Mundo Emprende es un programa de radio español que tiene como objetivo promover y difundir la cultura y el emprendimiento en España, compartiendo consejos, ideas y pautas que todo emprendedor debe conocer. También entrevistan a actores clave de la escena emprendedora en España, y por eso Ana y Marta fueron invitadas a compartir la historia de Urban Campus, explicando lo que hacemos y nuestra misión de revolucionar la forma de vivir e interactuar en las ciudades a través de nuestros espacios coliving.
¿Tienes curiosidad por saber cómo fue? ¡Mira la entrevista completa de Urban Campus en «Mundo Emprende» esRadio!
They interviewed two of our residents, and they got to discovered what coliving means, what our community is like and how it is to live at Urbanos Campus!
Watch Urban Campus residents on Televisión Española below!
The French company, which has two coliving, two coworkings y una foodlab in Madrid, is “very interested” in Barcelona, ??is in negotiations to enter Valencia and Malaga and plans to reach Seville and Bilbao in the near future.
The company’s CEO John van Oost told EjePrime that the French company is making new & great movements in the Spanish coliving sector. Urban Campus will manage residences in Spain worth 150-200M ? on behalf of institutional investors, to develop coliving spaces in Spain in the next five years. The company plans to build at least ten new centres in the main cities of Spain, that would add some 2,000 beds. The CEO added, “we would like to invest more and we have the capacity to do so.” Van Oost assured that the company has “big plans” for Spain and that they are currently in negotiations “to acquire four or five assets” in Madrid.
URBAN CAMPUS MALASAÑA MADRID COLIVING
He continued to explain that the company’s investors have a great interest in entering the Barcelona market and are ?very excited? to branch into the city. However, the Catalan capital has a “very complicated market” because of a decrease in prices caused by regulations that require dedicating 30% of new promotions to social housing, which has caused sellers to ” prefer to wait. ? In addition, he emphasises that the municipal regulations of Barcelona ?are very restrictive with coliving? and that the council led by Ada Colau do ?not understand what this housing solution is and how it works?. Continuing on this subject, the CEO repeated that coliving “is not tourist housing” and explained that the average age of their tenants is 32, with contracts usually lasting one year. In addition, he says that they receive ?200 requests a week?, many of which come ?from companies that want a space for their expatriate workers?.
URBAN CAMPUS MELLADO MADRID COLIVING
So far the company, which wants to reach thirty cities in Europe in the next five years, has five assets in Madrid which consist of two colivings, two coworkings y una foodlab, a space that Van Oost has defined as a coworking for the industry of food, complete with an industrial kitchen. In total, the company has 120 beds available in the two coliving spaces, which total more than 5,000 square meters, with the two flexible workspaces and the foodlab adding another 3,000 square meters. Urban Campus dedicates 80% of its assets to coliving. , and the rest to workspaces, all housed in new and completely renovated buildings.
“El Referente” a Spanish publication for entrepreneurs, wrote an article about Urban Campus’ Foodlab and how this new space is allowing gastronomic entrepreneurs to develop their projects in Madrid.
Read full article here in Spanish or find the translation below.
Foodlab is defined as a Coworking for gastronomic entrepreneurs, to help improve their productivity and launch their culinary projects, thanks to a supportive community.
Foodlab is the first project aimed at cuisine, developed by Urban Campus, the European startup, specialised in creating shared and collaborative coliving and coworking spaces.
This new space is located in Madrid. In it entrepreneurs from the food industry can create, test and start-up their businesses, without the demand of a large economic investment to get things going. Located in the heart of the capital, Foodlab has spaces to carry out ?foodie? activities, such as ?show-cookings? and tastings, and host events that help shine a light on emerging businesses. In addition, many of the Foodlab members distribute their food daily through delivery platforms, as with its professional kitchen it’s the perfect environment to cook without investing huge amounts of money on opening a restaurant.
Professional kitchen at Urban Campus Foodlab
Foodlab is defined as an infrastructure-level tool that improves entrepreneurial productivity because it allows members to have a coworking space and a fully equipped professional kitchen in one place, that can be booked for hours or days, adapted to the needs of each business. It also offers networking spaces where you can engage in conversation with other professionals in the sector.
Urban Campus currently has a community of more than 250 people who share ideas, resources, and contacts to launch or boost their businesses, depending on the phase in which it is in.
