GARDEN :: coworking space + atelier

What GARDEN :: coworking space + atelier does

GARDEN :: coworking space + atelier is a boutique coworking and creative studio operating from a single location at C/ Planeta 12 in the Gràcia neighborhood of Barcelona, founded in 2013. The company serves independent creative professionals—"Gardeners"—through membership tiers (Mini €135, Flex €175, M €200, L €220 per month), providing shared desks and a curated community of designers, illustrators, ceramicists, photographers, and other makers. The space is built around a multi-disciplinary creative ecosystem rather than enterprise-grade office infrastructure.

The business extends beyond coworking into an in-house atelier line of handmade ceramics and design objects (launched 2017), a recurring workshop program spanning illustration, ceramics, risography, and scentmaking, and branded community events such as the Drink and Draw series (started 2022). Ancillary revenue streams include event space rental (€45–€70/hour), pop-up cabin rental, and online sales of handmade products and DIY kits such as Ecoplanter. The company is privately held, has not raised external funding, and operates with approximately 30 staff, who likely include a mix of workshop instructors, atelier makers, and operational personnel.

The go-to-market is local and community-driven, reliant on Barcelona's creative talent pool and foot traffic in Gràcia rather than on digital acquisition or enterprise sales. Pricing is published transparently across membership tiers and per-event/per-product offers, targeting individual creatives rather than corporate accounts. The model is asset-light in software terms but operationally intensive, dependent on programming, curation, and the physical experience of the space.

Name

GARDEN :: coworking space + atelier

Legal name

GARDEN :: coworking space + atelier

Website

https://gardencoworkingatelier.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GARDEN is a boutique coworking space and creative atelier in Gràcia, Barcelona, serving independent creatives through monthly memberships, workshops, event rentals, and a line of handmade design objects. It operates a single location with no external funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking / Shared Workspace Services

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Coworking Cafes / Work Cafes (THAFADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

DIY & Home Skills Workshops (Woodworking, Carpentry, Home Repair, Gardening) (THAJAKAI)

Keywords

• Coworking space
• Shared workspace
• Event venue rental
• Handmade interior design
• Creative workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Coworking Memberships: Monthly subscription plans for fixed and hotdesk coworking spaces, including various tiers from shared half-day desks to dedicated individual desks. Minimum 2-month commitment for fixed plans.
2. Hotdesk Day Passes & By-Hours: Flexible pay-per-use options for hotdesking: day passes and hourly bundles (2, 4, 10 hours). No commitment required. Targeted at digital nomads and occasional users.
3. Space Rental (Events): Rental of the Hall (up to 40 people, 40m²), Atelier (up to 12 people, 35m²), and Loft (up to 10 people, 40m²) spaces for external events including presentations, workshops, exhibitions, pop-up stores, and private gatherings.
4. Workshops & Courses: Ticketed workshops across three categories: DIY/handmade (kokedama, ecoplanter, macramé, woodwork), LEARN (photography, illustration), and ENJOY (wine/food tastings). Instructors are either Garden staff or external collaborators.
5. Garden Atelier Product Sales: Handmade products designed and crafted in the Garden's own workshop or through member collaborations, sold via an online shop and a physical boutique at the coworking entrance. Products include ecoplanters, kokedamas, macramé plant hangers (HIMMELI collection), cat furniture (NAARMU, LEIKKI), shelves (TANA), candles, and ceramic items.
6. Cabin / Pop-up Space Rental: A 7m² cabin space with direct street access, rented for pop-up shops and small retail ventures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GARDEN operates a coworking facility in a renovated industrial warehouse in Gràcia, Barcelona, offering fixed-desk and hotdesk memberships plus pay-per-use day passes and hourly desk bundles. The space also functions as an event venue with three bookable rooms (Hall, Atelier, Loft) and a street-facing pop-up cabin, and houses the Garden Atelier concept store that sells handmade interior products (ecoplanters, macramé hangers, cat furniture, shelves, ceramics) created in-house and with member collaborators. A recurring calendar of DIY, LEARN (photography, illustration) and ENJOY (gastronomy, wine tasting) workshops is offered publicly as both a standalone ticketed service and a community/acquisition funnel.

