+COWORKING SPACES

A THESIS
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

Submitted by
K. SAI NIKHITA
Regn. No: 221815501011

Under the guidance of

Ar. Shamanth
Associate Professor

GITAM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

GITAM (DEEMED TO BE) UNIVERSITY

RUDRARAM, HYDERABAD – 502329

(2018 - 2023)
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

Students Name: K. SAI NIKHITA

Regn. No. 221815501011

Under the guidance of

Ar. Shamanth
Associate Professor

GITAM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

GITAM (DEEMED TO BE) UNIVERSITY

RUDRARAM, HYDERABAD – 502329

(2018 - 2023)
 GITAM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

GITAM (DEEMED TO BE) UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD

DECLARATION

I K. Sai Nikhita Regd No. 221815501011 hereby declare that the thesis titled
Coworking Spaces submitted by me in partial fulfillment for the award of Bachelor
of Architecture, GITAM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, GITAM (Deemed to be)
University, Hyderabad Campus is a record of bonafide work carried out by me. The
matter embodied in this thesis has not been submitted to any other University or
Institute for the award of any degree or diploma.

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This is to certify that the Thesis entitled “COWORKING SPACES” is being

submitted by K. Sai Nikhita in partial fulfillment of the academic requirements for
the award of the degree of Bachelor of Architecture, GITAM (Deemed to be)
University, is a record of bonafide work carried out by the student under guidance
and supervision of Asso. Prof. Ar.Shamanth, during the period November 2022 to
April 2023. The results obtained in the project have not been submitted to any other
industry or institute for the award of any degree.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES i
LIST OF FIGURES ii
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS iii
LIST OF CHAPTERS iv

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Aim of the Thesis 1
1.2 Objectives 2
1.3 Scope and Limitations 3
1.4 Need of the project
2. METHODOLOGY
2.1
3. PRE-DESIGN STUDY
3.1 Literature Review
3.2 Desktop Studies
3.3 Case Studies
3.4 Comparative Analysis
3.5 Conclusions
4. SITE STUDY
4.1 Site Location
4.2 Site Documentation
4.3 Site Analysis
5. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
5.1 Conceptual development
5.2 Design
6. CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background

Coworking is about creating a better place to work, and, as a result, a

better way to work. Coworking spaces provide more than just office space.
They are community centres, friendly gathering places, think tanks .
It allows cost savings and convenience with common infrastructures, such
as equipment, utilities and receptionist and custodial services, and in some
cases refreshments and parcel acceptance services. It is attractive to
independent contractors, independent scientists, remote workers, digital
nomads, and people who travel frequently. Additionally, coworking helps
workers avoid the feeling of social isolation they may experience while
remote working or traveling and eliminate distractions in home office.
Between 2006 and 2015, a few studies showed that the number of
coworking spaces and available seats have roughly doubled each year.

The major metropolitan cities are every day coming up with new coworking
ideas and spaces, promoting emerging start-ups and business to adopt the
trend. Research from commercial brokerage firm JLL found that flexible
work space in Asia-Pacific, including both serviced offices and coworking,
surged 150% from 2014 to 2017.

In India during 2017 and 2018 indicates a marked increase. While in 2017,
the space leased was 1.9 million sq. ft., it increased more than two times to
3.9 million sq. ft. in 2018. India has the third-largest start-up ecosystem
after China and the US with more than 5,200 start-ups. Now many major
cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Chennai
have coworking spaces and they are increasing by the day due to the start-
ups.

AIM: The aim is to develop an energy efficient coworking space in an urban

area.

OBJECTIVE:
1. To understand and design spaces which enhances the physical and visual
interaction between them.
2. Priority to energy efficiency and functional requirements in design.
3. Create interactive pockets/social spaces for the users.
4. Creating office spaces that are functional, aesthetical, and flexible for the
users.

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:

1. Studying energy efficiency for office spaces – particularly passive design
strategies in a building.

METHODOLOGIES:
2. LITERATURE STUDY

WHAT ARE COWORKING SPACES?

Coworking is about creating a better place to work, and, as a result, a
better way to work. Coworking spaces providemore than just office space.
They are community centres, friendly gathering places, think tanks.
3. CASE STUDY