Dubai Municipality has opened the city’s first Work from Park at Al Barsha Pond Park, giving residents a place to work in the middle of a public park. Built with Group AMANA and run by Letswork, the space opened on Monday 2 November 2026, and it mixes free outdoor desks with indoor offices and meeting rooms. It is aimed at remote workers, freelancers, students and small teams who want a change from home or a coffee shop.
Free desks outside, paid desks inside
The outdoor working areas are free for everyone. Visitors can sit and work around the buildings, under a pergola or up on the rooftops, without booking and without paying. The idea is simple: if you are already in the park, you can open your laptop and get on with your day.
Inside, the space works more like a co-working office. The indoor facilities are open daily from 8am to 8pm and are run by Letswork, which handles bookings through its app and website. You can also book on WhatsApp on 04 581 3652.
Three indoor zones, from Dh50 a day
The indoor space has three zones. The open co-working area fits up to 30 people, and a day pass costs Dh50. That covers Wi-Fi, charging and a complimentary coffee, and Letswork members can pay with credits instead.
The second zone has two meeting rooms, each seating up to nine people. They cost Dh200 an hour or Dh1,200 for a full day. The third zone, called Workspace Suites, offers fixed desks at Dh1,200 a month and private offices for one month to a year, though office prices have not been confirmed yet.
The whole facility fits around 100 people at a time, with room for more than 45 indoors. Letswork memberships run from Dh120 to Dh1,000, depending on credits.
Five modular buildings, built in under three months
The destination has five buildings, put together using modular construction by Group AMANA. Three of them hold the workspaces and use the company’s DuBox concrete system, while the cafe and toilet block use its DuPod light-gauge steel system.
About half of the construction happened off-site in a factory, which meant less disruption for park visitors. The whole project took under three months to build. Tariq Alawneh, General Manager of Group AMANA, said the team had turned a park into a community space that gives people across Dubai a better and more inspiring place to work.
A park that doubles as an office
The project is part of Dubai Municipality’s wider plan to turn public parks into places that do more than host picnics and jogs. It sits under the Dubai 2040 Parks and Greenery Strategy, and it also supports the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan and the Dubai Economic Agenda D33.
For now, Al Barsha Pond Park is the test run. The concept took six months to develop, and the municipality chose this park for its location and its facilities, including the pond, the jogging track and the children’s play area. Officials will watch how people use the space over the coming months before deciding whether to bring the concept to other parks.
Bader Anwahi, CEO of the Public Facilities Agency at Dubai Municipality, said the opening reflects a vision of parks that serve a broader role in everyday community life. Omar Almheiri, Co-Founder and CTO of Letswork, said the team kept it simple: “Book a desk or a meeting room in a few taps on the Letswork app, show up and get to work.”
What working from a park means for Dubai’s freelancers
This is a small opening with a big idea behind it. Dubai has no shortage of co-working spaces, but most of them sit in office towers and business districts. A desk in a park, with the outdoor option free, lowers the bar for everyone.
A freelancer between clients, a student revising for exams, or a founder who cannot justify an office lease yet can all just show up.
The honest question is whether the novelty lasts past the first few weeks. Outdoor desks are lovely in November, but Dubai’s summer will test the idea hard, and the indoor Dh50 day pass will have to earn its keep when the heat arrives.
If the municipality keeps the outdoor areas free and the indoor prices honest, this could become a fixture rather than a photo opportunity. And if it works here, there is no reason it should stop at one park.
