Choosing where you work is akin to deciding where you live, train, shop, or grab your morning flat white. Browse and explore your options first, then, experience the one that feels right. Workshop17’s new Private Office Marketplace brings that same lifestyle ease into workspace decisions, with real-time availability, side-by-side comparisons, and instant clarity upfront. Paired with their on-the-ground teams, who guide the final step with human warmth, local insight, and good judgment - It just makes sense.
This workspace evolution matters now more than ever because it centres on trust, not merely speed, and today's professionals want decisions that feel both effortless and reliable. While hybrid work has compressed timelines, decisions still hinge on certainty, what’s truly available, when you can move in, and whether the space matches the rhythm of your work and lifestyle. A compare-then-view flow shrinks a week's worth of emails into an hour on site - Expectations and upfront clarity are set by the online listing, and the ‘vibe,’ experience, and community are confirmed on site, in person.
You could be fooled into thinking this is a clever marketing ruse disguised as tech; however, it’s something far more useful - A working marketplace for private offices within a coworking ecosystem. It meets customers where their behaviour already practises; think Airbnb, Booking.com, and Uber - Digital access to a live inventory, offering the same simplicity and comfort, but this time, to choose where you want to work. In minutes, teams can search, filter, compare, and refine their office shortlist and book an on-site viewing with just one click.
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“Think of it as see-before-you-tour,” says Mark Seftel, co-founder of Workshop17 and head of WorkSpaceMan, the brand’s software development partner. “Digital does the admin at speed, live availability, like-for-like comparisons, and instant inquiry. People do the part that decides outcomes.”
The nuts and bolts. Made simple
The Workshop17 Office Marketplace, App, and in-location screens borrow the best aspects from everyday consumer tech, all without losing the hospitality, warmth, and human touch that define the Workshop17 spaces.
A single source of truth
Real-time syncing of inventory, layouts, and inclusions means that what you see online is exactly what you’ll find when you walk through the door.
Fast, clean flows
Instant enquiries. One-click viewings. Clear confirmations. Everything moves at the pace people expect, with accuracy they can trust.
In-space UX that makes sense
Door tablets outside meeting rooms show live status and what’s coming up next. Scan the QR with your W17 App to book a walk-up room on the spot.
The W17 App
Book meeting rooms in seconds, check your credits at a glance, and tap into a message board that connects you with the wider Workshop17 community.
Reliability & clarity
Secure payments, dependable uptime, and insights into usage patterns keep availability accurate and planning effortless for members and teams alike.
Private offices inside coworking spaces move from the fuzzy, hard-to-compare category to a practical choice with clear timelines and real trade-offs you can see, refine, and act on. The results are visible, with speed of conversion, transparency of inventory, and confidence in the teams. If office selection has felt out of step with modern expectations, this is the reset. Digital clarity up front and personal attention at the moment that matters. Office space evolved. Workshop17. DM