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===== Studio or no studio? ===== | ===== Studio or no studio? ===== | ||
- | The first in a series of [[transiency_conversations|conversations about the transiency]] of FoAM bxl. We asked ourselves what we like and dislike about the current situation and what if we kept the studio in uncertain economic conditions. | + | The first in a series of [[transiency_conversations|conversations about the transiency]] of FoAM bxl. We asked ourselves what we like and dislike about the current situation and what if we kept the studio in uncertain economic conditions. |
- | Times when we liked having the studio includes situations like aperos, smoke & vapour, splinterfields, | + | Times when we liked having the studio includes situations like aperos, smoke & vapour, splinterfields, |
- | Times when having the studio is challenging includes managing and maintenance of facilities (including mysterious infrastructure), | + | Times when having the studio is challenging includes managing and maintenance of facilities (including mysterious infrastructure), |
==== Strengths ==== | ==== Strengths ==== | ||
== Atmosphere == | == Atmosphere == | ||
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* it can be quiet, silent, with a sense of spaciousness | * it can be quiet, silent, with a sense of spaciousness | ||
* its light (alive, magical, highlighting different aspects of the studio as it changes) | * its light (alive, magical, highlighting different aspects of the studio as it changes) | ||
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== Open and flexible == | == Open and flexible == | ||
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* it can accommodate different combinations of people | * it can accommodate different combinations of people | ||
* it invites fluid experiences, | * it invites fluid experiences, | ||
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== FoAM = Home == | == FoAM = Home == | ||
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* it is nurturing; upon entering a feeling of being in a safe place | * it is nurturing; upon entering a feeling of being in a safe place | ||
* it’s relaxing, having a sense of being taken care of (there is always food on the table) | * it’s relaxing, having a sense of being taken care of (there is always food on the table) | ||
* it’s a place to live and work (great to have accommodation in it) | * it’s a place to live and work (great to have accommodation in it) | ||
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==== Challenges ==== | ==== Challenges ==== | ||
- | * facility management | + | * facility management |
* infrastructure maintenance and a general battle with entropy | * infrastructure maintenance and a general battle with entropy | ||
* financial costs | * financial costs | ||
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* disappearance of goods, appearance of trash | * disappearance of goods, appearance of trash | ||
* pricing space rental | * pricing space rental | ||
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==== Future ==== | ==== Future ==== | ||
- | The feeling during and after the conversation was that we like having the space and it would be a pity to lose it, but that it is quite a heavy weight - in terms of maintenance and finances. Giving up the space would still require to rent storage, pay hotel rooms, rent kitchens and meeting rooms, have a co-working desk somewhere, which in the end might not turn out to be much cheaper. Without structural funding and a person responsible for facility management we would have to come up with different models of financing and using the space. | + | The feeling during and after the conversation was that we like having the space and it would be a pity to lose it, but that it is quite a heavy weight - in terms of maintenance and finances. Giving up the space would still require to rent storage, pay hotel rooms, rent kitchens and meeting rooms, have a co-working desk somewhere, which in the end might not turn out to be much cheaper. Without structural funding and a person responsible for facility management we would have to come up with different models of financing and using the space. |
A few suggestions: | A few suggestions: | ||
- | * **Facility Rental** for events, meetings, workshops, and/or accommodation. If we do this we need to invest in the space to make it more robust (and less held up by gaffer tape and shoe strings). We also have to make a promotional/ | + | * **Facility Rental** |
- | * Renting the space for events seems more lucrative and manageable than renting accommodation. It brings more money and it’s usually concentrated on a few days. Accommodation on the other hand is cheaper per day, but still requires a lot of work and causes longer disturbance. | + | * Renting the space for events seems more lucrative and manageable than renting accommodation. It brings more money and it’s usually concentrated on a few days. Accommodation on the other hand is cheaper per day, but still requires a lot of work and causes longer disturbance. |
- | * **Shared FoAM members studio** If we all keep using the space without structural funding, each of us could contribute to its costs (e.g. a percentage of project funding). In principle this is possible and of interest, but the continuity would be a problem. | + | * **Shared FoAM members studio** |
- | * **Co-Working Space** We could make the studio into a co-working space with other organisations. In order to do that some restructuring of the space would be needed, with a danger that the ' | + | * **Co-Working Space** |
The question remains that if we begin making so many changes in the space, will it still be a studio we’d like to have? Furthermore, | The question remains that if we begin making so many changes in the space, will it still be a studio we’d like to have? Furthermore, | ||
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* Event rentals: can we cover our overhead costs solely from event rentals for a couple of months? What do we need to do to make this happen? What impact would it have on life and work in the studio? | * Event rentals: can we cover our overhead costs solely from event rentals for a couple of months? What do we need to do to make this happen? What impact would it have on life and work in the studio? | ||
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* Accommodation rentals: can we have long-term agreements with a few organisations, | * Accommodation rentals: can we have long-term agreements with a few organisations, | ||
- | * Co-Working space: can we try what it would be like to have the studio as a co-working space with other organisations (e.g. SPIN, EdgeRyders…)? | + | * Co-Working space: can we try what it would be like to have the studio as a co-working space with other organisations (e.g. SPIN, EdgeRyders…)? |
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