This History of Coworking
The word “coworking” was established in 1999 by Bernard De Koven. He wrote, “When I coined the word coworking, I was describing a phenomenon I called ‘working together as equals.’” In 2005 the first official coworking space in the U.S. was opened in San Francisco by a computer programmer named Brad Neuberg. The office, which didn’t seem to have a name, was inspired by hackerspaces in 1995 (Berlin, Germany is where the world's first hackerspace, C-Base, was launched). The space had a handful of desks, free wi-fi, and community lunches. It’s hard to know for sure based on the articles about their offices today, but it may have only been open two days a week. And the doors were locked at 5:45 on the dot. The office closed after one year, but the idea of coworking lived on.
Createscape opened its doors on June 1, 2014. Started by co-owners Keller Davis, Jensen Yancey, and Brandon Willett, the single school-room style space had 12 designated desks and 14 hot desk workspaces. And our teensy “kitchen” was about half the size as the coffee bar in the Study Hall suite, and we had a very funky, East Austin parking lot behind the building.
June 1, 2014: Createscape opens original location on EM Franklin Avenue
Createscape’s original location on EM Franklin Avenue
September 1, 2014: Createscape’s first doggie member, Marcel, joins!
August 1, 2015: We relocated to 701 Tillery Street with the original space, the Study Hall.
Createscape’s current location on Tillery Street in East Austin
December 15, 2016: Howdy Room opens (originally just known as the “East Wing”)
February 10, 2018: “Howdy” mural painted.
September 14, 2018: Studio Space opens.
October 16, 2018: Kitchen opens.
December 10, 2018: Groove Room and Main Office open in addition to 2 new call rooms.
March 18, 2019: Outdoor Patio opens.
h/t: Deepfun.com & Deskmag