Galvanize. Welcome to Googletown. Some days it feels like Google is taking over the world. For the residents of Mountain View, California, that feeling is personal. Two weeks ago, Google signed a deal for its very own airport just east of the Googleplex, complete with a blimp hangar large enough to house the Hindenburg. But building a better blimp probably isn't the reason that Google is leasing the historic Moffett Federal Airfield from the US government. At the same time the search giant is building robots and self-driving cars, Google is on a hometown real-estate binge — and Moffett Field could be the missing piece Google needs to reshape the city in its own image. In 1999 Google moved into its first Mountain View office at 2400 Bayshore Parkway, with fewer than 50 employees to its name. Fifteen years later, it's the city's biggest employer. And it’s only getting bigger.
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What coworking members want. The ideal coworking space would offer 24-hour access, have an even number of flexible and permanent desks, and would involve members in decisions about the interior design. That’s the picture drawn by the 2nd Global Coworking Survey, which asked coworkers what they want from their workspace. The good news – spaces are doing a great job, with an average rating of 8.4 out of 10. The bad news – they’re too noisy for a quarter of coworkers.
However, the other good news is that decibels do not impact a coworking space's popularity: members do not leave their space on account of loudness. The workstyle and projects of coworkers determine the demands they place on their workspaces. Compared to the first Global Coworking Survey, these factors have hardly changed at all.
Most important for coworkers is interaction with other people (84%). Three quarters of all respondents want to share knowledge with members, and so look for a strong community. The most important values What bothers members most? Indy johar founder of HUB westminster on co-working spaces. Jan 03, 2014 indy johar founder of HUB westminster on co-working spaces indy johar founder of HUB westminster on co-working spaces designboom, interviewed indy johar (of architecture 00:/) founder of the HUB westminster and director of HUB network image © designboom hubs for activity — collaborative work spaces the article, compiled by designboom’s editor-in-chief birgit lohmann originally appeared in print (issue 02/volume 01/december 2013) in the arts and business journal artworksjournal, image © designboom the HUBs go to work in this landscape, access to networks is fundamental. johar is one of two co-founders of the HUB westminster in london, part of the HUB network of globally connected independent local community spaces, where members can work and collaborate not only with one another but with like-minded people in HUBs throughout the world.
‘I think HUB is a missing link‘, the architect tells us. Image © designboom non-office furniture for the future image courtesy HUB westminster. Home | Impact Hub. Central Working, London. WeWork: Do What You Love | Coworking for Small Businesses - Office Space in NYC, LA, SF, DC.