B. Sound engineer Ben Barnich cocreated Bamhaus C. Guitars line the wall of Barnich’s workspace D. A chandelier provides a touch of shabby chic to the space E. Barnich adapted the space to his needs F. Motion designer Steve explains Bamhaus is close to his home G. A sign urges coworkers to recycle H. The screening room was created by the film studio I. No coworking space is complete without a bar
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for cash-strapped artists. It is not the only one of its kind--the 1535° C reative Hub in a former ArcelorMittal factory in Differdange was renovated and opened by the commune in 2013. It was not long after that coworking spaces for startups in other sectors began to mushroom in Luxembourg, the biggest of which was Nyuko.
WORKING IN A NEST Created out of a merging of The Impactory and Business Initiative, the not-for-profit opened on rue de Hollerich in 2015, where it offered coworking for startups, meeting rooms and a host of support activities for startups. “We wanted to build a community that would benefit everyone,” Nyuko press officer Lucile Barberet said. “If you were there to work a bit, share a lot and have barbecues together, basically, you were a good fit.” With 35 desks in the open space, the office frequently reached capacity. It did not faze tenants who would simply find a corner of the kitchen to work in. What was important was that the space provided an environment away from the stuffy confines of corporate culture, which would be more con ducive to creative thinking processes and where anything is possible. Patrick Ittah was among the first workers to settle at Nyuko, with a spin-off project for his employer. He chose the space because of its
ORIGINS Coworking is a concept where people work in a shared space which encourages collaboration, networking and mentoring. The first coworking spaces were Spiral Muse, which opened in San Francisco in August 2005, and St. Oberholz, a café founded in Berlin in September 2005. June 2018