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The blue door to the hackspace.

This page is about getting into the space. For travel information see getting to the space, for the layout see The Space.

As a member, you have 24-hour access to the space. There are a number of doors between Hackspace and the street. Access codes and Gatekeeper RFID cards are required, which you will receive as part of the joining process. The RFID card can be picked up on Wednesday evening once you become a member. It's also possible to pick up an RFID card at any other time, whilst stocks of blank cards are available; see HMS/Gatekeeper Setup.

Main Entrances

Alfred Street Spiral Stairs

Street access to the first floor workshops, Studio and social spaces. Use the entrance on the south-east corner of Roden House; at the corner of Ashley and Alfred streets where it's hard to miss the bright, turquoise door. For public events door codes will not be needed. Otherwise door codes are available for members on HMS.

The narrow spiral stairs are shared with other tenants. Nottingham hackspace is accessible at the first floor landing via a short corridor "Airlock" with doors at either end. Codes and RFID needed to access are provided to members. Normally access will be arranged or the doors left unlocked for public events. Go through the Airlock to enter the Comfy Area and the rest of the first floor workshops.

The Comfy Area is is the starting point for Membership tours and additional signage will be provided. Your guide will likely be waiting in that area, but if you're the first there then take a seat on the sofas. Or take a look around the Museum of Obsolete Technology.

RFID card access

Gatekeeper. The big H is where you tap your card.

See also: HMS/Gatekeeper Setup

RFID is provided by the membership team to new members, you can pick up a blank replacement RFID card from the hackspace for a £1 on a Wednesday evening (at times when it's not possible for the membership team to meet with members see the process on the HMS/Gatekeeper Setup page).

Once registered, the Gatekeeper LCD displays a welcome message whenever you swipe in. By default, it's "Welcome [your name]", but you should be able to edit it in your HMS profile. Beware, multiple RFID cards too close together in your wallet may cause the reader to misread, in which case the LCD will say "Access denied" instead of your greeting.

Accessibility Entrance, Lift and Wide stairs

Alternatively, the hackspace can also be accessed from the Roden Street entrance. This is the wide solid door in the middle of the block, normally this is open or ajar and is shared with other tenants of Roden House. The stairs are on the right as you go in , the lift just a little further on the same side, We are on the first floor, Exiting the lift, turn right head through the corridor doors to a junction with another corridor, turn left, our entrance is the sole door at the end of the long corridor, there is RFID or a bell on the door to gain access, this will bring you directly into the workshop.

Downstairs

Downstairs can be accessed using the internal route from upstairs, see below.

It can also be access from the Roden Street entrance (which has signs about the gym upstairs). The doors are unlocked and open during the day. Go straight on passed the lift on your right. The go through a couple of sets of doors, the corridor opens out and Hackspace's downstairs entrance is to the left.

An RFID card is required to enter Hackspace 2.5. Swipe the card on the Hackspace H on Gatekeeper.

Internal route between upstairs and downstairs

Remember to take your RFID door access card.

From upstairs go through the back doors of the hackspace, past the Metalworking Area. Follow the corridor along and around to the right, where you will reach this goods lift.

Go to the ground floor use the stairwell (or lift, see below). Turn right at the bottom of the stairs or from lift (opposite way to the Roden Street entrance). Carry on through a couple of sets of doors, the corridor opens out and Hackspace's downstairs entrance is to the left.

Lift and disabled access

This is the lift, currently can only operated from the outside.

New People rated lift.

Downstairs can be accessed from Roden Street, see above.

Upstairs can be accessed via lift - but unfortunately it can not be operated from the inside. You will need someone to go to the first level and press the button to call the lift to that floor. Hackspace are currently working on improving this situation.

