among the consultants/freelancers/small-business-owners I know through YULBlog in Montreal was about setting up a space that would enable normally solitary workers to have a space in which to work away from the home and gain the benefit of the cross-pollination of ideas and creativity that come from seeing people on a daily basis. It looks like it’s a common problem, and in New York, the people at Paragraph seem to have a solution – at least for writers.
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Martine says
I wonder how writers will react to those tiny cubicle and such physical proximity to other people working, breathing, reading lines outloud to check them, etc. I really need isolation to work but I’d love to be able to open my door and hang out with people for lunch!
Michael Boyle says
That’s the thing that struck me as well! I would definitely want a bit more space than that and somewhat more privacy as well.
I think a good compromise would be to have two rooms with cubicles, but with one designated as a “shut up and be quiet” room and the other allowing more of what you’re talking about Martine.
I would also try and have an open non-cubicle area that was still a working area, where people could have impromptu meetings and such.
Zeke says
Howdy!
You know you’re welcome here, anytime.
Martine says
Zeke: Even if I make ugly faces when I write?