We have a tree house!
Sometimes it’s nice to take a break. That’s why every hackerspace needs a tree house! On top of our new electronics workbench (to be featured at a later date), sits a loft adorned with artificial turf. We can now touch grass without going outside into the noxious mid-summer air! The loft features a plush couch, a CRT television for all your retro gaming needs and a bookshelf housing fiction and non-fiction alike. Matt Machado, who is also our newly appointed president, directed the project. He explained that structure of the new electronics workbench and tree house consists of two industrial shelving units like you would find in Costco and steel beams laid out horizontally. “It is a really cool perspective to look down into the space either back towards the kitchen or towards the main area,” said Machado. He even said that he fell asleep on the couch the first time he used the new space. Our first treehouse was built during the early days of Hacklab 2.0 on Queen Street. It provided a high vantage point over the classroom and were the best seats in the hous