With the rise in remote working, working near home is fast becoming a trend as digital nomads opt for friction-free work environments close to where they live. Â
A pioneer in developing co-working spaces for the past decade, Workshop 17, is looking to service residential nodes and local communities. These allow one to work near home, with access to their familiar amenities, while avoiding wasted time, frustrating long commutes, expensive travel costs and inner city parking fees.
Next up is its southern suburbs location – at the Newlands cricket grounds.
Adaptive reuse of precincts and stadiums has been around for several development waves but the pandemic has shaken up real estate. Cape Town is seeing a spurt of innovation as developers convert big, empty sports stadia into friction-free workspace and mixed use environments. This urban trend is spreading into the southern suburbs, where the Newlands Cricket Ground development is a one of its kind.
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