3030 Downing Street will be Switchyard’s second Denver location. (Max Scheinblum/BusinessDen)
Denver has another option when it comes to coworking, although the company eschews that term.
“We call ourselves a neighborhood work club,” said Brandon Hinman, creative director for Switchyards. “It’s the best part of a coffee shop, college library and boutique hotel lobby. Our design is more neighborhood pub than sleek office space.”
Switchyards, which operates nearly 30 coworking spots across the country, will set up shop on Aug. 12 at 3030 Downing St., at the edge of the Five Points and Whittier neighborhoods. The Atlanta-based company made its Denver debut in April at 3222 Tejon St. in LoHi.
For $100 a month, members get 24/7 access to the space, internet, bookable private rooms, a quarterly Switchyard publication and coffee from local brands Huckleberry Roasters and Sweet Bloom Coffee.
The 4,000 square-foot Five Points club will have a 250-member cap, much like the first LoHi location. Hinman said that one, which is 5,000 square feet, sold out in minutes. Guests are allowed in free, as long as the rule isn’t abused, he added.
“We’re always looking for these great neighborhoods and buildings that have history and character but also are flexible spaces. We go into a lot of wide-open, blank-slate spaces that we design and style and turn into this lighter version,” said Hinman, who declined to discuss buildout costs.
Switchyards, which opened its first location in 2019, has 7,000 members across 10 cities. It also has upcoming clubs in Dallas; Savannah, Georgia and Durham, North Carolina. Members can frequent any location.
Hinman said the company’s founder, Michael Tavani, is Italian and a lot of the design is modeled after European internet cafes with mid-century modern influences. Switchyards targets residential areas instead of central business districts.
“Coworking has gone after enterprise, leasing offices and carving it into 22 small offices,” Hinman said. “With Switchyards, you’ve got this big beautiful warehouse that sometimes feels like an awesome gym for work.”
Hinman added that 90% of its members haven’t done coworking or had a shared space membership before, which adds to a fresh feeling. The average person pops in a few times a week for a few hours at a time and doesn’t consider Switchyards their primary workspace
Though he didn’t disclose where, Hinman said more Denver spots are on the way. He pointed to Nashville, where Switchyards has five locations, as a model to follow.
“We’re trying to cover four quadrants for that core in town,” he said. “We have big plans for Denver.”
3030 Downing Street will be Switchyard’s second Denver location. (Max Scheinblum/BusinessDen)
Denver has another option when it comes to coworking, although the company eschews that term.
“We call ourselves a neighborhood work club,” said Brandon Hinman, creative director for Switchyards. “It’s the best part of a coffee shop, college library and boutique hotel lobby. Our design is more neighborhood pub than sleek office space.”
Switchyards, which operates nearly 30 coworking spots across the country, will set up shop on Aug. 12 at 3030 Downing St., at the edge of the Five Points and Whittier neighborhoods. The Atlanta-based company made its Denver debut in April at 3222 Tejon St. in LoHi.
For $100 a month, members get 24/7 access to the space, internet, bookable private rooms, a quarterly Switchyard publication and coffee from local brands Huckleberry Roasters and Sweet Bloom Coffee.
The 4,000 square-foot Five Points club will have a 250-member cap, much like the first LoHi location. Hinman said that one, which is 5,000 square feet, sold out in minutes. Guests are allowed in free, as long as the rule isn’t abused, he added.
“We’re always looking for these great neighborhoods and buildings that have history and character but also are flexible spaces. We go into a lot of wide-open, blank-slate spaces that we design and style and turn into this lighter version,” said Hinman, who declined to discuss buildout costs.
Switchyards, which opened its first location in 2019, has 7,000 members across 10 cities. It also has upcoming clubs in Dallas; Savannah, Georgia and Durham, North Carolina. Members can frequent any location.
Hinman said the company’s founder, Michael Tavani, is Italian and a lot of the design is modeled after European internet cafes with mid-century modern influences. Switchyards targets residential areas instead of central business districts.
“Coworking has gone after enterprise, leasing offices and carving it into 22 small offices,” Hinman said. “With Switchyards, you’ve got this big beautiful warehouse that sometimes feels like an awesome gym for work.”
Hinman added that 90% of its members haven’t done coworking or had a shared space membership before, which adds to a fresh feeling. The average person pops in a few times a week for a few hours at a time and doesn’t consider Switchyards their primary workspace
Though he didn’t disclose where, Hinman said more Denver spots are on the way. He pointed to Nashville, where Switchyards has five locations, as a model to follow.
“We’re trying to cover four quadrants for that core in town,” he said. “We have big plans for Denver.”
