Gathering
FieldEvents & spaces

Sample business
Fictional demonstration 051

One room.
Different ways to gather.

The Field Room is a fictional example of a flexible event space. Use it to ask better questions about the room you are considering.

Read the room
before arranging it.

Start with the parts that cannot move: entrances, permanent fixtures and the venue’s verified requirements. Then discuss where people will sit, stand, eat and move.

Layout
Sample: the verified dimensions and an accurate venue plan
Facilities
Sample: List only the facilities actually included in hire
Access
Sample: Describe verified step-free routes, toilets and any limitations
Hire scope
Sample hours: Monday–Friday, 9–5

Move the aisle.
Keep the seats.

This small diagram shows how one aisle changes seat groupings. The 24 sample seats stay fixed in number.

Facing the front

A–D: rows. Numbers: seats. Space between groups: aisle.

24 seats · 8 contiguous groups · 3 + 3 seats per row.

Row A: A1–A3 / A4–A6
Row B: B1–B3 / B4–B6
Row C: C1–C3 / C4–C6
Row D: D1–D3 / D4–D6

A visual grouping exercise only. It is not an occupancy, access, evacuation or venue-capacity assessment. Ask qualified venue staff to verify any real arrangement.

Compare three fixed arrangements
A
A1A2A3A4A5A6
B
B1B2B3B4B5B6
C
C1C2C3C4C5C6
D
D1D2D3D4D5D6
No internal aisle: 4 groups of 6.
A
A1A2A3A4A5A6
B
B1B2B3B4B5B6
C
C1C2C3C4C5C6
D
D1D2D3D4D5D6
Centre aisle: 8 groups of 3.
A
A1A2A3A4A5A6
B
B1B2B3B4B5B6
C
C1C2C3C4C5C6
D
D1D2D3D4D5D6
Aisle after seat 1: 4 groups of 1 and 4 groups of 5.

Questions for a site visit.

Prepare a room enquiry
Sample business, made up for this preview