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 Practical Practical
  
-HTTP is located in the back of beyond - a business park in the residential London borough of Harringay [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harringay]] - from the point of view of its visitors.  +1. HTTP is located in the back of beyond - a business park in the residential London borough of Harringay [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harringay]] - from the point of view of its visitors.  
-A cafe would give exhibition goers something more to chew on, such as    +A cafe would give exhibition goers something more to chew on such as    
-sustenance and conviviality, space for contemplation, information and reading.+sustenance and conviviality; enriched space for contemplation, information and reading.
 Elongate visit. Elongate visit.
  
-Useful service for local residents and studio occupants. The neighbourhood is+2. A service for local residents and studio occupants. The neighbourhood is
 changing, it's is a way of connecting with the local community that's more fluid and  changing, it's is a way of connecting with the local community that's more fluid and 
 open, a softer and more everyday interface than the gallery.  open, a softer and more everyday interface than the gallery. 
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     get from A to B. Even at this small scale it has a polemic value.     get from A to B. Even at this small scale it has a polemic value.
  
-[[feral_trade_economy]] 
  
 Financial Financial
  
 +[[feral_trade_economy]] 
 Profit is not a motive, which opens up the terms of engagement considerably. Profit is not a motive, which opens up the terms of engagement considerably.
  
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 Gallery hours are currently 12-5PM Fri-Sun, possibly extending to Thurs. Gallery hours are currently 12-5PM Fri-Sun, possibly extending to Thurs.
-Average 15-20 visitors logged per weekend, mainly arriving via Manor House tube. +Current average 15-20 visitors per weekend, mainly arriving via Manor House tube. 
 There is no cafe between the tube and HTTP although it is possible to take a  There is no cafe between the tube and HTTP although it is possible to take a 
 detour to Costa Coffee, a commercial chain in the business mall on Green Lanes.  detour to Costa Coffee, a commercial chain in the business mall on Green Lanes. 
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 When the gallery is open, there is someone always available to respond to visitors. When the gallery is open, there is someone always available to respond to visitors.
-Saturday and Sunday have more dedicated invigilation, Friday can be more hectic.+Saturday and Sunday have dedicated invigilation, Fridays can be more hectic.
 Currently Ale (administration and coordination) does Fri-Sat; Sunday there is a paid invigilator.  Currently Ale (administration and coordination) does Fri-Sat; Sunday there is a paid invigilator. 
 +
 +Hazards: At what scale would the cafe interfere with the basic running of other office activity?
  
     * roles for cafe.      * roles for cafe. 
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 This kind of distributed culture is integral to the way Furtherfield works as a group. This kind of distributed culture is integral to the way Furtherfield works as a group.
 [[http://www.furtherfield.org/about.php]] [[http://www.furtherfield.org/about.php]]
-Cafe service should be continuous with natural office life. Disinvest food service of any +Cafe service should be continuous with / accessory to natural office life and disinvest food service of any lowered status. Instead advance tea and coffee service as a communications medium or active interpretation of aristotlean ideas of [[householding]], which can be defined as production for use as opposed to production for gain. 
-lowered status, advance tea and coffee service as a communications medium or interpretation of [[householding]].+
  
-Weekly stock management would be 1 person's responsibility.  +Management: Feral Trade would remain involved in the politics and practicalities of supply. 
-Probably Ale who deals with this kind of thing anyway.+Weekly stock management would be 1 person's responsibility, 
 +probably Ale who deals with this kind of thing anyway.
  
  
   * physical setup: service and storage spaces, equipment investment, utensil choices   * physical setup: service and storage spaces, equipment investment, utensil choices
  
-Initial investment would be an advantage.+Initial investment would be an advantage (equipment, utensils, presentation media). 
 +Stock would cover itself.
          
-Decking. Sound the landlord out on this between rent payments. +Decking that runs along the side of HTTP building would be prime seating area. Sound the landlord out on this between rent payments. 
 Landlord relations are distantly friendly. There is a janitor who keeps a close eye  Landlord relations are distantly friendly. There is a janitor who keeps a close eye 
 on the compound. If landlord rejects decking plans, the parking spaces in front are  on the compound. If landlord rejects decking plans, the parking spaces in front are 
-legally HTTP's, paid for within rent. Cafe could serve from here.+formally HTTP's, paid for within rent. Cafe could serve from here with guests seating themselves informally.
 Is the back garden an alt possibility? Is the back garden an alt possibility?
  
-    Liability would need to be thought through either way.+    Liability would need to be thought through or ignored.
  
   * publicity   * publicity
  
-Cafe would have its own publicity strand, as a HTTP project.+Cafe would have its own publicity strand as a HTTP project.
 Also promoted as background for exhibitions. Also promoted as background for exhibitions.
  
   * operating models (positive and negative)   * operating models (positive and negative)
  
-    Cafe Kino in Bristol. Vegetarian cafe, opens weekdays 11-5, longer on weekends. +    Cafe Kino [[http://www.cafe-kino.com/about/index.htm]], Bristol.  
-    Run by a collective of artists etc who also run the Here Shop and Gallery over the road. +    Run by a collective of artists etc who also run the Here Shop/Gallery over the road. 
-    High proportion of customers are their extended social networks who probably live  +    High proportion of customers are from their extended social networks & probably live  
-    within a few blocks. People go for the sociability, decor, free wireless,  +    within a few blocks. People go there for the sociability, decor, wifi,  
-    good tea and coffee, cultural contagion plus pleasure of investing in own social +    good products, cultural contagion plus pleasure of investing in own social 
     networks.      networks. 
  
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 =====  REGULATION ===== =====  REGULATION =====
  
-    Use existing premises regulations as a template/ jelly mould for evasion or     +    Use existing [[uk_premises_regulations]] as a template/ jelly mould for evasion or     
     compliance. Produce a Regulatory reading menu as research project.      compliance. Produce a Regulatory reading menu as research project. 
  
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   * Current conditions   * Current conditions
  
-Umbrella company is Catlow & Garrett (unincorporated partnership). Tax entity, deals with rent and overheads, PAYE.+Umbrella company is Catlow & Garrett (partnership). Tax entity, deals with rent and overheads, PAYE etc. 
 +HTTP is a [[furtherfield.org]] project.
 HTTP & Furtherfield are not for profits with written constitutions. HTTP & Furtherfield are not for profits with written constitutions.
-Furtherfield has an advisory board and is funded by ACE. +Furtherfield has an advisory board and is funded by Arts Council England. 
-HTTP is a furtherfield.org project. +HTTP is located in a business arena zoned as mixed / live-work.
-HTTP compound is zoned as mixed / live-work.+
  
    
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