Facilities Plan
Where does the venture live, what does the room make possible, and what does the space cost the runway?
A facilities plan turns property from background admin into an operating instrument. It names the space requirement, operating constraints, maintenance needs, lease shape, and exit route before the venture commits to fixed cost.
Business Alignment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What physical activity must the space support? | [movement, food, teaching, retail, production, storage] |
| Who owns or controls the space? | [landlord / host partner / operator] |
| What is the smallest viable room? | [capacity, layout, equipment, accessibility] |
| What cost can change runway? | [rent, fit-out, utilities, cleaning, insurance] |
| What makes the space unsafe or unsuitable? | [noise, traffic, consent, compliance, crowding] |
Required Outputs
- Space requirements: capacity, layout, accessibility, equipment, storage, privacy, safety.
- Operating pattern: hours, cadence, setup/pack-down, cleaning, maintenance, keyholder rules.
- Cost model: rent, utilities, fit-out, repairs, deposits, insurance, break clauses.
- Host-partner terms: what the host gives, what the venture gives back, what ends the pilot.
- Community impact: noise, traffic, neighbours, signage, local permission, consented evidence.
- Exit path: what happens if demand fails, the host changes terms, or costs threaten runway.
Pass Test
The founder can decide whether to borrow, rent, partner, or defer the space without pretending property is a later operational detail.
Next Instruments
- Cash Flow Projection — model the fixed-cost runway effect.
vendor-contract— turn the host or landlord agreement into enforceable terms.supply-chain-map— map dependencies that make the physical operating model work.