Companies relying solely on quoted lease rates when choosing between coworking spaces and traditional offices could find themselves unintentionally choosing lease options that are more expensive in the long run.
Coworking is reshaping office design
The principles behind this complex situation have been known to us for a long time, at least since the 1970s when Frank Duffy first introduced the world to his ideas about the physical and temporal layers of the building – in his terminology the ‘shell, services, scenery and sets’ which anticipates Stewart Brand’s own take on the interplay of building layers.
Come for the rent, stay for the experience of coworking
It is clear evidence that a phenomenon that was catalysed by its ability to a provide flexible and attractive accommodation for start-ups and freelancers in the expensive tech and creative hubs of globalised cities is now a core element of real estate strategy for a much wider range of organisational types.
Canopy’s upscale co-working business adds a new location in SF on the heels of strategic funding
Canopy, an upscale, profitable developer of co-working spaces, has expanded its footprint in San Francisco to a third location on the heels of a strategic financing round.
This new app lets you do your coworking in your neighbor’s living room
If you work remotely and don’t want to log more hours at your neighborhood coffee shop, a new app connects you with another local option: your neighbor’s living room.
Equinox Gyms to Add Co-Working to the Workout
Equinox is teaming with co-working operator Industrious to offer furnished office space near the fitness company’s upscale gyms, the latest sign that the office, fitness and hospitality industries are starting to converge.
See inside a coworking space for seniors
Senior Planet is like any other coworking space. But the difference is that I am pretty much the youngest person around–by decades.
WeWork opens San Francisco HQ in Pelli Clarke Pelli's Salesforce Tower
Co-working company WeWork has completed a light-filled headquarters in San Francisco's 61-storey Salesforce Tower, featuring mid-century furniture, vibrant rugs and bold artwork.
The newest hot coworking space costs just $2.25 an hour, because it is a parking spot
On Monday, April 29, San Francisco workers from various industries–tech, investing, design, activism–gathered near Civic Center to work for the day
WeWork files confidentially for IPO
WeWork, the co-working giant now known as The We Company, has submitted confidential documents to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering, the company confirmed in a press release Monday.
The Wing is quietly building a design business
Since the company was founded in 2016, its designers have worked with outside manufacturers to adjust seat heights and depths to fit the average woman rather than the average man. Now, the company is scaling up an internal design team that has outfitted 80% of The Wing’s two newest locations in Los Angeles and Chicago with custom furniture.
L.A. Co-Working Operators Sign Largest Office Leases in Q1
Co-working operators are driving absorption of large blocks of space in Los Angeles. In the first quarter, flexible space providers were responsible for the largest leases, with WeWork alone signed 319,000 square feet of space in new submarkets in Greater Los Angeles, according to research from JLL
There’s a new use for America’s dying malls: co-working
Putting offices inside shopping centers leverages conventional wisdom that workers want to be near amenities like coffee, food, or a quick trip to the gym.
What's Really Going On With This 'Worklife' Staples Rebrand?
Basically, Staples is embracing the millennial vibe by giving people full access to products without the stuffiness of big shelves or glass display cases, and giving them a chance to even relive childhood nostalgia a little bit.
Even More Co-Working and Flexible Office Space
The Wing's women-focused co-working club in Chicago takes cues from Frank Lloyd Wright
The Wing, a co-working club dedicated to women, has opened a hub in Chicagofeaturing details that draw on 20th-century architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie-style.
Exclusive: Google asked 5,600 employees about remote work. This is what they learned
Working remotely can be really tough. To get some insight into how to do it better, Google conducted a two-year study involving data from 5,600 employees across the US, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Coworking Is Coming To Shopping Centers
The next frontier for coworking space is in shopping centers and other retail properties, according to a new report by Colliers International.
Coworking and a new golden era for the workplace and the people who inhabit it
The idea of coworking is starting to resonate with a growing number of businesses and for a growing number of reasons.
The We Company hires a new architect to lead major building projects
The We Company–the parent company of the coworking startup WeWork–has hired Mexican architect Michel Rojkind as its senior VP of architecture, leading all of WeWork construction projects.