Asia's Largest Co-Working Place Opens in Shanghai

Business is all about innovation. Whether it is the genesis of a new company or the continued relevance and success of an existing one, innovation is a key component of any venture. Why not applied to the same prinicpal to the environment in which a business operates?

Co-working spaces, as a consequence, are on the rise. Redefining the work environment reconstitutes the very foundation at which a business can operate. And that is exactly what naked Hub has been doing.

Opening the latest of their Shanghai co-working spaces, the company has been witness to a whirlwind couple of years.

The new naked Hub on Loushanguan Lu

naked Hub believes in innovation. Whilst they aren't presenting an entirely new service, what they are doing is offering the best one.

Approaching the space like a scientific equation, they carefully consider every placement, every inclusion.

The work space offers a fluid and dynamic environment which foregoes the drab and clinical aspects of a corporate work space, instead heralding in a sense of community as opposed to segregation.

By affording start-ups and other smaller businesses an open environment that is abuzz with other like-minded creatives and ambitious individuals, a sense of togetherness is reaffirmed by the work space - one that has long shed the sterile shackles of the stereotypical office setting.

Not only for individuals, small and medium enterprises, multinational enterprises too are opting for co-working spaces over the traditional office. Viking Cruise, for example, has already rented the entire eighth floor of naked Hub's new location.

The ground floor houses a collection of food venues, offering a form of in-house respite, while a bar helps to keep a casual air about the place. The new location is now the largest co-working space in Asia.

Other amenities include pool and ping pong tables, in addition to yoga classes as naked Hub notes the importance of finding the right balance between business and pleasure within the same location. And such a successful arrival at this balance is a point of pride. As they proclaim: "For us, community is our number one differentiator."

Here are some photo and video highlights from the grand opening of their newest location.

See listing for naked Hub (Loushanguan Lu)