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  • New event and work space opened in the former printing house

    New event and work space opened in the former printing house

    FlexOffice has opened its new location in Schlieren. The event venue in the JED, the former NZZ printing house, offers a wide range of possibilities in the area of office work, according to a message from the office rental company on LinkedIn.

    The flexible space can be organised for events from 80 to 150 people. It can be booked by users of individual workstations, workshop organisers and even larger meetings with theatre-style seating.

    The room is designed for “workshops, keynotes, team offsites, launches or networking nights”, according to the press release. Najat El Harat is responsible for event management and looking after the guests. An after-work programme with sport, relaxation and gastronomy is also planned. Bookings can be made now at FlexOffice, with early bookers receiving a 25 per cent discount for events in 2026.

  • Visionary campus project takes shape

    Visionary campus project takes shape

    Construction work on the entrance to the InnHub La Punt began in March. A new chapter in the project for an innovation campus in La Punt was opened on 9 July, InnHub La Punt announced in a post on LinkedIn: “The start of construction of the InnHub marks the transition from vision to reality”.

    The InnHub La Punt is designed as a mixture of sports, health and educational facilities as well as a number of second homes. The innovation campus is intended to serve as a place of creation and exchange for locals, guests and companies. The internationally renowned British architect Norman Foster, who lives in the Engadin, is responsible for the design of the new coworking space, which covers a total area of 7,700 square metres. By using local wood, granite and lime mortar, he wants to set an example for sustainability and the circular economy.

    Construction work on the InnHub is due to be completed by the end of 2028. From then on, the innovation campus will offer companies a place of retreat and inspiration in the Engadin. If you don’t want to wait that long, you can already utilise the services of the InnHub PopUp in La Punt.

  • Financial reality puts an end to visionary spatial concept

    Financial reality puts an end to visionary spatial concept

    “This is the post we never wanted to make,” Tadah introduces a post on LinkedIn in which the founders Klara Zuercher, Diana Wick Rossi, Sarah Steiner and Julia Cebreros announce the closure of their coworking and kids space. According to them, the business model “could not meet the financial requirements” despite high demand and positive feedback. Operations will therefore cease at the end of June.

    Tadah at Albisriederstrasse 253 in Zurich was designed as a “sustainably furnished coworking space for parents, teams and start-ups”, according to Tadah’s self-description. “With full flexibility, including childcare.” With Tadah, the four founders wanted to make a contribution to making Switzerland more family-friendly.

    Tadah has already found a new tenant for the coworking space. The premises will be taken over by Norm Technologies AG as a start-up hub. New tenants have yet to be found for the Kids Space.

  • Mobile office brings coworking to the countryside and the water

    Mobile office brings coworking to the countryside and the water

    Coworking provider Westhive from Zurich and AMAG are jointly realising an idea for mobile working in modern vintage double-decker buses, according to a press release. These have been converted into express buses and transformed into mobile workstations with a coffee bar, WLAN and power connections.

    Interested parties can book the mobile office via the Airbnb platform. The innovative offer will initially be available in Switzerland and will later be expanded internationally as part of Airbnb’s “global Live & Work Anywhere programme”.

    “Westhive Express brings the office on wheels – mobile, flexible and everywhere where there was previously no coworking offer,” it says. According to Andreas Widmer, co-founder of Westhive, the form of work stands for “freedom and movement”.

    The Westhive Express bridges the gap between classic mobility and modern working culture with a concept that is reminiscent of outdoor cafés. “In front of the bus, small tables with parasols invite you to take a creative break in the countryside – be it on the lakeshore, at a festival or in a rural community,” it says.

    For Philipp Wetzel, Managing Director AMAG Corporate Development, Innovation & Venture LAB, quoted in the press release, mobility, hospitality and productive work are combined as a “logical development of the digital lifestyle”.

    According to the press release, the first Westhive express bus will soon set off on its maiden voyage. Further mobile units are being planned.

  • Circle at Zurich Airport has four new tenants

    Circle at Zurich Airport has four new tenants

    Four new tenants have joined the ground floor of the Circle business and service centre at Zurich Airport. From mid-2025, the newly founded Novu Campus AG will offer coworking space for up-and-coming national and international companies on an area of almost 4,000 square metres. According to a press release from Flughafen Zürich AG, it also includes state-of-the-art infrastructure for meeting and workshop formats.

    The airport itself recently moved into the Circle with its new ZRH Innovation Hub department, which was set up last autumn. It will also collaborate with universities and industry partners for the purpose of innovation for passengers and airport partners. It is headed by Coralie Klaus Boecker, who was previously Head of Marketing & Digital at the company.

    SAP has been based in the Circle since 2021. Europe’s largest provider of business software intends to establish Switzerland’s first SAP Experience Centre there. The company wants to bring its innovative strength to life for customers and partners.

