Edinburgh Hacklab

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====== 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 
    * <del> Move everything out of the room (includes clearing the fridge, dishwasher etc.)</del>
    * <del>Remove old linoleum</del>
    * <del>Remove coathanger board - River</del> 
    * Remove small projector & shelves - Marcin
    * Clean floor
    * <del>Level floor - Costa</del>
    * <del>Call up flooring people and pay final 50% - Marcin</del>
    * 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 
  - <del>Figure out separator/shelf</del> - 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")