Work + Play - A New Local Coworking Concept
If the pandemic taught us anything it was maybe how restrictive our working life can be. More of us are looking for a new way to work. And London’s Work + Play is responding to that need. Co-founder Freddie Scobey talks to us about how he’s creating a coworking space that’s reclaiming how we balance our lives.
What is it? Work + Play is the first coworking space geared towards the “work from home” crowd and will focus equally on Work + Play. With its first location having just opened in Finsbury Park, London. W+P offers a unique take on coworking.
Why do people need It? ‘Joy can be really simple’, says my co-founder, Tobias, ‘It can be as simple as coming to work with an amazing community of talented and like-minded people. It can be a comedy night, a morning workout, afternoon sound healing, evening drinks, or combining all the above. Work + Play prides itself on creating unique opportunities for great experiences.’ Finding an environment where you can get the most out of yourself and benefit from the knowledge and insights of others, can be invaluable.
W+P is looking to build these “third spaces” of the future. Not the home, not the office, but somewhere new where work + life is balanced, and which also has the vital goal of rejuvenating the high street to focus on community experiences rather than personal purchases.
Work + Play is a co-working space that responds to what we need. We need comfort, but also community. A place to feel inspired. A launchpad for new friendships. A focal point for family. A warm home, a fertile ground for unexpected hobbies, or budding business ideas.
What do you offer? Fully-Flex Coworking Warp Speed Wi-Fi All Desks Inc. Monitors Exercise + Wellness + Community Events Puppy Yoga Free Yoga + Pilates Free Tea + Coffee Meeting Room + Phone Booths Event Space For Hire.
What makes It different? At its core, Work and Play is about refusing to return to the unnatural work habits of previous eras. We take a local first approach which blends community, wellness and work into a single complete offering on your doorstep.
Tell us a little about your story: We exist because: • No space truly combines work & play • People waste too much of their lives commuting • High streets are the shared spaces of every local community
Our mission: Create unique, healthy, productive, and visually awesome spaces, that support individuals and local communities to define our work + play balance of the future.
Our take on wellness: To help us all cut through the “noise” and focus on what wellness means to us as individuals, we have woven the following seven ideas into the fabric of our spaces. See if you can spot them all!
How can people be inspired by your space wherever they are? The space has been meticulously designed by award-winning architects to be a perfect blend of work and home comfort. Including formal work desks, informal lounge, café-style seating and privacy booths; W+P offers everything required to work productively out of the office.
In addition, the space has its own studio ‘play-space’, which will host a range of classes and events from those more pointed to wellness (HIIT, Pilates, Yoga, TRX, Meditation) to those aimed at bringing fun into view (Puppy yoga, life drawing, speed networking). Work + Play will support people to blend well-being and enjoyment into their workdays.
