed Sunday.
Travis Perkins - Builders Merchants.
Leyland SDM - DIY store, Great Eastern Street.
Columbia Road Flower Market - quite nice early on a sunday
Neighbours in Cremer Business Centre
Paintworks Art shop, directly over Kingsland Road

Eating & Drinking

Also ask ?food on the IRC channel.

Photos/Videos

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-Our new space, leased from July 2010.
+'''<font color="red">This page is out of date - it refers to our old space which is no longer accessible. We're now located at 388 High Road Wembley HA9 6AR.</font>'''
+Our old space, leased from July 2010. Expanded to the adjacent unit from January 2011. Left on April 14th, 2013.  Combined size: ~2,600 square feet (~240m²).
 [[File:4831233749_54b8fc8773_b.jpg|500px|right]]
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 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yikatong Beijing One-card]
-In case of a power cut/emergency, there are three [[Keyholders|keys]].
+In case of a power cut/emergency, there are nine [[Keyholders|keys]].
-There are two stairwells in the building: north and south, both have freight and passenger lifts. You can use either. We're on the '''second floor'''. The stairwell furthest from the gates is a little closer to car parking spaces and the hackspace, but access to the stairwell in the '''loading bay''' is both under cover and adjacent to a goods lift.
+There are two stairwells in the building: north and south, both have freight and passenger lifts. You can use either. We're on the '''second floor'''. The stairwell furthest from the gates is a little closer to car parking spaces and the hackspace, but access to the stairwell in the '''loading bay''' is both under cover and adjacent to a goods lift. The stairwells are locked at night : members have access via a keypad and code but non-members must contact someone in the hackspace.
 == Information ==
-[[File:Lab_24_floor_plan.png|thumb|Plan of the space]]
+[[File:Lab_24_floor_plan.png|thumb|Plan of the space - Unit 24]]
-[http://github.com/londonhackspace/hackspace-foundation-sites/blob/master/resources/cremer_street.dxf Plan of the space]
+'''Plans of the space:''' Accurate plan of [https://github.com/londonhackspace/hackspace-foundation-sites/blob/master/resources/cremer_street.dxf unit 24], approximate plan of [[Media:London-hackspace.svg|units 23 and 24]], [[Media:London-hackspace-marked.svg|with some areas marked by arrows]].
 === Facilities ===
-* Hot and cold water is available, but not strictly drinkable.  Filtered drinking water is available via the smaller tap on the big sink.
+* Hot and cold water is available in both units.
-* Three-phase power is available in the dirty shop.
+* Three-phase power is available at the back of the quiet room, both units have three-phase power up to the distribution board.
 * There is a [[Laboratory_24/Post|letter box]].
-''See also'' [[Laboratory_24/Infrastructure|Infrastructure]]
+''See also'' [[Laboratory_24/Infrastructure|Infrastructure]] and [[Equipment]].
+=== Accessibility ===
+The space is fully wheelchair accessible.
 === The Lift ===
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 === Zones ===
-The room on the far left is designated as a dirty shop, for heavy industrial equipment and anything that generates a significant amount of mess.  Please ensure any equipment in here that makes any noticeable amount of noise is on rubber feet.
+Unit 23 (through the archway) is designated as a dirty shop, for heavy industrial equipment and anything that generates a significant amount of mess.  Please ensure any equipment in here that makes any noticeable amount of noise is on rubber feet. The dirty shop is also the main [[Membership#Storage|storage]] area.
+The room directly ahead of the main door (formerly the dirty shop) is designated as a quiet room for laptop users etc. It is also used as a lecture room for workhops.
 === Emergencies ===
-* We have a landline phone near the electricity meters that is on an active line.
+* We have a landline [[phone]] near the electricity meters that is on an active line.
-* There is a first aid kit and fire blanket on the wall to your left as you enter the space.
+* There is a first aid kit above the sink in the dirty workshop, and fire blanket in the old kitchen.
 * In the event of a fire, please activate the fire alarm - there is an alert button to the right as you exit through the front door of the space.
-* There are two stairwells available from the front balcony, one in either direction - do not use any of the lifts in an emergency.  The rear door leads on to a balcony with a fire escape at the very end.