From Bizspace (Feb 1st)
The clear door opening is 900 mm
The internal car size is 1400 x 1496 deep
Euro pallet sizes recommended are Euro 1 800x1200 mm and Euro 6 800x600mm
Clear door height 2.0m

Leaving the space

If you are the last person leaving the space, please turn off the lights and make sure doors are not latched and that they close properly behind you. We share the stairwell with the dance school on the floor above, who do leave the street door on the latch during their class hours: 16:00 - 21:00 weeknights, daytimes at weekends. Signage on doors also details their hours. Also see Locking up

Resources

Discussion about challenging Biz Space's non-provision of disable access (Google group)

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+[[Image:Roden_House_-_Feb_2019.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The blue door to the hackspace.]]
-'''Note: Much of this information currently out of date.'''
+This page is about getting into the space. For travel information see [[getting to the space]], for the layout see [[The Space]].
-As a member if you have keys to the space, you're welcome to use it any time of the night or day. If you're ever without your keys, then for security we request that you only use the space during the same hours that the Rollo Academy of Performing Arts, located on the floor above, is open. These are 16:00 - 20:00 on weeknights, and 09:00 - 16:30 on weekends. Outside of these hours, you may be locked in when they leave. Get keys and you don’t need to worry about it; they’re available with a £6 refundable deposit.
+As a member, you have 24-hour access to the space. There are a number of doors between Hackspace and the street. Access codes and [[Gatekeeper]] RFID cards are required, which you will receive as part of the joining process. The RFID card can be picked up on Wednesday evening once you become a member. It's also possible to pick up an RFID card at any other time, whilst stocks of blank cards are available; see [[HMS/Gatekeeper Setup]].
-[[File:Access doors.jpg|center|650px]]
-There are four doors between the street and the hackspace. Left to right: The street door, the cage, the outer hackspace door, and the inner hackspace door.
+==Main Entrances==
+=== Alfred Street Spiral Stairs===
+Street access to the first floor workshops, [[Studio]] and social spaces. Use the entrance on the south-east corner of Roden House; at the corner of Ashley and Alfred streets where it's hard to miss the bright, turquoise door. For public events door codes will not be needed. Otherwise door codes are available for members on HMS.
+The narrow spiral stairs are shared with other tenants. Nottingham hackspace is accessible at the first floor landing via a short corridor "Airlock" with doors at either end. Codes and RFID needed to access are provided to members. Normally access will be arranged or the doors left unlocked for public events. Go through the Airlock to enter the [[Comfy Area]] and the rest of the first floor workshops.
-[[File:Access combi.jpg|left|200px]]The street door has a mortice lock and requires a key. The cage is a steel gate in the stairwell on the same floor as the hackspace, and has a large padlock. There's a combination lock on the outer hackspace door, the combination to which may change periodically. If so, this will be announced in advance on the members only google group. On entering through this door, please relock the padlock to the loop by the door, and mix up the combination.
+The Comfy Area is is the starting point for Membership tours and additional signage will be provided. Your guide will likely be waiting in that area, but if you're the first there then take a seat on the sofas. Or take a look around the [[Museum of Obsolete Technology]].
-<br style="clear: both" />
-On the innermost door, you will find Gatekeeper (pictured below), for which you will need an RFID card. The RFID reader is behind the H symbol. If you already have something like a bus pass or Oyster card, you can use that as your key. Don't worry, we don't access any of the information on your card, just a unique numerical card ID that the reader can recognise in order to unlock the door. Alternatively, if you don’t have any RFID cards already, you can pick up a blank RFID card from the hackspace for a £1 deposit.
-<br style="clear: both" />
-[[File:Access gatekeeper.jpg|right|200px]] On becoming a member, you should receive a single use pin number, with which you can set up a single card for hackspace access. Simply swipe the new card until the LCD display says “ACCESS DENIED”, then enter your pin number (do not press enter) to register the card. From then on, that card will release the inner door for you and the LCD will display a welcome message. Beware, multiple RFID cards too close together in your wallet may cause the reader to misread.
