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As women-focused coworking space and community The Wing bring their trademark exuberance to UK shores, we explore the first international offering.

In business terms at least, Cambridge is red hot right now. We’re here to see Scott Brownrigg’s incredible 200,000 sq ft project for arm technologies.

The iconic 1800s warehouse is situated within the original Granada Studios estate, in the heart of Manchester city centre, and has been redesigned and reconfigured.

Spanning 4,100 sq m across two floors, Mindspace Shoreditch incorporates informal meeting areas, lounges, private offices and phone booths. JRA collaborated closely with Mindspace to create a design true to its signature boutique style. Photography © Matt Livey

Threats from coworking operators have awakened the developers to provide options for tenants who don’t want the cost or hassle of creating their own workplace. Is this merely a trend or will it continue?

Reports show that flexible working spaces are growing by up to 30% annually across Europe – and for designers, this means creating adaptable working spaces that can easily evolve as office spaces grow and change.

Research conducted by The Instant Group has shown that 35% of office deals in the last 12 months involved operators of flex workspace. There is now more demand for alternative delivery methods as corporate occupiers switch to more agile models of workspace delivery. 

Wellbeing: Why do we continue to value engineer something so priceless? We’re at Assmann’s amazing new Spring Gardens Design Studio in Manchester, where we’ve gathered a brilliant panel of leading designers and developers, together with representatives from our sponsor, Altro.

Plans to create a new urban oasis at city centre Lowry House have been given the go-ahead by Manchester City Council.