Coworking Space: Schop in Edinburgh

Located in the heart of Edinburgh's old town forming part of an imposing Scots' Baronial tenement streetscape by famed Edinburgh architects in the 1860s, the building of Schop has an eclectic history, including a stint as a Victorian pawnshop. A small team of architects founded Schop coworking in 2008, who realized that by sharing their workspace with others would mean that they were all more resilient during the recession. Now, a fully-fledged coworking business offering affordable and flexible membership, Schop has 2 venues under its umbrella.

This venue at St Mary's offers fully flexible and affordable coworking memberships for those looking for a dedicated desk space and business services in a city center location. "Schop" is simply an old Scot's word for "shop", hence the name. The premises are dynamic and functional, having been carefully renovated to retain their charm of yester-year. You will find an exciting community of freelancers and small businesses from a diverse range of industries including copywriting, engineering, architecture, tourism and translation services. It is a community of collaborative individuals who thrive on sharing a project, thoughts and solutions to problems, as much as sharing a drink in the local pub after work.

Coworking members can take advantage of car parking if they have their own 4 wheels, super fast Wi-Fi to stay connected, network photocopier/scanner facilities and a fully equipped kitchen to run to when the hunger pangs attack. There is a meeting room to invade when required and a quiet rear garden for lunch on sunny days.

The other Schop venue is located at Grindlay Street, so you do have a choice of where to work and play.