Name our Building?!

Started by Leon, 28 March 2021, 04:52:25 PM

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FierceKitty

29 March 2021, 09:12:17 AM #40
They'd have to install periodic chairs and tables. All visitors would be called Watson. There would be gnomes, sylphs, nymphs, and salamanders everywhere....more trouble than it's worth.
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

29 March 2021, 09:51:54 AM #41
Who allowed a cadet to reply - Welcome Andystenhouse   ;)
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steve_holmes_11

29 March 2021, 09:53:37 AM #42
Quote from: Orcs on 29 March 2021, 08:30:54 AM
Pendraken House sounds good to me.  It explains who you are, Makes it easy for deliveries, even if the address is not quite right.

The name is generic enough for other owners should you sell.

You and Dave have worked hard for nearly 30 years to make the company what it is , so why not leave your mark in the form of a house named after the company?

The only reason not to would be if you were to outgrow this place.

Inclined to agree here.
Reinforcing the brand - or something they'd say on The Apprentice.

Gwydion

29 March 2021, 10:34:48 AM #43
Well, being an awkward s-d, it's not a house is it? And if it is an official postal address someone else will eventually have to live with, but you want brand association, how about

Pendraken Building

or

Unit Vector

(as it is an industrial unit. And wargames have 'units'. And Red Vectors is one of your brands.)

Ithoriel

29 March 2021, 11:27:59 AM #44 Last Edit: 29 March 2021, 11:34:17 AM by Ithoriel
I have been to "Houses" that were office blocks, a dance studio, a data centre and a police HQ (the aforementioned Tintagel House) so Pendraken House for a workshop does not seem particularly outlandish.

How about Pendraken Palace instead? :)
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Ithoriel

29 March 2021, 11:38:40 AM #45
How about "Leon's Lair" :D
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

29 March 2021, 11:40:16 AM #46
Na that makes him sound dangerous !
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John Cook

29 March 2021, 11:43:42 AM #47
I'd call it what you are 'Pendraken Miniatures', with a big sign outside it to that effect.  Easy to find and if you ever move out, let the next owners worry about the name.

FierceKitty

29 March 2021, 11:53:12 AM #48
Quote from: John Cook on 29 March 2021, 11:43:42 AM
I'd call it what you are 'Pendraken Miniatures', with a big sign outside it to that effect.  Easy to find and if you ever move out, let the next owners worry about the name.

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Big Insect

29 March 2021, 01:28:07 PM #49
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d_Guy

29 March 2021, 02:45:28 PM #50
Another fascinating topic. I like Tintagel as well. If I understand Leon, however, he seemed to be aiming for a name for the structure itself. I would suggest, "The Unrealized Rhomboid".
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d_Guy

29 March 2021, 02:52:38 PM #51
Having now looked at the interior photo, "The Quonset"?
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fsn

29 March 2021, 03:31:50 PM #52
A Pride of Leon's?
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Ithoriel

29 March 2021, 05:03:47 PM #53
Oh, look! If no one else is going to do it I suppose I'll have to.

It's an invitation to the public to name something.

So, to be traditional .......

"Worky McWorkshop!"
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Orcs

29 March 2021, 05:30:47 PM #54
Quote from: Ithoriel on 29 March 2021, 05:03:47 PM
Oh, look! If no one else is going to do it I suppose I'll have to.

It's an invitation to the public to name something.

So, to be traditional .......

"Worky McWorkshop!"

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steve_holmes_11

29 March 2021, 07:15:04 PM #55
Quote from: Ithoriel on 29 March 2021, 05:03:47 PM
Oh, look! If no one else is going to do it I suppose I'll have to.

It's an invitation to the public to name something.

So, to be traditional .......

"Worky McWorkshop!"

fsn

29 March 2021, 07:59:08 PM #56
No.

Nobby approves!




Worky McWorkshop it should be!
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Leon

29 March 2021, 09:11:20 PM #57
We've avoided Pendraken House as it's just a repetition of 'Pendraken, Pendraken House' and that doesn't quite read right.  We're looking for something that isn't a direct link to the company name as we'd want it to remain in place beyond our use and is a permanent name for the building/unit.  Draken and it's derivatives are difficult as we get so many people who already call us Pendragon that I think Draken will very quickly become Dragon House and it's muddying the waters.  Similarly the Cornwall / King Arthur / Tintagel suggestions are also linking back to Pendragon and it causes more confusion. 

Equally it needs to be easy to spell so that it's easily understood when we're giving someone our address over the phone.  Oubliette and Atelier are too hard to spell for most folks.

Vector and Vulcan House are good suggestions as they're easy to spell and not tied to us solely.  The Ten Mill is tempting although folks might ask where the Mill used to be?!  Anything ...Workshop might lead to some interesting legal letters from certain other companies...

We've got a few ideas which are more personal to us as well, so family names and places which might work.
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d_Guy

29 March 2021, 11:05:43 PM #58
As long as the thread is still open, "The House of Wee"?
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Sandinista

29 March 2021, 11:27:50 PM #59
How about Erimus Studio?

Cheers
Ian
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