Ten years goes by fast, but ten years is 120 months, two World Cups, three Olympic Games, two European Championships, and more than 3,600 days. It also includes thousands of cups of coffee, hundreds of events, meetings that began with “Do you have five minutes?” and conversations that ended up changing the course of a project.
In September 2016, we opened Aticco for the first time, in a penthouse in Urquinaona, Barcelona.
The idea was simple: to create a coworking space where working would be more than just occupying a desk. We wanted to bring together people eager to get things done, build connections, and give ideas room to grow.
Ten years later, that idea has grown into so much more.
From a coworking space in Barcelona to an ecosystem
What began as a single coworking space in Barcelona gradually grew into a network of spaces, communities, and projects.
Between 2018 and 2021, we opened eight new spaces in Barcelona. In 2020, Aticco Lab was launched—our space dedicated to fostering startups and innovative projects. In 2021, Aticco Living was introduced, taking the community beyond work and venturing into the realm of coliving.
Then new cities were added. Today, Aticco is available in Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, and Lisbon, connecting workspaces, coliving, entrepreneurship, investment, and innovation.
And the figures help illustrate the scale the project has reached: more than 9,000 members, 650 companies, and 78,000 m² of coworking space. Added to this are more than 700 coliving units and more than 260 accelerated startups.
But perhaps numbers aren't the best way to describe these past ten years.
More Than Just Workspaces: People
The story of Aticco can also be told in another way. Through the people who came looking for a table and ended up finding a partner. Through the startups that started small and grew right here around us. Through the teams that met at an event. Through the companies that found their first office here in a new city. Through the freelancers who stopped working alone. And, between meetings, through many friendships.
Because when you bring together thousands of people who are creating, starting businesses, working, and seeking new opportunities for ten years, it’s inevitable that things will happen.
A conversation in the kitchen can turn into a project. An after-work get-together can turn into a collaboration. And someone who arrives without knowing anyone can end up feeling like part of a community.
That's what goes on behind the scenes at a coworking space.
Ten Years of Watching How the Way We Work Has Changed
Over the past decade, we have also seen a radical change in the way we work. Offices are no longer just a place to go. The flexibility, well-being, and community have become an essential part of the work experience, and spaces must evolve along with the people who use them.
Aticco It, too, has evolved, transforming into an ecosystem that continues to expand. In 2024, we opened the Barcelona Finance Hub on Passeig de Gràcia, connecting the worlds of finance and technology. That same year, we expanded to Valencia, and in 2025, we consolidated our presence in Madrid with three strategically located buildings.
And in 2026, it arrived Aticco Diagrame. More than 20,000 m² representing a new way of envisioning workspaces, with sustainability and community at the center.
A decade has passed since that attic in Urquinaona, and we’ve come a long way to “ Diagrame ”—with many stories in between and dozens of changes that have shaped us into who we are today.
An ecosystem for working, starting a business, and growing
Over the past ten years, Aticco has been building an ecosystem that brings together different ways of working, entrepreneurship, and living.
Coworking spaces for professionals and businesses. Coliving for those looking for more than just a place to sleep. Startup accelerator programs. Investment to fuel new projects. Events and communities to connect people, talent, and ideas.
The pieces have changed over time. The intention, not so much. To create spaces and opportunities where people and businesses can grow.
Because a startup can begin at a desk, find its first collaborator here, and, years later, occupy an entire office. Someone might come in looking for a flexible workspace and end up finding their community. And a company may come looking for an office and discover an entire ecosystem around it.
10 years and still a lot to do
This anniversary is a celebration of everything we have built, but also of all the people who have made it possible.
From those who were there from the very beginning in that first penthouse in Urquinaona to those who have just arrived. From the companies that have grown with us, to the startups that took their first steps here, and to all the people who have turned our spaces into so much more than just offices.
Thank you for every cup of coffee, every idea, every event, and every five-minute meeting that ended up lasting an hour. Ten years later, we’re still doing the same thing we were doing back in September 2016: creating spaces where things can happen. Only now we know that many more things can happen than we ever imagined.
Because the first ten years have brought us this far. The next ones are yet to be written. Will you join us?
