Co.Co.Co: Continuing Coworking with Covid-19?

Abstract

The article deals with “Co. Co. Co: Continue Coworking with Covid-19?”, placing the theme in the economic, social and territorial framework discussed by the authors. The phenomenon of coworking 1, born in the United States around 2010, has seen a phase of great expansion also in Europe, where a relationship of Bnp Paribas Real Estate (2019) recorded significant transactions in 2018 in the coworking market. Unexpected perspectives It is intuitive that coworking is undergoing heavy counters as a result of new environmental, health and safety obligations. Abnormal is the new normal Any of the two scenarios will come true, rethinking the business model of coworking according to a greater resilience seems an irrelevant step. These measures emphasize the extreme flexibility of the “coworking industry” that can offer a range of products and services that are decidedly wide and diverse, constantly updated. For this reason, the plausible forecasts for the future of the CSs invite you to review some proven concepts from literature. As privileged occupants of ex-industrial warehouses, the CS could hybridize with residential spaces, based on the philosophy “Office-as-a-Service”.

Keywords

Public health; COVID-19 pandemic; urban economy; real estate market; labour market; Industrial policy

JEL codes

I18; R58; J21