Jubiläumswerkstättenhof

A remarkable example of the combination of industrial construction with social housing of the Belle Époque is the Jubiläumswerkstättenhof with adjoining people’s apartments in the 6th district, built in 1908/1909 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the reign of Emperor Franz Josef I.

The aim of the project designed by the architects Otto Richter and Leopold Ramsauer was to promote small commercial enterprises with affordable workshops and apartments, i.e. work and living under one roof.

This is probably how the idea of the coworking space, which is so popular with startups and EPUs today, was founded around 110 years ago. Up to 70 companies use the 150 or so workspaces, and productive networking also increases the joint prospects for success. Today, there are more than 30 coworking spaces in Vienna in 15 different districts, most of them easily accessible near a subway station.