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WeWork’s Chief Designer On Creating the Smart Workspace for Modern Work

"I've always been interested in space and how people move from private to public spaces," Wisecarver told Observer. "I'm always thinking about how work isn't just a place you go and grind. It should also be a space you enjoy, where you can interact."

On the bustling floor of the Semafor World Economy conference in Washington D.C. this week, a row of four glass-doored WeWork pods by the window offers a much-needed refuge for the business executives, journalists and other attendees looking for a quiet space to get some work done. WeWork launched these portable workspaces, called WeWork Go, at the event. It’s the company’s latest effort to meet the shifting needs of white-collar workers in a post-COVID world. The architect behind the project, Ebbie Wisecarver, WeWork’s chief design and product officer, said the pods were inspired by the popularity of phone booths at WeWork’s office locations.

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“Work has changed and expanded. We’ve been exploring this idea of introducing [a product] that’s beyond the walls of our spaces,” Wisecarver told Observer near one of those........

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