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residential and commercial building types. Since the platforms are small, they consequently have a reduced capacity and rely on existing networks to develop their
business. The subscription cost is lower for spaces located in the suburbs or isolated
areas. The spaces with medium-small surfaces (250–500 m
2 ) find a counterpart only
in the center and on the outskirts where they are located within commercial and industrial buildings. Also in this case, joining a network is a characterizing element. Access
to spaces has a higher cost in peripheral structures than in central ones. The realities
that have medium-large surfaces (500–1000 m
2 ) are located in central and peripheral contexts, mainly occupying buildings for commercial and residential use and
increasing the number of users that can be hosted. In this category, joining networks
is not widespread. There is a noticeable difference in the cost of subscription between
central and peripheral facilities. Platforms with large surfaces (more than 1000 m
2 )
are generally located in central areas within disused industrial buildings and provide
a high number of workstations. The cost of subscriptions is medium-high and, as
in the previous class, network membership is not a characterizing element. Finally,
reading the information in a transversal manner, a number of elements characterizing the entire system emerge, such as the direct relationship between the increase in
number of functions and the increase in surface area and between users and surface
area, the preferential location in urban centers, the commercial building as prevalent
building typology, the frequency of adhesion to a network, the proportion between
the cost of the subscriptions proposed to the coworkers and the dimensions of the
surfaces, and therefore of the functions offered, and the greater cost for access to
platforms located in historical centers.
3 Proposal for the Definition of a Project-Management
Concept
The analysis of the spaces present in the analyzed collaborative platforms made
it possible to define the reciprocal relationships between the functions present in
a coworking environment. The study of the relationships between the spaces has
allowed us to conduct a synoptic reading of the different elements that structure the
containers for a collaborative economy, and to define a concept of articulation of
spaces, paths, and use of services over time (temporary, Fig. 2, medium, Fig. 3, and
long, Fig. 4, term).
The spaces destined to be used by users on a temporary basis (e.g., daily use)
are located near the entrance and are inserted along a path that allows users to reach
only certain functions within the coworking system (open space office, refreshment
area, services, conference room, and meeting room). Users who use spaces in a
more structured way, but that are limited in time (e.g., weekly–monthly use), can
benefit from additional services according to a growing level of accessibility to
spaces (flexible open-space work area, kitchen, relaxation area), to the external space,
to the library, and to the laboratory. Finally, users who use the space with greater
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residential and commercial building types. Since the platforms are small, they consequently have a reduced capacity and rely on existing networks to develop their
business. The subscription cost is lower for spaces located in the suburbs or isolated
areas. The spaces with medium-small surfaces (250–500 m
2 ) find a counterpart only
in the center and on the outskirts where they are located within commercial and industrial buildings. Also in this case, joining a network is a characterizing element. Access
to spaces has a higher cost in peripheral structures than in central ones. The realities
that have medium-large surfaces (500–1000 m
2 ) are located in central and peripheral contexts, mainly occupying buildings for commercial and residential use and
increasing the number of users that can be hosted. In this category, joining networks
is not widespread. There is a noticeable difference in the cost of subscription between
central and peripheral facilities. Platforms with large surfaces (more than 1000 m
2 )
are generally located in central areas within disused industrial buildings and provide
a high number of workstations. The cost of subscriptions is medium-high and, as
in the previous class, network membership is not a characterizing element. Finally,
reading the information in a transversal manner, a number of elements characterizing the entire system emerge, such as the direct relationship between the increase in
number of functions and the increase in surface area and between users and surface
area, the preferential location in urban centers, the commercial building as prevalent
building typology, the frequency of adhesion to a network, the proportion between
the cost of the subscriptions proposed to the coworkers and the dimensions of the
surfaces, and therefore of the functions offered, and the greater cost for access to
platforms located in historical centers.
3 Proposal for the Definition of a Project-Management
Concept
The analysis of the spaces present in the analyzed collaborative platforms made
it possible to define the reciprocal relationships between the functions present in
a coworking environment. The study of the relationships between the spaces has
allowed us to conduct a synoptic reading of the different elements that structure the
containers for a collaborative economy, and to define a concept of articulation of
spaces, paths, and use of services over time (temporary, Fig. 2, medium, Fig. 3, and
long, Fig. 4, term).
The spaces destined to be used by users on a temporary basis (e.g., daily use)
are located near the entrance and are inserted along a path that allows users to reach
only certain functions within the coworking system (open space office, refreshment
area, services, conference room, and meeting room). Users who use spaces in a
more structured way, but that are limited in time (e.g., weekly–monthly use), can
benefit from additional services according to a growing level of accessibility to
spaces (flexible open-space work area, kitchen, relaxation area), to the external space,
to the library, and to the laboratory. Finally, users who use the space with greater