+* This alarm is not connected to an autodialer, so please also contact the emergency services.
+* There are two stairwells available from the front balcony, one in either direction - do not use any of the lifts in an emergency.  The rear doors leads on to a balcony with a fire escape at the very end.
-=== Locking Up ===
+Keep on wirintg and chugging away!
-When leaving, please remember to:
+== Local Area ==
-* Check that any food is in the bin and all of the washing up is done.
+===Neighbours===
-* All computers and other appliances (especially soldering irons and heaters) except Babbage (the server) are switched off.
-* Lock the rear door.
-* Close all the windows (rear windows, and those in the toilets).
-== Conveniences ==
+====Arches====
-=== ATM ===
+* [http://www.bcupholstery.co.uk/index.php?page=en_Home&p=bcupholstery B C Upholstery] - Reupholstery. Arch 404
+* [http://www.cadstairs.co.uk/contact.htm C.A.D. Stairs] - 3D printing ! Arch 406
+====Ground floor====
+* [http://www.go-kinetic.com/index.html Kinetic] - photographic equipment rental. Units 3 & 4
+* [http://www.femade.co.uk/index.html Femade] - Freight. Unit 5
+* [http://www.jdcamtech.com/ J D Camtech] - photographic equipment repairs & rental. Unit 7
+* [http://www.aliengraphics.co.uk/ Alien Graphics] - Banners, digital printing etc. Unit 7
+====First floor====
+* [http://www.latexwiki.com/index.php?title=Devote_Clothing_Ltd Devote / d.vote] - latex fetish clothing. Unit 101,106
+* [http://tribesports.com Tribesports] - Internet Startup (ruby programmers). Unit 104
+* [http://scanphoto.co.uk/index.htm ScanPhoto] - 35mm film scanners. Unit 109
+* <strike>[http://peepshowcollective.blogspot.com/ Peepshow collective] - Animation & art direction</strike>
+* [http://www.torturegarden.com/home/ Torture Garden] - Fetish club. Unit 111
+* [http://www.magnuslong.com/ Magnus Long] - Furniture Design. Unit 112
+* [http://shop.wfsleath.co.uk/index.asp W F Sleath] - Stationers (and HP calculators). Unit 115
+====Second floor====
+* [http://www.cylex-uk.co.uk/company/post-room-logistics-south-east-ltd-16773436.html Post Room Logistics] - Couriers. Unit 20
+* [http://www.peartreerental.net/ Peartree] - Camera rental and photography (a lot of pretty stuff). Unit 26, 27, 37 (upstairs). Sylvie popped in and said they have tours occasionally, and they're interested in use of the laser cutter.
+* [http://www.goldenshotphotos.co.uk/index.html Goldenshot] - photo agency. Unit 27
+====Third floor====
+* [http://www.divus.cz/london/ Divus] [http://www.babesinhorrorland.com/] - Art magazine publisher. Unit 30
+* Rose Digi Graphics - Lithographic plates. Unit 31
+* [http://www.businesspad.org/uk8_business38306_RBJ-Simpson-Co-Unit-33-Cremer-Business-Centre-Cremer-St-London-E2-8HD R B J Simpson] - Leathergoods manufacturers. Unit 33
+* [http://www.transformer-t-shirts.com/ Transformer] - T-shirt printers Unit 34
+* [http://www.happyfinish.co.uk/ Happy Finish] - Photo retouching, 3D rendering. Unit 36
+=== Internet access ===
+* [http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1166/48110.php Burma @ Access], Hackney Road, past Tesco.
+=== Cash machines ===
 There are four free ATMs nearby:
-# To the west, outside the Hackney Community College, opposite the cycle station. Turn left out of the gate, cross Kingsland Road, and continue down Falkirk St about a minute. There are two ATMs here: Barclays and HSBC.
+* To the west, outside the [http://www.hackney.ac.uk/ Hackney Community College], opposite the cycle station. Turn left out of the gate, cross Kingsland Road, and continue down Falkirk St about a minute. There are two ATMs here: Barclays and HSBC.
-# To the east, the Tesco Express on Hackney Road. Turn right out of the gate, turn right down Hackney Road, and continue for about two minutes.
