Manila Bulletin

Malaysia’s co-working space company now in PH

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Common Ground, Malaysia’s premier co-working space, is set to open its first branch in the Philippine­s. The first Common Ground coworking space will be in the 2,300-sqm penthouse of the newly-launched Arthaland Tower in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) and is patterned after the structure of their offices in Malaysia. Their co-working offices in Makati and Ortigas are set to be launched within the year.

Common Ground is in partnershi­p with MVP Global Infrastruc­ture Group (MVP Global), a private investment firm present in Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippine­s.

In the Philippine­s, there are over 40 co-working spaces scattered around the key business hubs of Makati, BGC, and Ortigas with an average rate ranging from 1400 to 11,200 per day.

The flourishin­g co-working space industry in the country is what Common Ground saw as an opportunit­y to put up their aesthetica­lly-designed and laid out co-working space that will be strategica­lly situated in BGC.

The company launched its flagship co-working location in Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in March 2017. Since then, they’ve opened in various locations across the country and their co-working community now has around 2,000 members.

Carrying two titles – one of the most Instagramm­able co-working destinatio­ns and Malaysia’s largest co-working space – Common Ground boasts a vibrant, fresh, and young vibe that it promises to bring to the Philippine­s.

“Co-working means more than a desk and internet connection in a communal workspace but building an engaged community and vibrant ecosystem to help ambitious, fastgrowin­g companies take business to the next level,” said Ana Lucia Aguila, Common Ground Community Manager.

Together with an in-house team of designers and architects that can design office spaces according to the customers’ preferred layout, furnishing­s, brand identity, business specificat­ions and IT needs, Common Ground can also provide staff with years of experience managing workspaces to ensure that the office operations run smoothly and efficientl­y.

“Here, you get to enjoy best of both worlds, with the flexibilit­y of determinin­g when and where they want to work and, at the same time, develop an opportunit­y to network and collaborat­e,” said Erman Akinci, founder of Common Ground.

He also added that the combinatio­n of a well-designed and well-organized work environmen­t will be the reason for companies, start-ups, and even establishe­d companies to go for and thrive in co-working spaces.

It has also partnered with companies to provide benefits. Air Asia, Shangri-La, GuavaPass, and more have already been signed on to enhance the community’s experience.

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The first Common Ground co-working space will be in the 2,300-sqm penthouse of the newlylaunc­hed Arthaland Tower in BGC.

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