10 Very Cool Coworking Spaces From Around the World (pics)
Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by Ryan A in Collaborative Top 10's, Features
Coworking is an emerging trend for a new generation of workers looking to avoid the traditional 8-5 shift in a boring cubicle, or the dreaded commute.
Coworking spaces have been developed by entrepreneurs, consultants, and freelance artists seeking an alternative to working in coffee shops and cafes, or the isolation of independent or home offices. Coworking spaces offer the appeal of a progressive workspace, blended with a casual cafe like feel, while still offering all of the important things you need to run your business. (high-speed internet, phones, conference rooms)
Here are ten seriously cool coworking spaces from around the world that offer space for less than $500/month. Stop working in isolation, and start coworking!
IndyHall: Philadelphia, PA - Committed to openness, and collaboration, IndyHall draws inspiration from start-up companies and collaborative conferences like Barcamp.
The Hub: Amsterdam - Located in an elegant old school building on the Westerstraat in the heart of the Jordaan, The Hub in Amsterdam is a fusion of old and new, marrying the original features of the building with contemporary Dutch design.
The work space incorporates a cafe and state of the art meeting rooms. During the evening, The Hub Amsterdam can transform into an innovative event spaces for events, lectures, debates, dinners and cultural fare, playing host to some of the most imaginative and compelling speakers and facilitators from around the Netherlands and beyond.
The Hub: Bristol - Located on the top floor of Bush House above the Arnolfini in the center of Bristol, the workspace offers unprecedented panoramic views of the city and historic harbor.
CitizenSpace: San Francisco – Built on the coworking philosophy, CitizenSpace combines productive elements of a traditional office with the energy of a trendy coffee shop.
theOffice: Santa Monica, Ca. – Brainchild of Aleks Horvat, who struggled for years trying to write Hollywood movies from coffee shops, uses the word “inspired” to refer to the workspace he developed. Featuring chic interior design and up-scale furniture, this coworking space will hopefully inspire your next movie.
WorkSpace: downtown Vancouver, CA - Inspired by the trend of working in cafés, WorkSpace is a shared office unlike any other. Featuring loft meeting rooms, a lounge, and a cafe, the WorkSpace is a great place to work. The WorkSpace is an almost entirely open concept, yet provides privacy when you need it. It’s good that the coworking space is a destination in itself, because the city of Vancouver is a seriously cool city, offering a lot of distractions.
paragraph: New York, NY - Designed for writers, by writers, paragraph is a quiet and tranquil place to write. Located on 14th street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Paragraph occupies the entire top floor of a three-story building. The 2500 sq. ft. loft space is divided into two areas — a writing room and a kitchen and lounge area.
Bureaux – Melbourne, Australia - Featuring 12 meeting rooms with electronic whiteboards, private workstations, a cafe and informal lounge and a huge conference room, Bureaux Melbourne is a fabulous coworking space.
BCN: Berlin - Coworking spaces are becoming very popular in Berlin, with new locations opening all the time. This space, located in Kreuzberg – currently one of the culturally most active quarters in Berlin, is a melting pot of cultures. Kreuzberg has emerged from its history as one of the poorest quarters in Berlin in the late 1970s, where it was an isolated section of West Berlin, to one of Berlin’s cultural centers. This is where “zeitgeist“ arises – it can be felt and lived everywhere.
Raum betahaus: Berlin - Their notions of space and function hover between a Viennese coffee house, a library, a home office, and a school campus. They have combined the best aspects of all of those areas to create a truly unique coworking space.
Betahaus Coworking Space
Check the coworking wiki to see if coworking is going on near you. Can’t find one in your city? Get started with a local Jelly chapter. Jelly is like coworking, but casual and nomadic. Already a seasoned coworker? Leave us a comment and tell us about your favorite places!
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andrew pascoe
22. Jun, 2009
They all look pretty cool, especially the theOffice. Now I just have to find similarly good ones in west/central London (the Hub in Kings Cross & Angel looks good, but I haven’t personally visited/used).
Sue Ennis
24. Jun, 2009
Great visuals to show how work is evolving to match today’s mobile worker! Quickly can see how collaboration and networking jumps in to help businesses along too.
Jaan Orvet
25. Jun, 2009
Thank you for including Citizen Space. The space has recently grown and is now about three times as big. In other words there’s more space for drop ins – if you are in San Francisco, swing by and say hello!
Andreea Stamate
18. Oct, 2009
We’re not actually mentioned here, but if anyone is looking for co-working space in Soho London you are welcome to drop by and take a look at our space! We have space for around two dozen freelancers.
bzhive
08. Dec, 2009
the spaces look great and inspiring.we decided to join the trend and open a co-working space in San Rafael Calif. (Marin County). hope to be featured on a similar article too.
Jesse T
27. Jan, 2010
Thanks for including Citizen Space, and it’s true. We’ve moved the the first floor almost a year ago and doubled in size. Lots of photos in the Flickersphere, here: http://bit.ly/csvBfN
Come on by. Drop-Ins are free!
Shawn
23. Apr, 2011
We just launched a co working space at the heart of London’s Silicon Roundabout area. Have a look at http://www.starthub.co.uk
Cesar L.
14. May, 2011
Love the image compilations, we have just opened the first coworking space in Doral, Florida, and these images give us great interior design ideas that will surely bring more fun and comfort to our members and visitors. Coworking is fairly new concept here but with mobility and cost savings in mind, it’s a movement that we look forward to support anytime. Great job! If you’re in south Florida, definitely drop by at http://www.doralbusinesslounge.com
Dan Safkow
04. Sep, 2011
I grew tired of waiting for for coworking space in my area (Orange County, CA), so I opened my own in Irvine.
http://www.cospaceoc.com Great article. Thanks for the ongoing inspiration.
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Co-working is such a great concept for startups. The featured places are great, we have even started one in Hobart, Tasmania if you need a space while in the deep south of Australia!
Judy Heminsley
16. Feb, 2012
You’d expect well-designed coworking spaces in cities, but they’re increasingly found in small towns as well, like The Old Church School here in Frome in SW England. It’s become so popular that it’s expanding and more than doubling in size.