A desk in the old ropewalk

52 seats on one 96-metre floor in a converted rope works on Ropewalk Lane, Springfield (sample). Day passes, desks of your own, studios with a door and two meeting rooms.

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The floor in November

All memberships

Front desk and kitchen

12 m

Kitchen, 12

Front door, front desk, lockers, post and the kitchen.

Long bench

22 m

16 hot desks. Any free seat, first come.

Fixed desks

20 m

F1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8F9F10F11F12

12 desks of your own: 9 taken, F4 and F7 free, F12 free from 1 November.

Quiet room

9 m

6 hot desks, no calls, no talking.

Phone booths

7 m

B1B2B3

3 booths for calls.

Studios

16 m

S1, 2S2, 4S3, 4S4, 6

4 studios with a door: S3 free from 1 November.

Meeting rooms

10 m

Twine, 4Hemp, 10

Twine room and Hemp room, by the hour.

Front door, 0 m

Far end, 96 m

Read from the front door on the left to the far end, 96 m away; each zone is as wide as it is long. Dashed edges are open floor, solid edges are rooms with a door. Occupancy (sample).

round: hot desk square: fixed desk filled: taken in November ring: free from 1 November

Plans and prices

Every plan comes with the wifi, the kitchen, the printer and a free trial day first. Pay by the month; leave with one month’s notice.

Day pass

Any free seat at the long bench or in the quiet room, for one day.

Mon to Fri, 8:30 to 18:00

$25

a day

Ask about it

Ten-day card

Ten days to use within three months. Good for two days a week.

Mon to Fri, 8:30 to 18:00

$210

ten days

Ask about it

Hot desk

Any free seat, every day, with a key fob and a locker shelf.

24/7 with your fob

$190

a month

Ask about it

Fixed desk

Your own desk with a pedestal and a locker. Leave your screen set up.

24/7 with your fob

$310

a month

Ask about it

Private studio

A room with a door that locks, for a team of two to six.

24/7 with your fob

from $780

a month, for 2 people

Ask about it

Example prices, tax included.

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Two members talking at the counter of a shared kitchen with round tables

In every plan

The things you stop thinking about after your first week here.

Fibre wifi at 1 Gbps, wired ports at every fixed desk
Coffee, tea and oat milk in the kitchen
Printing and scanning, 100 pages a month
Showers, a bike store for 20 bikes and lockers
Post and parcels signed for at the front desk

House rules by zone

Front desk and kitchen

Talk freely

Lunch, coffee, catching up. Calls are fine here too.

Long bench and fixed desks

Low voices

Short chats at your desk; take calls longer than five minutes to a booth.

Quiet room

Silent

No calls, no talking, headphones on low. Like a library.

Phone booths

Calls

Book a booth for up to 30 minutes at a time, or walk in if it is free.

Meeting rooms by the hour

Members get four free hours a month; everyone else books through the front desk. Every room has a screen, a whiteboard and water.

Twine room

4 seats

Up to 4 people
Screen with one cable for every laptop, whiteboard, window onto the yard.

$18 an hour
$60 half day

Hemp room

10 seats

Up to 10 people
Large screen, camera and speaker for video calls, two whiteboards, blinds.

$32 an hour
$110 half day

Event space

60 seats

Up to 60 seated
The front hall after 18:00: projector, microphone, chairs and the kitchen.

$220 an evening

A meeting room with a long wooden table, black chairs and a window with blinds

Example prices.

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This month on the floor

Small, regular and optional. Members bring friends to anything in the kitchen.

Tue 4 Nov

Members' breakfast

Pastries in the kitchen and five minutes each on what you are working on.

8:30

Thu 6 Nov

Lunch talk: pricing freelance work

A member who runs a design studio shares how she quotes. Bring your lunch.

12:30

Wed 12 Nov

Open studio evening

The studios at the far end open their doors; friends and neighbours welcome.

18:00

Fri 21 Nov

Friday drinks

The kitchen turns into a bar for an hour. Soft drinks too.

17:30

Events (sample).

Members listening to a short talk in a meeting room, seen from the back of the room

From the members

I moved from the long bench to F7 after a month. The screen stays set up and nobody touches my plant.

Sample member, translator

We started in S1 as two people and moved into S4 when we hired. Same building, same post box.

Sample member, studio of six

The quiet room is the only place I finish a draft. The kitchen is where I hear about work.

Sample member, writer

Questions people ask at the front desk

Anything else, ask us when you come in.

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Can I try it before I join?

Yes. Your first day is free: book a trial day and we keep a seat at the long bench for you.

What does 24/7 access mean?

Hot desk, fixed desk and studio members get a key fob that opens the side door at any hour. The front desk is staffed Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 18:00.

How much notice do I give?

One month for every plan. Studios sign up for three months first, then go month by month.

Can I use the address for my company?

Yes, with any monthly plan. We sign for post and parcels and send you a message when something arrives.

Can I bring my dog?

Quiet, friendly dogs are welcome in the studios and at fixed desks. Not in the quiet room or the kitchen.

Notice board

All notices

Hot desk or fixed desk: which one suits your week

Details

October 11, 2026

If you come in three days a week or fewer, the long bench is usually enough (sample).
New rules for the quiet room

Details

October 6, 2026

No calls, no talking, headphones on low: the quiet room is now silent all day (sample).
Why the building is 96 metres long

Details

October 1, 2026

A rope was walked out along the whole floor while it was twisted. Hence the shape (sample).