[Jewelry making - Article 00321] - Re: [Orchid] Studio Design

[LSHancock]

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    ONE THING??!! 

    My next studio will have as many of the following features as my
    clients will pay for: 

    large bank of northern exposure windows or skylights as optimum
    source of ambient light; large, multi-station bench centrally
    located near above mentioned light source with ventilation at every
    station needed; skirts around everything that touches the floor for
    ease of sweeping/cleaning and unobstructed eyelevel view of the
    studio to facilitate communication and to avoid visual distraction
    (no hanging shoplights, no ventilation pipes [ventilation ducts
    would be built to go behind the bench and under the floor], nothing
    to hinder light from spreading throughout the studio); lots of eye
    level cabinets and/or shelves; radiant heat from floor or walls and
    the quietest source of cooling device possible;  separate room for
    messier work such as polishing and grinding, a sound dampening
    device/closet for the ultrasonic (when it has to be on for ages at a
    time) and a fume hood for plating, chemical use and niello work; and
    finally lots of space so I can arrange my equipment together so as
    to make my work flow most efficient instead of stuck here and there
    because that is the only place that it will fit; a real restroom
    with hot and cold running water as well as a work sink in the studio
    proper; a separate office area for my paperwork, computer and my
    traveling display booth so my wife and I can reclaim our dining room
    for entertaining.   

    Other aesthetic options that, unlike those features above which have
    practical value, function to provide me with a pleasing environment
    include: 

    a ceiling high enough to give the studio an open feeling (this is in
    reaction to all the years I have worked in stores and shops that
    were in the back of the premises and had more in common with
    dungeons than workspaces);  a killer, remote controlled audio system
    with surround speakers and a sofa for the occasions when I pull an
    all-nighter. 

    Is this too much to ask? 

Larry
See my present studio at:
http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/BenchExchange/  

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