Business Idea

[andrewducker]

With the move towards more separate living arrangements, expensive housing and therefore smaller amounts of living space, there is a frequent lack of provate space for people to meet in. Should I wish to get together with a few friends for a board game, it's a problem. If I want to have more than 4 people over to watch a video, it's nigh impossible unless they're happy to be very squashed or sprawl at odd angles.

It seems to me that there's a gap in the market there. What I want, for a few hours a week, is a space with a large tv and enough comfy seating for 10 people. A mini-cinema, if you will. I don't know what the economics of the situation is, but the set-up costs of this kind of thing wouldn't be high - the main expense would be in rental of the building and repairs for any damage.

Basically (he says, thinking about it properly) we're talking about a private club, with members lounge, etc. I seem to recall that, sadly, these tend to be incredibly expensive. If I had the cash, I'd be tempted to try and put something simple into place along those lines.

Comments

[catamorphism.livejournal.com]

The answer is apartment buildings with meeting rooms/rec rooms, which are free for tenants to use (maybe those aren't so common in the UK, but many apartment buildings have them here...) =P

Another way of looking at it.

[ekatarina.livejournal.com]

There has been an increase in "community living" arrangements here in North America. Usually they are new complexes built with a variety of units - townhouses, bachelors, 2-beds etc. - with a common "community centre" with a huge kitchen, a bunch of big rooms and such. All units open into the courtyard but also out privately. You can get in on group dinners or eat alone.

Lots of neat ideas with this sort of thing.

I live in an apartment building but there is a little community centre with a teen room and stuff like that at the end of the block. I can probably book a room for a get together. There are also strata groups of townhouses that maintain a little hall that tenants/owners can book.

Katja

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

Space is such a premium in any part of the urban UK(that isn't currently deemed scummy) and property prices are so silly that people are forced onto shoeboxes just to be vaguely near anything.

I feel mildly guilty that we have a huge house, and we never have anyone over anyway. It is totally full of 'stuff' and unfinished, I suppose. There used to be 5 of us and now there are 2 and there isn't any more room!

[andrewducker]

Simple answer - have 3 kids!

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

nah, you do it.

besides, there wouldn't be the room...