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WeWork's current workplace model is more centred around flexibility and collaboration, with a wide variety of meeting spaces, more lounge-style seating and different types of lighting.
Dezeen • "No one wants a sea of desks anymore" says WeWork's global head of design
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Wisecarver told Dezeen that the workspace provider, which has 756 locations in 38 countries, is moving away from the traditional co-working model in response to the changing demands of its clients.
Dezeen • "No one wants a sea of desks anymore" says WeWork's global head of design
Though it was particularly identifiable in cafés, the same sensibility could be found in coworking spaces, start-up offices, hotels, and restaurants—all spaces where time was temporarily spent and aesthetic was flaunted, where physical space was turned into a product.
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
"A lot of our older spaces had a sea of desks and no one wants that anymore," she said.
Dezeen • "No one wants a sea of desks anymore" says WeWork's global head of design
Designing personalized plans for how we access, design, and utilize physical spaces to make ourselves happier and more productive workers is a foundational piece of the distributed work puzzle.
Brett Bivens • Building Bollingen Tower
In the early years, WeWork's primary focus was on providing desk space for small-scale entrepreneurs. More recently, it has shifted towards serving larger businesses and organisations.