With our 4th floor complete at the Atlanta Tech Village, we can now visually highlight many of the elements and explain some of the thinking behind them. The 4th floor is our first finished floor and we’ve already identified a dozen smaller items we’ll be changing for the exact replica 3rd and 5th floors, but we’re pleased with how everything came together. Also, with tenants moving in, we’ll also have tons of feedback over the next few weeks that we’ll take into account for the other floors.
Here’s a walkthrough of the main elements.
Elevator Lobby
- Reclaimed hemlock wood from New Hampshire surrounding a 70″ TV that displays a directory of startups on the floor as well as community-related news
- Large glass doors with key card access into kitchen and common areas
Kitchen
- Large, single kitchen for the entire floor to promote serendipitous interaction
- Pantry stocked with light snacks and refrigerator stocked with drinks
Medium-Sized Conference Rooms
- Three medium-sized conference rooms immediately adjacent to the kitchen
- LED backlit dry erase panel across the length of the back wall of each room
- Self-service room scheduling as well as ad hoc availability
Phone Rooms
- Seven shared phones rooms and eight private phone rooms per floor
- Perfect for personal calls, conference calls, and web meetings
- Self-service room scheduling as well as ad hoc availability
Large Conference Room
- One large conference room around the corner from the kitchen
- 70″ LED TV on the wall with Google Chromecast to wirelessly project a laptop screen
- Extensive back wall with dry erase paint
- Self-service room scheduling as well as ad hoc availability
Coworking Area
- 20 desks plus soft seating directly next to the kitchen
- Large walls with dry erase paint
Library / Game Room
- Two rooms: a soft seating room with sofas, coffee table, etc and a shared desk room
- No talking when others are in the room working
- Video game system
- 50″ LED TV per room
- Large amounts of glass that also act as dry erase boards
Private Rooms
- Five private rooms with 2-6 desks per room
- Large amounts of glass that also act as dry erase boards
- Individual key card access
Private Suites
- 12 private suites with two rooms per suite containing 6-12 desks
- 50″ LED TV per room with Google Chromecast
- Large amounts of glass that also act as dry erase boards
- Large dry erase wall on the interior hallway
- Individual key card access
Private Corner Suites
- Four corner suites with 5-6 rooms per suite containing 16-21 desks
- 70″ LED TV in the main area with Google Chromecast
- Large amounts of glass that also act as dry erase boards
- Large dry erase wall on the entry hallway
- Individual key card access
Another important feature is that there’s a locked connecting door between each suite that can be opened if two adjacent suites are rented by the same company, similar to adjoining hotel rooms.
In addition to the amenities described above, the building also has a shared conference center, classroom, community center, over-sized board room, video production room, and gym coming in March. Oh, and an Octane Coffee with a great outdoor patio.
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Overall, the idea is to have a variety of shared and private spaces that promote collaboration and serendipitous interactions while allowing startups to scale and contract as necessary.
What else? What are some thoughts on the standard floor at the Atlanta Tech Village?
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Great looking digs, David. And excellent work to the whole Atlanta Tech Village team on the great progress. This will be the new paradigm for office spaces and co-working spaces not just for startups but businesses everywhere. It’s exciting to know this is in Atlanta.
Thanks for everything your team continues to do!
David,
This looks unreal! Way to go, can’t wait to get another tour.
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Looks fantastic and congrats on all the progress. Look forward to watching all the progress and to hopefully being a tenant sometime soon.
Gregg Freishtat
SalesWise, Chairman & Founder and soon to be launched….
Looks awesome, David! Quick comment about the serendipitous interactions – I would imagine that the environment could be distracting for some entrepreneurs. Would love to see a future post from you about how to keep focus. I know you personally have INCREADIBLE focus. How do you transfer that to your start ups?
I’m a big fan of getting the rhythm, data, and priorities in place based on Mastering the Rockefeller Habits:
https://davidcummings.org/2009/07/30/mastering-the-rockefeller-habits/
Bravo!
How are hard files stored and accessed?
Thanks! We’re encouraging people to go paperless as much as possible but all desks do come with small rolling drawers on wheels that are big enough for file folders.
What sort of chairs did you guys select for those workspaces?
Can you share the name of the software you are using for the self-service room scheduling? Thanks. ~Bruce
We use Google Calendar Resources to schedule the rooms.
I’m sitting down here right now. This place is amazing!
Congratulations on a wonderful job!
One problem: How are you going to get people to leave?
Great question! Right now, there’s no timeline as to how long a company can stay in the Village.