Last Sunday I was out for walk in the Fremont district of Seattle after the Seahawks game. I came upon a new coworking space that I was unfamiliar with. So naturally, I went inside to look. What I found surprised me. Makerhaus is a multipurpose coworking space of the type I have never seen or hard of before. They do offer the normal coworking options, work desks and benches, conference room and the like, but they also offer classes and have workspaces for fabricating products including wood working, metal working, laser cutting, 3D printing and more.
Their top of the line membership includes:
- Based on a 12 Month Agreement
- All benefits of Co-Working
- Full Access to the Wood and Metal Shops
- FREE hands on 3D printing
- FREE hands on CNC router
- FREE hands on Laser Cutting
- Electronics Lab
- Mold Making Lab
- Materials Library
- Industrial Sewing Machines
- Free Wood and Metal Orientation Classes
- Free Locker Storage
- 25% Discount on Classes
I find this a very interesting twist on coworking space. A well diversified business model. Their stated “goal is to provide the resources, education and community for creative minds to make, invent, prototype and explore without boundaries.”
It looks like a promising business. Unfortunately, as of early 2016 it was unable to continue….
By: James Osgood