    From summer 2025, Lucerne-based confectioner Bachmann will open a specialist shop with an integrated bakery and chocolaterie on the main Circle square. In the summer months, there will also be a gelateria and seating on the terrace.

    “We are very pleased about the four new tenants on the alley level, who are an excellent fit for the Circle,” Circle boss Stefan Feldmann is quoted as saying. A total of 50 companies with more than 5,000 employees are now based in the Circle. 90 per cent of the space has been let.

  • Innovation City opens second life science campus in Reinach

    Innovation City opens second life science campus in Reinach

    The Basel-based association Innovation City(iCity) is opening its second campus in Reinach. According to its own information, life sciences start-ups will be able to push ahead with their scientific progress and the establishment of their company in the Kägen industrial and commercial area.

    The young companies will have access to a “state-of-the-art and optimally equipped life science location” on an area of around 7000 square metres, according to a quote from Melchior Buchs, president of the Reinach municipality.

    On two floors, 3,500 square metres are planned for laboratory facilities – both for flex labs and for shared labs in cooperation with the partners Vebego, Move Consultants AG and UBS Sima. The laboratories are standardised according to Biosafety Level 2. Two further floors offer 3400 square metres of coworking space with areas for meeting and networking as well as offices, seminar and strategy rooms.

    iCity is an initiative that brings together start-ups, investors and researchers from the life science sector. The expansion is iCity’s response to the growing need for “affordable laboratory facilities in the Basel region that can be used at short notice”, it says.

    The family-friendly concept includes daycare places directly on the premises and a dining offer from the Compass Group. The campus is scheduled to open in August 2023.

  • Headsquarter builds another coworking location in Zurich

    Headsquarter builds another coworking location in Zurich

    Headsquarter will be expanded to include a third location in the Handelshof residential and commercial building on Uraniastrasse in Zurich. The Zurich-based provider of flexible offices and areas for coworking is thus placing a new facility for shared offices on an area of 2000 square meters.

    A modern working environment “with a modern design concept, flexible use of space and hotel-like services” is to be created on two floors in the Handelshof business centre. In addition to 200 office workplaces, space for workshops, meetings and social events will be available from January 2023, surrounded by leisure facilities and dining options.

    Mutual exchange is central to the hybrid coworking model. In contrast to the home office, the worker can benefit from social networks. Accordingly, the concept also provides for meeting zones for the team and customers. Sports offerings, culinary events and hotel-like services ranging from barista-quality coffee to a cleaning service are intended to promote the workspace experience.

    Headsquarter has already settled with its premium coworking spaces at Ernst-Nobs-Platz and Talacker 4 . The company explains the addition of Uraniastrasse with the high location quality of Zurich. Cities such as Zug, Basel and Geneva are also in focus for further growth.

  • Europe's largest capsule hotel opens at Zurich Airport

    Europe's largest capsule hotel opens at Zurich Airport

    Capsule hotel opened a new capsule hotel at Zurich Airport on February 12, the Lucerne-based hotel company announced in a statement. The new hotel, named Alpine Garden, is the company’s third capsule hotel after the hotels in Lucerne and Basel. The capsule hotel at the airport directly opposite Check-in 1 has 144 beds on around 1100 square meters and is the largest hotel of this concept in Europe, according to the announcement.

    Prices for an overnight stay in one of the lockable, soundproof sleeping capsules with individual fresh air conditioning start at 65 francs. Six of the sleeping pods are barrier-free, one sleeping pod is wheelchair accessible. Meeting zones, a small wellness area, co-working spaces and a bar with breakfast options are also available to guests.

    For the inner workings of the hotel, capsule hotel cooperated with the Swiss nature photographer Fabio Zingg . His images give the sleeping pods and common areas an Alpine Garden theme. “With the design of this innovative hotel, I can bring travelers closer to the most beautiful aspects of Swiss nature and at the same time give them an unforgettable experience,” Zingg said in the statement.

    Flughafen Zürich AG is also pleased with the opening of the new capsule hotel. “The capsule hotel directly opposite Check-in 1 ideally complements the existing accommodation options at the airport,” explains Lydia Naef, Head of Property & Portfolio Management at Flughafen Zürich AG, in the press release. Peter Schiffhauer, VRP capsule services AG, relies on being able to meet the needs of national and international guests “with the unique design concept, vibe and overnight prices from 65 francs”.

  • Westhive is planning a new location at Stettbach train station

    Westhive is planning a new location at Stettbach train station

    Westhive wants to open a new shared office in Stettbach Mitte, right next to the Stettbach S-Bahn station, as announced in a message on LinkedIn. More than 120 jobs are to be offered there as early as the first quarter of 2022. There will be six meeting rooms for conferences and seminars. The infrastructure should also include a restaurant and a fitness room.

