Hub Offices In Madrid | ch+qs Arquitectos.

First of all, I think I seriously need to go to Spain as a matter of urgency. As in seriously need to go. I seem to be posting about interiors from Spain quite regularly. More regularly than any other country. [I think.] So if that’s not a sign that I need to get my ass over there, then I don’t know what is.

Second thing is this – how crazy OBSESSED am I with old buildings? Is this is starting to get boring for you guys? I hope not. Because I find beautiful old buildings so incredibly precious. They are a diminishing asset and I love seeing them repurposed in ways where their characters are preserved, showcased and celebrated. Which brings me to this interior. Check it out. Seriously handsome space, right? Located in Mardid, this old warehouse was barely touched, the new interior was hardly “designed” –  it was rather used as a stage set for a dramatic workspace with oodles of character.

But wait, it gets even better. Hub Offices are set up as a social enterprise with an ambition to inspire and support imaginative and enterprising initiatives for a better world. The Hub is a global community of people from every profession, background and culture working at ‘new frontiers’ to tackle the world’s most pressing social, cultural and environmental challenges.

We believe that there is no absence of good ideas in the world. The problem is a crisis of access, scale, resources and impact. So it felt vital to create places around the world for accessing space, resources, connections, knowledge, experience and investment. We’ve been working across four continents, and 12 cities to create places for people who change things. This is the ambition. We set out to create places that borrow from the best of a member’s club, an innovation agency, a serviced office and a think-tank to create a very different kind of innovation environment. Places with all the tools and trimmings needed to grow and develop new ventures. Places to access experience, knowledge, finance and markets. And above all, places for experience and encounter, full of diverse people doing amazing things. We call these places Hubs. In many ways we’re just getting started. And we’d like you to be part of it.

Completed back in 2009, Hub Offices measure 310sqm in total. The space was fitted out on a reasonably modest budget of  €220K (just under $300K AUD).

Anyway, can you just image throwing a party in this space. Nice.

I think I’m in love. Extreme kind of love.

[Images courtesy of ch+qs arquitectosvia arch daily.]