Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Grooming Space

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Jun 11, 2022, at 9:28 AM, Zev Paiss <zevpaiss [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Think broad unless you already have a strong contingent of people who 
> need/want that specific activity. Make species multi-use as much as possible 
> to accommodate change.

Definitely. It takes a tipping point to make a specialized space worth the SF. 
Think about your cost per square foot and the amount of space set aside for a 
function. At $300 a SF does it make sense to install _______ ? How many 
residents use such a facility now? 

Projected usage is totally unreliable. We all think “Well if I had a Pilates 
machine I would use it everyday.” “If only I had a dark room.”

I’ve spent so much money on gym memberships thinking I just needed a nicer 
space or one closer to home or one with a really fun weight lifting station. A 
better trainer. Nothing changes the fact that I don’t like going to gyms or 
exercising.

Make a list of things people want and use hard data to determine how much 
people use those things now. 

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org