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We have three fairly small rooms/closets that are just for us.

One is maybe 12' x12' and is our primary room. We keep all the robots in there and we have a large tool chest with the pull out drawers. Two walls of the room have stainless steel counters (yuck). There is a sink in there too but it is never used. There are two good size tables in there too, and the workbench table is stored in there. We use this room for all sorts of things, but it can get pretty crowded pretty quick/

Another room adjacent to the first is maybe 7'x12' and has metal shelves from floor to 6' high all around the room. We store all parts from previous years kits and small materials (wire, pneumatic hose, tape, paint, etc) in there as well as all the software and printed materials. Also, we keep our (one and only) computer cart in there.

The last room is maybe 6'x12' and maybe 20' away from the first two (computer lab in between). We keep the floor drill press and bench grinder (on pedestal) and belt/disc combo sander in there. We also keep all raw materials (wood, metal, pvc) in there. Down one wall are those chrome wire type shelves where we store lots of lego kits, and a couple miter saws.

The floors of the above three rooms are all your traditional school type time floors.

And that's about it. The rooms are all primarily for storage. It gets really crowded with more than 4 people in any one of them. So, our primary space where we assemble and test and design things and hold meetings is the computer lab. There are empty tables and chairs scattered around in the middle and computers (G4s, pretty much useless for us) around every side. The floor is carpeted. We do all our test driving in here too which is hard because it is only an 8.5' cieling. This room is not ours. So, we must clean up after every time and leave it just as we find it. Stuff that makes a mess like cutting we typically do outside in the parking lot just outside the back door of the computer lab.