Dubai’s Work from Park brings free outdoor desks and paid offices to Al Barsha

What is free—and what needs a paid booking?

The clearest distinction is between the outdoor seating and the indoor facilities. Work areas around the buildings, including a pergola and rooftop seating, are free to use without a reservation. The arrangement lets visitors settle into an outdoor workspace without buying an indoor day pass.

Inside, the shared co-working area accommodates up to 30 people. Launch pricing was set at Dh50 for a full-day pass, including one coffee, with indoor opening hours of 8am to 8pm. Walk-ins are accepted, while online availability helps users see whether space is available before travelling.

The indoor seating is unassigned rather than a dedicated desk. Anyone needing the same fixed workstation over a longer period has a separate option through the Workspace Suites.

• Outdoor work areas: free, with no booking required.
• Indoor co-working: Dh50 for a day at launch, including one coffee.
• Meeting rooms: separate paid reservations.
• Workspace Suites: fixed desks rented for periods from one month to one year.

Wi-Fi access differs between outdoor and indoor use

Letswork operates a network separate from the park’s own Wi-Fi. Coverage extends across the facility, with a limited guest connection available free of charge. High-speed indoor access is linked to an indoor pass: users receive the password through the app after checking in.

USB-C charging points are installed throughout the indoor space. Outdoor power sockets and fuller connectivity were part of the planned infrastructure, rather than a reason to assume every rooftop or garden seat already had a complete desk-style setup.

Weather is an important part of the outdoor proposition. Cooling systems and weatherproof furniture were being considered to make rooftop use more practical, but the open-air areas remain distinct from the sheltered indoor workspaces.

Meeting rooms and fixed desks give employers different options

For employers arranging a team session or client discussion, the facility has two meeting rooms, each seating nine people. Launch rates started at Dh200 an hour. Both rooms have audiovisual equipment, while whiteboards and flip charts can be arranged in advance.

Reservations generate email confirmations and calendar invitations. Larger groups can also request exclusive use of the meeting-room block, offering a different format from booking individual seats in the shared area.

Workspace Suites serve a longer-term need. These fixed-desk offices can be rented for between a month and a year and include lockers. Applicants provide information about themselves and their work. This separates the suites from the more casual, day-by-day use of the co-working area.

Booking channels and credits

Indoor bookings are handled through the Letswork website, app or WhatsApp on 04 581 3652. A person booking for a colleague can add that colleague’s name and number and pay for their access as part of the arrangement.

The launch offer also included Letswork memberships priced from Dh120 to Dh1,000, using credits valued at approximately Dh5 each. A day in the park’s co-working area required 10 credits.

Those credits were usable across around 200 Letswork-listed venues in Dubai, including cafés, hotels and co-working locations. For someone splitting working days between different neighbourhoods, that makes the park one option within a broader workspace network rather than a commitment to a single address.

A setting for independent work and professional connections

For jobseekers carrying out online searches or preparing applications, the free outdoor areas offer a place to work away from home. The paid indoor zone provides a different setup, with a full-day seat, charging points and pass-linked high-speed internet.

The venue also includes community features. Members can see who else is using the space and send a digital “wave” to make contact. This creates an opportunity for introductions, rather than a recruitment service or a promise of employment.

An events calendar appears on the Letswork website and on screens at the venue. Day users receive access to the day’s events, and the community includes fitness trainers, yoga instructors and motivational speakers. Sponsored sessions can be free.

The park changes the working-day setting

Al Barsha Pond Park places the workspaces alongside green surroundings and a jogging track. Parents can bring children to the park, while a neighbouring mall provides restaurants and coffee shops.

The setting allows work and recreation to share the same location, although outdoor comfort depends on the weather. A rooftop desk and an indoor meeting room serve different needs even when they are only a short walk apart.

Additional activities, including a run club, football and tennis, were under discussion with Dubai Municipality for Dubai Fitness Challenge programming. These were plans rather than an established activity timetable.

A modular pilot with scope for other parks

The facility consists of five buildings constructed using modular methods. Three workspace buildings use Group AMANA’s DuBox concrete system, while the café and toilet block use its DuPod light-gauge steel system.

Much of the finishing work—including floors, walls, ceilings and tiles—was completed in a factory before the units were transported to the park for assembly. Construction took less than three months, with roughly half that time spent on site.

The development was designed as a pilot that could be repeated elsewhere. Dubai Municipality is gathering visitor feedback before selecting another location, so expansion remains a possibility rather than an announced network of additional park workspaces.