Help me plan a hacker space/drone lab

I’ve got an opportunity to build a hacker/maker space + drone lab in a journalism college. I’ve been asked to come up with requirements for the room. Square footage, furniture, gear, storage, you name it. Does your university have a hacker space? What does it look like? Are there pictures of it online? Got a URL? Here’s what I’m thinking, broadly. Not going to get all this, but you don’t get if you don’t ask: Countertop space for working on drones or Arduino projects. Locking storage for the same. Couches? Long desks and chairs (like this)? Something different (like this)?…
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Matt Waite

Published

May 16, 2012

I’ve got an opportunity to build a hacker/maker space + drone lab in a journalism college. I’ve been asked to come up with requirements for the room. Square footage, furniture, gear, storage, you name it. 

Does your university have a hacker space? What does it look like? Are there pictures of it online? Got a URL? 

Here’s what I’m thinking, broadly. Not going to get all this, but you don’t get if you don’t ask:

Here’s a Storify of tweets I got asking this question on Twitter.

What am I missing? What would you include?