Beyond Coworking: From Flexible to Hybrid Spaces

Migliore, Alessandra; Ceinar, Irene Manzini; Tagliaro, Chiara

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-62167-4_1

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“…It can be explained by a search for the lower office rents that CSs seek. In the paper, we confirmed that the strength of the peripheral CSs lies in the hybridity of their operations (Migliore et al, 2021). For the majority of CSs, running a coworking space is a non-core business.…”

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“…In such cases, the operating cost in relation to the CS rents might shift to the point where rents need to be reduced to increase or even hold the necessary amount of co-workers (Sargent, 2016). For CSs in the peripheral areas, the need for a hybrid co-worker community is essential (Migliore et al. , 2021) due to a low density of potential users.…”

Section: Css In the Peripheral Areas – A Real Estate Economic And Man...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Why do they go to the peripheries? Studying the relations between the real estate market and coworking spaces in the peripheral areas of Germany

Vogl

Micek

2022

JPIF

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PurposeThe study was designed to investigate the bidirectional causation between the real estate market characteristics (residential property prices/rents (including PTR), office rents) and the rise of coworking spaces (CSs) in the peripheral areas of Germany.Design/methodology/approachBased on the desk research, the authors constructed their own database of 1,201 CSs. The authors gathered data on the residential and office prices and rents on a district level. To identify real market differences between districts with and without CSs, the authors applied the t-test for independent samples.FindingsThe second-highest number of CSs were found to operate in the office market peripheries. This phenomenon should be explained by a search for lower office rents, which CSs seek. Most CSs in the peripheral areas of Germany were only recently established in tourist-oriented regions in the south and north of Germany. In this paper, the authors confirmed that the strength of peripheral CSs lies in the hybridity of their operations: for the majority of CSs, running a CS is a non-core business. The authors argue that the role of CSs is rather limited in attracting real estate investors and boosting the real estate market in the peripheral areas of Germany.Practical implicationsThe research shows that peripheral locations are attracting CSs to significant extent. The study shows that CSs can be part of corporate real estate or workplace strategies. As the majority of peripheral CSs are located in tourism areas, the subletting of vacant spaces could be a lucrative business model for hotels, particularly in the times of pandemics. Therefore, further research should focus on the role of tourist areas in the implementation of CSs model.Originality/valueThe focus of this study (CSs in peripheral areas) is original. Additionally, applying the real estate perspective to study the location of CSs is novel as well.

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Section: Css In the Peripheral Areas – A Real Estate Economic And Man...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Why do they go to the peripheries? Studying the relations between the real estate market and coworking spaces in the peripheral areas of Germany

Vogl

Micek

2022

JPIF

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“…In parallel, contemporary coworking spaces, thoroughly flexible and towards collaboration orientated workspaces, have seen a significant increase in popularity amongst workers who sought engaging office grounds where they could ‘work along together’ (Spinuzzi 2012 ) while seeking social support (Gerdenitsch et al 2016 ) and collectivization (Avdiikos and Iliopoulou 2019 ) by actively or passively interacting with one another (Parrino 2015 ; Rus and Orel 2015 ; Grazian 2020 ). Due to the increasing demand, coworking spaces have soon started to appear both in urban and rural environments (Merkel 2015 ; Nakano 2020 ), seemingly transforming various micro-locations into centres for highly skilled and knowledgeable workers (Orel 2020 ; Grazian 2020 ; Mariotti et al 2021 ; Migliore et al 2021 ).…”

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Coworking spaces as talent hubs: The imperative for community building in the changing context of new work

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Coworking spaces are flexible and shared work environments that make a significant effort to connect users with supportive networks that commonly result in efficient work outputs, a high level of collaboration and knowledge transfer. Recent years have seen swift growth and popularisation of the coworking model, making these spaces an integral part of local entrepreneurial ecosystems and transforming them into the localised pools of specialised talent. However, little research has been conducted to understand the role of human talent in coworking spaces, indicating a knowledge gap in human resource management and the role of contemporary coworking environments. Therefore, the purpose of the following paper is to contextualize coworking spaces as (local) talent hubs by investigating how they tend to build their identity on their userbase. The manuscript explores the managerial practices and mediation techniques by presenting empirical evidence and subsequent analysis of talent attraction and retention mechanisms commonly used in coworking environments. The study shows that by facilitating interaction and collaboration between users, coworking spaces offer support throughout the business life cycle and identify themselves as local accelerators of entrepreneurship and talent development within their local environments. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11846-021-00487-4.

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“…Hybrid spaces are indicated in a built environment that is required to be flexible, where multiple functions, users, and space types exist and generate unprecedented solutions. Temporal 'in-betweenness' , occasionality of access/presence, activities and functions, and publicness and openness are some of the main determinants of hybridisation (Migliore et al, 2021).…”

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“…However, the literature review reveals that most of those interpretations of performative intersect with the concept of openness and flexibility, which are also found in the definition of hybrid. As with the performative, the hybrid space is required to be flexible, where multiple uses, users, and space types exist and an occasionality of functions and publicness and openness is detected (Migliore et al, 2021) characterised by a diverse functional palette (Krasilnikova & Klimov, 2020).…”

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Hybrid and Performative Spaces: Towards a New Analytical Lens

Kassem

2022

Intry

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The exhibition space is a territory where architects and designers have experimented with hybrid and performative spatial qualities. However, such spatial mechanisms have expanded into other spatial practices. As we live in a constantly changing world, these practices allow spatial systems that adjust to continual changes in modes of living. Newer approaches to spatial transformation try to respond to the need for transience and flexibility. Hybrid and performative interventions are elaborated to transform existing spaces with strategic non-architectural rearrangements. As a result, our inhabited spaces, such as exhibitions, are becoming hybrid and performative. However, hybrid and performative may be perceived as tools, or as resulting qualities. The literature review analysis shows many intersections between hybrid and performative. Both terms indicate a flexible built environment that is designed and organised to be multifunctional. Hybrid mostly refers to the various modes of accessing, using and being present in the space, while performative refers to the concept of flexible mechanisms, the openness towards changes and the unpredictable characterisation of a space. Performative is also linked to the ability of the space to multitask and perform different roles, including communicative tasks. This study investigates the repertoire of hybrid and performative through an analysis of a literature review conducted through the lens of exhibition design. We seek to explore and promote applications in spatial interventions and the potential to define a set of analytical tools. Seeing the emergence of a constantly changing world, spatial disciplines are trying to respond with flexible mechanisms. Therefore, newer critical lenses, scholarships, and analytical tools must be investigated, explored, and proposed to cope with such continuous shifts.

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Beyond Coworking: From Flexible to Hybrid Spaces

Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

Why do they go to the peripheries? Studying the relations between the real estate market and coworking spaces in the peripheral areas of Germany

Why do they go to the peripheries? Studying the relations between the real estate market and coworking spaces in the peripheral areas of Germany

Coworking spaces as talent hubs: The imperative for community building in the changing context of new work

Hybrid and Performative Spaces: Towards a New Analytical Lens

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