With the growing number of self-employed and contract workers seeking an office to work out of, 'Spacious' is an online platform that aims to connect such consumers to freelance workplaces. The places are sourced using vacant restaurants that have a lull closing time or open later in the day for dinner services. This offers a mutually beneficial arrangement allowing eatery owners a way to profit from their empty location and freelancers to have a space to work out of.
'Spacious' offers remote workers in New York City an alternative office set-up to cafes or working at home, for a subscription fee. Consumers can gain access to any of the locations available through the platform for $95 a month, or a day pass for $29. Members will be treated to free coffee, complimentary Wi-Fi and other perks offered by the individual space.
Empty Restaurant Office Initiatives
'Spacious' Offers Vacant Eateries as Freelance Workplaces
Trend Themes
1. Freelance Workplace Connection - Connecting self-employed and contract workers to vacant restaurants as freelance workplaces.
2. Alternative Office Set-up - Providing remote workers with an alternative to working from cafes or home by offering subscription-based access to vacant eateries.
3. Mutually Beneficial Arrangement - Creating a win-win situation for eatery owners and freelancers by allowing owners to profit from their empty locations and providing freelancers with a dedicated workspace.
Industry Implications
1. Hospitality - Restaurants can leverage their vacant spaces by offering them as freelance workplaces for a subscription fee.
2. Coworking - Spacious is expanding the options for coworking spaces by utilizing vacant restaurants as dedicated workspaces for remote workers.
3. Digital Platforms - The online platform Spacious connects freelancers to available freelance workplaces in vacant restaurants, offering a convenient remote working option.