+* To the east, the Tesco Express on Hackney Road. Turn right out of the gate, turn right down Hackney Road, and continue for about two minutes.
-# To the south, walk down Kingsland road road towards the city. There is a Santander ATM outside '[http://thegroceryshop.co.uk/ The Grocery]' food market, about 30m before the railway bridge.
+* To the south, walk down Kingsland road towards the city. There is a Santander ATM outside '[http://thegroceryshop.co.uk/ The Grocery]' food market, about 30m before the railway bridge. There is another free ATM about 250m further on (past the junction with Old Street) in the minimarket attached to the petrol station.
-=== Nearby stores ===
+=== Nearby shops ===
 * [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=tyzack+shoreditch+high+street&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=tyzack&hnear=Shoreditch+High+St,+London+E1&cid=4572915415217354972 C W Tyzack] - Hardware Merchants & Ironmongers. 8am-5.30pm Weekdays, 8am-1pm Saturday, closed Sunday.
 * [http://www.travisperkins.co.uk/contact/branches/detail.asp?bounceback=/contact/branches/advanced/default.asp&costcentre=0220# Travis Perkins] - Builders Merchants.
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 * [http://columbiaroad.info/ Columbia Road Flower Market] - quite nice early on a sunday
 * [[Cremer_business_centre| Neighbours in Cremer Business Centre]]
+* [http://www.paintworks.biz/ Paintworks] Art shop, directly over Kingsland Road
-=== Eating & drinking ===
+[[Laboratory_24/EatingAndDrinking|Eating & Drinking]]
-* [http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/venue/2:1317/song-que Song Que Cafe] - Vietnamese restaurant (takeaway until 11pm, will take orders over the phone for pickup)
+Also ask ?food on the IRC channel.
-* [http://www.citybeverage.co.uk City Beverage Company] - good Coffee, Beer, Wine.
-* [http://www.longdan.co.uk Longdan Asian Supermarket] - [http://www.longdan.co.uk/?mod=storefinder&sid=6 25 Hackney Road]. Wide range of Japanese, Vietnamese and Chinese foods, beers, cooking supplies and ready-to-eat snacks including steamed buns.
-* There's now a [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Tesco+Express+@51.529395,-0.07518&sll=51.529395,-0.07518&t=h&z=18 Tesco Express] on Hackney Road - right out of the gate, right at the end of Cremer Street. Well stocked and well priced, as long as you don't mind buying from The Man.
-* [http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1150/48131.php Troy], the nearest cafe on Kingsland Road, sells excellent hot and cold Italian ciabattas, good breakfasts, great Turkish coffee. They also occasionally try to make you eat potatoes. [[Troy Menu|Menu]]
-* [http://www.safrestaurant.co.uk Saf], further south on Old Street/Curtain Road, vegan, does lots of raw food. Great if you like that sort of thing
-* [http://www.thecafehunter.co.uk/2010/02/prufrock-coffee_16.html Prufrock] inside [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QeREL0QbEd8/S3rBmJvUA-I/AAAAAAAAANU/gAK2ioOVroA/s1600-h/Prufrock+Coffee.JPG Present], 140 Shoreditch High St - the only place to get decent coffee.
-* [http://www.tasteofbitterlove.com/ Taste of Bitter Love] - café, also with good coffee.
-* The nearest [http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/hackney/hoxton/fast-food-takeaway/shoreditch-kebab-house-e28dp.html kebab shop] is your standard local. Some sort of Halal qualification hangs on the wall, you can see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahmacun lahmacun] ready for cooking, and they apparently also do scampi.
-* [http://www.redplanetpizza.com/ Red Planet Pizza], 26 Kingsland Road - potato pizza. Need we say more?
-* On Tuesdays we usually make a pizza order from Red Planet (or occasionally Dominos)...
 == Photos/Videos ==
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 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75qXnxXzVyA
 * http://www.flickr.com/photos/dekstop/sets/72157624396615141/
+* http://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel-sikar/5310949393/in/pool-londonhackspace/
+* http://www.flickr.com/photos/20156581@N03/5309111497/in/pool-1183951@N23/
+* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsL-rUp2Mv8
+[[Category:Prior Hackspaces‏‎]]