"… usually through a door, though it may vary by space."

But in all seriousness… awesomesaucenness if you want to start one of your own:

Hackerspace Design Patterns: http://jaromil.dyne.org/journal/documents/Hacker-Space-Desig...

or here:

http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Design_Patterns

and if you're in Vancouver: stop by http://vancouver.hackspace.ca sometime

xoxo!

Droplabs is a downtown Los Angeles free hackerspace / coworking space where anyone who works off a laptop is free to use the space and get work done. Extras like high speed wifi, 2nd monitor or drinks cost money. The people are mostly developers, Drupal and iOS, working on projects. But lots of different tech types show up. There's 3 companies operating out of the space. www.droplabs.net

A hackerspace is a place where people hack on things including space, Origami, microprocessors, 3d printers, ect...

Here is a video of the space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgVxIblE_LU

Alpha One Labs in New York http://alphaonelabs.com is currently accepting new members. Join us every Tuesday from 7-10pm for an awesome round table discussion.