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While there are now a total of six naked Hubs across the city, their newest location in Xintiandi is extremely special for the group's Chief Design Officer Delphine Yip-Horsfield. "It was the reason why I came to Shanghai...For me, it's like going home."
Yip-Horsfield originally came to the city 16 years ago as part of the design team for Xintiandi, which is now one of Shanghai's most iconic dining, shopping and entertainment destinations. Spanning four floors at The House (which is also home to Chikalicious, Paris Bleu and several other F&B outlets), the 4,400-square-meter co-working space offers all the standard amenities - a total of 672 work stations and nine meeting rooms are on site for 'Hubbers' (tenants and members of naked Hub).
"For this Hub, we have a lot of freedom [for the design], we're working with the architecture, the exterior and the plaza, [in addition to] the interior, so we can design a total experience," she explains.
South African heritage) can be combined with it to become one large event space. Green walls are one of the signature design features in all naked Hubs. Just like its older siblings around town, the Xintiandi location incorporates a lot of natural color tones and raw elements such as wood and grey brick flooring.
Green walls are one of the signature design features in all naked Hubs. Just like its older siblings around town, the Xintiandi location incorporates a lot of natural color tones and raw elements such as wood and grey brick flooring.
Meeting rooms at the Xintiandi naked Hub are named after endagered animals such as rhino, panda, tiger and pangolin.
Following the tradition, walls are decorated with animal motifs and inspirational quotes in English and Chinese, courtesy of the graphic design team at naked.
Hanging mid-air above the atrium is a meeting space called the 'Nest,' which is one of the coolest features of the whole space. Expect to see more of these in the newer Hubs in the future.
Photos by Mario Grey
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