WORKPLACE
COLLAB-SPACE DESIGN MUSTS
Keurston used this checklist when creating the group’s co-working spaces in Johannesburg and Cape Town: • Easy access to streets and public transport is essential.
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Proximity to shops, a gym and a hairdresser adds to the space’s appeal.
• Comfort is key, so pay attention to ergonomics.
• Acoustics is important. • Mobile workers have many mobile devices, so they need a lot of plug points.
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Create a variety of seating options, including areas for standing, sitting in groups or privately, meeting areas and private areas for calls.
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Create a beautiful space where people feel good.
• Bring the outside in with big windows and natural light.
• Let long-term clients personalise their space.
WHAT DO USERS REALLY
WANT? Xavier Marot, founder of The Brand Sleuth, is a mobile worker who chooses his location depending on the tasks at hand and where his client appointments are. Here’s what he looks for in an ideal co-working space: • Amazing coffee. • A simple, healthy and affordable, but creative food menu.
• Water on tap. •
Seating with a view, small group tables, couches for conversations, mixed-size boardrooms and private pods.
• Accessible plug points – two-point, three-point and USB.
• Reliable and fast Internet access. • Spacious and well- maintained bathrooms.
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An inspiration library for a brain breather.
• Free, secure parking.
FIND A COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE NEAR YOU Gathere: Kramerville, Johannesburg:
www.gathere.co.za
OPEN: Cape Town and Maboneng, Johannesburg:
www.open.co.za Spaces: Inner Johannesburg, Rivonia, Fourways, Broadacres, Menlyn Maine (Pretoria), Umhlanga, Century City, Long St (Cape Town):
www.spacesworks.com The Bureaux: Four locations in Cape Town:
www.thebureaux.co.za The Corner Office: Hillcrest, Durban:
www.thecorneroffice.co.za The Ideas Cartel: Cape Town:
www.ideascartel.com
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