-<br style="clear: both" />
+[[File:One-does-not-simply-walk-into-hackspace.png|center]]
-==Leaving The Space:==
-We share the stairwell with the dance school on the floor above. For security, the street level door should be locked overnight between the hours of 21:00 - 09:00. Regardless of the time of day, if the dance school are not in (easily determined by nipping up the stairs to check if their door is padlocked or not), and you are the last person leaving the space, please lock not just both of the hackspace doors, but also the cage and the street door as you leave.
+===RFID card access===
+[[File:Access gatekeeper.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Gatekeeper. The big H is where you tap your card.]]
+{{also|HMS/Gatekeeper Setup}}
+RFID is provided by the [[Team:Membership|membership team]] to new members, you can pick up a blank replacement RFID card from the hackspace for a £1 on a Wednesday evening (at times when it's not possible for the membership team to meet with members see the process on the [[HMS/Gatekeeper Setup]] page).
+Once registered, the Gatekeeper LCD displays a welcome message whenever you swipe in. By default, it's "Welcome [your name]", but you should be able to edit it in your HMS profile. Beware, multiple RFID cards too close together in your wallet may cause the reader to misread, in which case the LCD will say "Access denied" instead of your greeting.
+{{clear}}
+=== Accessibility Entrance, Lift and Wide stairs ===
+[[File:Workshop Back door Outside.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
+Alternatively, the hackspace can also be accessed from the Roden Street entrance. This is the wide solid door in the middle of the block, normally this is open or ajar and is shared with other tenants of Roden House. The stairs are on the right as you go in , the lift just a little further on the same side, We are on the first floor, Exiting the lift, turn right head through the corridor doors to a junction with another corridor, turn left, our entrance is the sole door at the end of the long corridor, there is RFID or a bell on the door to gain access, this will bring you directly into the workshop.
+{{clear}}
+==Downstairs==
+[[Downstairs]] can be accessed using the internal route from upstairs, see below.
+It can also be access from the Roden Street entrance (which has signs about the gym upstairs). The doors are unlocked and open during the day. Go straight on passed the lift on your right. The go through a couple of sets of doors, the corridor opens out and Hackspace's downstairs entrance is to the left.
+An RFID card is required to enter [[Hackspace 2.5]]. Swipe the card on the Hackspace H on Gatekeeper.
+==Internal route between upstairs and downstairs==
+Remember to take your RFID door access card.
+From upstairs go through the back doors of the hackspace, past the [[Metalworking Area]]. Follow the corridor along and around to the right, where you will reach this goods lift.
+Go to the ground floor use the stairwell (or lift, see below). Turn right at the bottom of the stairs or from lift (opposite way to the Roden Street entrance). Carry on through a couple of sets of doors, the corridor opens out and Hackspace's downstairs entrance is to the left.
+==Lift and disabled access==
+[[Image:The-lift-in-hackspace-2.0.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This is the lift, currently can only operated from the outside.]]
+[[Image:The-new-lift-in-hackspace-2.0.jpg|thumb|right|250px|New People rated lift.]]
+Downstairs can be accessed from Roden Street, see above.
+Upstairs can be accessed via lift - but unfortunately it can not be operated from the inside. You will need someone to go to the first level and press the button to call the lift to that floor. Hackspace are currently working on improving this situation.
+From Bizspace (Feb 1st)<br>
+The clear door opening is 900 mm<br>
+The internal car size is 1400 x 1496 deep<br>
+Euro pallet sizes recommended are Euro 1 800x1200 mm and Euro 6 800x600mm<br>
+Clear door height 2.0m
+{{clear}}
+==Leaving the space==
+If you are the last person leaving the space, please [[Chores#Turn off unused lights|turn off the lights]] and make sure doors are not latched and that they close properly behind you. We share the stairwell with the dance school on the floor above, who do leave the street door on the latch during their class hours: 16:00 - 21:00 weeknights, daytimes at weekends. Signage on doors also details their hours.
+Also see [[Locking up]]
+==See also==
+* [[Cleaning the hackspace]]
+==Resources==
+* [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nottinghack/LpK6efp72gA Discussion about challenging Biz Space's non-provision of disable access (Google group)]
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+[[Category:About]]