I would be interested in talking to firms that grew out of these spaces, and the co-working spaces themselves that have a lot of architects inside. Do many architects sign up in these?
I don't know about NYC. Locally, I don't think the co working spaces would work because I need space for paper, drawings, hardware. We do have many converted mill buildings w small affordable offices which are a good compromise between coworking and trad offices.
In all sincerity, aside from my trusty scanner (Evernote is Jesus) I really don't need much space to do my work. I've outsourced pretty much every single task in the office aside from actual production work (which I do, because everyone out there is a massive fuck-up and speed and accuracy are something clients are willing to pay a premium for). The next step is a co-working space. That will probably happen in the next couple of months, but unless you're intent on uncontrollable growth, then co-working in somewhat dangerous...
The way that I'm seeing things these day is: As long as it's just me, I get to control my hours and my schedule. That flexibility has a price. I calculate that it's about $150,000 worth of lost revenue right now - not enough to keep me away from long morning walks around the neighborhood, mid-day gym breaks, total scheduling flexibility, and starting work at 10 every day there isn't a crazy deadline.
I'm currently working at an office in Brooklyn that's based out of a WeWork. While we haven't outgrown or had our needs grown beyond it, the flexibility co-workings spaces provide regarding scaling has been great. Three months ago the office was a 2 person operation and now there are 7 of us, so for practices that prioritize leanness or whose staff size fluctuates I think it's a great option. With that said, I am yet to meet another architect at this particular location.
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Co-Working in the NYC Architecture Industry
Are there any architects out in New York Co-Working Spaces? WeWork, etc?
I've been reading a number of very recent articles:
"Could Coworking Be Your Business Development Secret Weapon?"(http://entrearchitect.com/2016/02/16/coworking-business-development-secret-weapon/)
"The Rise of Coworking for AEC" (http://www.di.net/articles/the-rise-of-coworking-for-aec/)
"A COWORKING SPACE FOR ARCHITECTS" (http://workdesign.com/2016/02/a-coworking-space-for-architects/)
I would be interested in talking to firms that grew out of these spaces, and the co-working spaces themselves that have a lot of architects inside. Do many architects sign up in these?
In all sincerity, aside from my trusty scanner (Evernote is Jesus) I really don't need much space to do my work. I've outsourced pretty much every single task in the office aside from actual production work (which I do, because everyone out there is a massive fuck-up and speed and accuracy are something clients are willing to pay a premium for). The next step is a co-working space. That will probably happen in the next couple of months, but unless you're intent on uncontrollable growth, then co-working in somewhat dangerous...
The way that I'm seeing things these day is: As long as it's just me, I get to control my hours and my schedule. That flexibility has a price. I calculate that it's about $150,000 worth of lost revenue right now - not enough to keep me away from long morning walks around the neighborhood, mid-day gym breaks, total scheduling flexibility, and starting work at 10 every day there isn't a crazy deadline.
null pointer what do you do? and how did you do it?
I'm currently working at an office in Brooklyn that's based out of a WeWork. While we haven't outgrown or had our needs grown beyond it, the flexibility co-workings spaces provide regarding scaling has been great. Three months ago the office was a 2 person operation and now there are 7 of us, so for practices that prioritize leanness or whose staff size fluctuates I think it's a great option. With that said, I am yet to meet another architect at this particular location.
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