    Stettbach Mitte is interesting for Westhive thanks to its “good traffic location”. The new office location will have a direct connection to public transport as well as a connection to the A1 motorway. “This results in a large catchment area that extends from the Glatttal via Zurich Oberland to Winterthur,” said a message from Stettbach Mitte about the new arrival.

    Weshtive was founded in 2017 and opened its first coworking location in Zurich in 2018. The company now offers offices and workplaces with a complete service infrastructure at five locations. Further locations are being planned.

  • Free capacities become coworking spaces

    Free capacities become coworking spaces

    From Zurich, innovative ideas for flexible working are rolled out in Switzerland. One example is the Zurich start-up open2work , which was presented by the Zurich Chamber of Commerce (ZHK) in the fourth edition of the digital event series “Making Zurich Economy Visible”. As a speaker, open2work CEO Lionel Ebener outlined future scenarios for flexible work and your own platform solution. After discussions with many companies, he sees great interest in two parallel strategies: work in the employer's office and remote work at home or at coworking locations. Offices are increasingly becoming places of interaction and innovation.

    With open2work, Ebener and his co-founder Alexandre Roque have created a platform that provides workplaces quickly and easily without having to set up their own office infrastructure. Coworkers can use this to rent a workplace or a conference room at companies with space at short notice. Since it was founded in early 2020, more than 25 companies throughout Switzerland have been won as partners who offer space on the platform. Ebener emphasizes: "The companies only have to grant access – the entire booking and payment process runs via open2work." That is why Ebener also compares its platform with that of Airbnb . One of the major advantages is that new room capacities can be gained quickly if there is a need. A framework agreement has already been signed with the travel company Kuoni. Open2work is in talks with other large companies such as the insurance group Swiss Life , which have many locations in Switzerland.

    Ebener sees target groups not only as individuals and the self-employed, but also as entire companies. “Some start-ups have given up a fixed location entirely, work remotely and meet regularly in shared offices,” says Ebener. In addition, large companies were interested in package solutions, for example, to give employees flexibility. And in many cases, according to Ebener, partnerships also arise in the new office community, and relationships develop. To date, 80 percent of users have reverted to open2work after a test.

    The digital event series "Making Zurich Economy Visible" was launched by the Zurich Chamber of Commerce ( ZHK ). Entrepreneurs have the opportunity to present their company for 45 minutes. The news agency Café Europe is the media partner of the series. Café Europe also publishes the news platform punkt4 , on which the digital voice of business is based.

  • Technopark Winterthur opens start-up meeting point

    Technopark Winterthur opens start-up meeting point

    Technopark Winterthur has completed the renovation of its 1000 square meter ground floor. The start-up meeting point, which was redesigned for around CHF 2 million, was opened to the public on Friday. It now offers spaces for networking, coworking, working groups and events.

    All conference, seminar and meeting rooms that were previously distributed in the building were moved to the ground floor, as was the coworking space called Workeria. According to a media release , new and significantly larger event spaces have been gained. This once again significantly increases the attractiveness for potential organizers. The offer for coworkers and for informal networking has now been significantly upgraded thanks to an inspiring interior design and acoustic measures. In addition, a bistro takes care of food, drinks and catering from morning to evening.

    "We discussed the plan for the renovation in detail with many stakeholders and optimized it several times – now it is a reality," says Managing Director Thomas Schumann. "I am convinced that the Technopark will further strengthen the business location and make it even better known beyond the region."

  • The coworking industry is optimistic about the future

    The coworking industry is optimistic about the future

    The coworking industry can look back on a difficult 2020, as stated in a press release by the industry association Coworking Switzerland . According to a survey, 56 percent of the association's members suffered losses in the past year. After the restrictions in spring 2020 and a subsequent recovery, the obligation to work from home, which was declared in autumn, hit the industry hard. In addition, the community concept is one of the essential aspects of the coworking concept, but is difficult to maintain in times of contact restrictions.

    For the time after Corona, however, the industry is looking positively to the future. Many employees would like to not return to the office to the extent they were used to after the crisis. Instead, they want to make their working hours more flexible and use other locations for their work, according to Coworking Switzerland. The home office is an option here, but then there is no social exchange. In this respect, coworking spaces are the ideal alternative.

    Coworking Switzerland refers here to a study by Deloitte. According to this, only 12 percent of those surveyed want to continue their work in the usual framework after the crisis. On the other hand, 62 percent would like more flexibility in the future, with 44 percent viewing the lack of social contacts in the home office as the greatest challenge.

    The industry wants to take advantage of this opportunity. With 150 coworking spaces, there is a nationwide offer in Switzerland. Coworking Switzerland is now also starting a campaign in which attention is drawn to the advantages of coworking spaces. The association also produced a video for this.