Product overview

GARDEN :: coworking space + atelier operates as a unified creative workspace combining a coworking facility with a handmade product atelier. The core offering includes flexible coworking plans (fixed desks from €200/month, hotdesk options from €135/month, and pay-per-use day passes from €22) and event space rental (HALL, ATELIER, and LOFT spaces). The Garden Atelier sub-brand extends the offering with handmade interior design products including ECOPLANTER planters, HIMMELI macramé plant hangers, NAARMU cat furniture, LEIKKI cat dishes, and TANA shelves. The company also runs workshops under three categories: DIY (handmade crafts like kokedamas and ecoplanters), LEARN (photography and illustration courses), and ENJOY (sensory/gastronomy experiences). Products are available online and at the physical shop at the coworking space entrance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Garden Atelier: Interior design brand creating handmade products including ecoplanters (concrete/lightweight cement planters), macramé plant hangers (HIMMELI collection), wooden shelves (TANA), cat accessories (NAARMU, LEIKKI), and ceramic home decor items. Products are created in collaboration with coworking space members and sold through the physical shop and online store.

Products and services

• Coworking Fixed Desk Plans (Coworking M & L) Open-plan fixed-desk coworking memberships in the Gràcia warehouse, with 24/7 access, storage locker/shelf, B&W printer and Mon–Sun entry. Coworking M (shared fixed desk) at €200/month and Coworking L (individual fixed desk) at €220/month, with a 2-month minimum commitment.
• Garden Flex Hotdesk Variable hotdesk seat at €175/month with Mon–Sun access, 24h keys, ability to come and go with belongings, no storage. Targeted at members who do not require a fixed spot.
• Garden Mini Half-Day Hotdesk Half-day hotdesk at €135/month, available Mon–Fri in two fixed shifts (09:30–13:45 or 14:15–18:30), no storage. Suited to part-time or focused-day users.
• Hotdesk Day Pass & By-Hours No-commitment hotdesk access for occasional users and digital nomads. Day pass €22 (1 day), €100 (5-day pack), €175 (10-day pack, 2-month validity). By-hours options: €10 for 2 hours, €18 for 4 hours, €45 for a 10-hour pack.
• Garden Aireja't Day Bundle Flexible day bundle with no commitment: €140 for 10 days or €160 for 15 days, valid Mon–Fri 09:30–18:30, 2-month validity. Designed for users with intermediate, recurring-but-not-daily workspace needs.
• Hall Space Rental 40m² event space for up to 40 people, from €70/hour. Available weekday afternoons 17:30–22:00 and weekends 10:00–22:00. Suitable for pop-up stores, showrooms, private concerts, small theater and presentations.
• Atelier Space Rental 35m² event space for up to 12 people with a tall table, from €45/hour. Suited for manual work, courses, talks and small workshop-style events.
• Loft Space Rental 40m² event space for up to 10 people with kitchen and terrace, from €50/hour. Ideal for private events, weekend brunches, afterworks and cooking classes with dinner.
• Garden CABINA (Pop-up Cabin) 7m² cabin with direct street access rented monthly at €450 for running a small business or pop-up shop.
• DIY Workshops (Tallers DIY) Hands-on crafts workshops including Kokedama (€20, 2h), Eco Planters / hypertufa (€25, 2h), Ecoplanter Sant Jordi (€30, 1.5h), DIY Baby Gym (€30), and DIY Wooden Toys (€30). Materials included; taught by Garden's own instructors and partners.
• LEARN Workshops (Photography & Illustration) Multi-session courses: Hidden Talent Photography (€70, 9h over 4 sessions, taught by Lydia Cazorla) and ILUSTREMOS! Illustration (€70 for 4 sessions / €20 per session, 8h total, taught by Clàudia Blin), covering narrative illustration, character creation, watercolor and stamp carving.
• Drink and Draw Evenings 2-hour social drawing evening guided by illustrator Arnau Ferrer, with wine provided by Round Table. Capacity 20–25 people, €10 per person including materials and wine.
• Garden Atelier Handmade Products Concept store of handmade interior design products created in GARDEN's atelier and with member collaborators. Collections include ECOPLANTER (€18), HIMMELI macramé plant hangers (from €15–€22), NAARMU cat scratchers (€25–€32), LEIKKI cat bowls (€18–€28), TANA macramé shelves (€25–€35), KOKEDAMA plants (from €28), ROKKU air plant display (€15), Plat Väri / Caixeta Väri ceramics (€18–€25), Espelmatori candle holder (€12), and DIY ecoplanter kit (€25). Sold online and through the physical boutique at the coworking entrance.

