I opened my first coworking space in the former stable attached to my house. The house is over 400 years old and was (we think) originally a guest house for the 16th century cloister up the road.
(As an American can I just take a moment to boggle at this. Y'all from eastern europe, I know a 16th century cloister is new construction for you, bear with me here. ) Aaaanyway, the former stable was converted by a former owner to office space and it is now coworking space. The advantages of a carriage house coworking are legion, I have to say. Amoung other things, you have a very reasonable landlord. It was important in all this to present the space as what it is, it is a home for small business and freelancers and so everything about it is informal and cosy and homey. It was hard not to give in to the urge to make everything all corporate, but I did and am glad. I find this is key to all of the spaces I have worked with: the first thing I do is find out a lot about the location itself, the people who live there, and its history. Everything about it is informed by that. Even the types of memberships are different depending on the surrounding community. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
