French premium workspace operator kwerk has launched its fifth Paris location in an upscale district, marking the company’s first expansion in several years. The new "Messine" workspace occupies a historic 1875 building that underwent extensive renovations led by co-founder and architect Albert Angel, featuring a custom-built "levitating" dome in the main lobby that required 7,000 hours of French artisan craftsmanship.

Certainly a trend in Europe, we’ve seen multiple established operators announce new locations in historic buildings that are being repositioned into flexible workspace.