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Isabel Rico — Les Marietes PaisatgismecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIsabel Rico, a gardener and landscape designer from Les Marietes Paisatgisme, collaborates with Garden on multiple DIY workshops including the Kokedama and Ecoplanter workshops. She co-teaches these workshops with Marta Soler and contributes to product development for Garden Atelier's plant-related offerings.
• Lydia Cazorla — Les petites espèciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLydia Cazorla from Les petites espècies teaches the 'Learn: Hidden Talent Photography' workshop (9 hours over 4 sessions) at Garden. She brings her expertise in analog photography techniques to the workshop programming.
• Clàudia BlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClàudia Blin is the instructor for the 'ILUSTREMOS!' (Let's Illustrate!) workshop series at Garden — a 4-session course covering narrative illustration, character creation, watercolor, and stamp carving techniques.
• Arnau FerrerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArnau Ferrer is an illustrator who guides the 'Drink and Draw' workshop evenings at Garden, providing drawing inspiration and technique guidance while participants enjoy wine.
• Round Table (Martí)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRound Table, represented by Martí, provides wine for the 'Drink and Draw' evening events at Garden, creating a sensory experience combining drawing and wine tasting.
• Sofar SoundsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSofar Sounds held an intimate concert event at Garden on 4 April 2013. Sofar Sounds organizes secret, living-room-style concerts globally, and Garden served as the venue host.
• Mirilla WorksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMirilla Works hosted their 'Spring Fever' event at Garden on 2 April 2014. Mirilla Works is a creative/event collective that used Garden's venue for their event.
• 2nd Funniest ThingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner2nd Funniest Thing teaches the 'Build Your Own Lamp with Tree Trunks' workshop at Garden, covering safe electrical work and resulting in a Vermut event.
• Eva AbelingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEva Abeling is the designer/creator behind the Väri collection (Plat Väri, Caixeta Väri) and the Espelmatori candle holder sold through Garden Atelier's shop. Products feature her artwork and ceramic work.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Soho House: Members-club operator globally with work, dining, events and creative-programming spaces. Comparable on the integrated work/community/consumer model, though at a much higher price tier and broader geographic footprint.
• WeWork: Global coworking incumbent operating multiple Barcelona locations with broad portfolio of office, meeting and event space. Represents the scale competitor whose pricing and occupancy pressure independent operators like Garden.

Direct peers

• Impact Hub Barcelona: Community-led coworking space focused on social entrepreneurs and creatives in Barcelona. Comparable on the community-driven, programming-rich coworking model that emphasizes workshops and events alongside desk rental.
• Betahaus: Community-focused coworking operator historically active across European creative cities with mixed-desk, events, and workshop programming. Comparable concept targeting creative professionals and freelancers.
• OneCoWork Barcelona: Barcelona-based coworking operator serving startups, freelancers and corporate teams across multiple locations with flexible membership tiers. Closest direct competitor in the same market with a similar product mix.
• MOB House Barcelona: Hospitality and coworking concept in Barcelona combining rooms, co-working, restaurant and event programming. Operates a similarly integrated work/social/community model in the same city.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/garden_coworking
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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