Maxime presentó el proyecto de Urban Campus en la conferencia Maison&Objet, donde explicó los retos de crear espacios flexibles para vivir, trabajar y disfrutar. También habló del impacto en la modularidad del mobiliario y de cómo ampliar el uso del espacio a lo largo del día, en esta conferencia centrada en el diseño, el estilo de vida y la arquitectura
Compartió la charla con Mathilde Maître (responsable de diseño de Fabernovel), Pauline Deltour (diseñadora) y Hélène Aguilar (fundadora de «Où est le beau»). Se mencionaron algunas conclusiones fructíferas y puntos interesantes como la flexibilidad, la comodidad y la practicidad que necesitan los espacios hoy en día.
Descubre las historias de la comunidad de Urban Campus
Urban Campus está redefiniendo la forma en que convivimos en las ciudades. Nuestros espacios de coliving y coworking albergan una comunidad inspiradora de mentes curiosas.
Ahora puedes conocerlas y descubrir sus historias, proyectos y experiencias.
¡Bienvenido a las historias de la comunidad de Urban Campus!
¡Conoce a Juan, una persona muy especial, ya que fue uno de nuestros primeros compañeros de trabajo en Urban Campus Jerónimo! Juan forma parte de Shadow Robot, una empresa que construye manos robóticas que han sido utilizadas por la NASA en una misión a Marte. ¿Quieres saber más? ¡Mira su vídeo!
Conoce a Teresa, una residente que viajó por el mundo durante 4 años y decidió instalarse de nuevo en Madrid. Se unió a Urban Campus Mellado para impulsar su proyecto sobre cómo crear un estilo de vida minimalista. También trabaja como Senior Marketing Manager en la industria farmacéutica, y además, siempre está ayudando a otros residentes en sus proyectos de marketing.
Conoce a Jesús Javier, un residente que se trasladó a España para iniciar su carrera en la industria gastronómica y fundó Graneo, Pullum y otras marcas en nuestro Foodlab, un coworking dedicado a los gastroemprendedores con una cocina profesional. ¿Tienes curiosidad por conocer nuestro Foodlab? ¡Mira su historia completa!
Conoce a Pierre, uno de nuestros coworkers en miembros de nuestro Coworking Jerónimo. y CEO y cofundador de Transparent. Transparent, reúne millones de datos sobre el mercado de alquileres a corto plazo y los proporciona a sus clientes globales, ¡para que puedan tomar mejores decisiones! ¡Mira su historia!
¡Conoce a Alejandro, un residente que se mudó a Madrid para convertirse en presentador de televisión y desarrolló su Late Night Show en el Urban Campus Mellado coliving! ¡Mira su historia completa y síguelo en Instagram (@sahukiller) donde publica un vídeo motivacional cada día!
Telefónica’s “Think Big” blog, interviewed Urban Campus to dive deeper into the rising phenomenon that is co-living and what we do here.
In the article ¨Coliving, or how to live and network without leaving your home ¨ Mar, from Telefónica, talks about us, the unique benefits we offer to our residents, and why they choose to live at our campuses.
MALASAÑA MADRID COLIVING – APARTM
Interested about coliving and Urban Campus? You can find the full article here in Spanish or keep reading below in English.
?Coliving? or how to live, work and network without leaving your home
There are many definitions that try to explain coliving, a trend that has came to Europe directly from Silicon Valley and that is becoming a social and business phenomenon. Live, work, enjoy and network, all in one place. That is the philosophy of coliving and it has come to stay, responding to our ever evolving society. Spaces to live and work! Today’s generation wants to share, there’s no doubt about that! And to respond to that demand, the real estate market has come up with an answer: coliving. According to the data collected in the “II Observatory of Housing in Spain”, done by Century 21, 0.3% of people aged between 18 and 34 years old live in this type of accommodation in Spain. Whilst it is still a small figure, all signs indicate that it won’t stop growing in the incoming years, with companies realising the need in cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, ??Valencia or Malaga.
Urban Campus
One of them is Urban Campus, a company that made its appearance in the real estate market in 2016 and has opened five buildings in Madrid, which have impacted more than 600 peoples’ lives already! Their vision and goal? ?Respond to social changes by developing and operating campuses (buildings) centred on people?.
?Our mission is to change the way people live and interact in cities,? explains Marta Torres, Marketing Manager at Urban Campus, who reiterates how coliving is the answer to a real estate and societal scene that is outdated for today’s generation.
MALASAÑA MADRID COLIVING
How coliving was born
Coliving originated in Silicon Valley where many young professionals, who wanted to make connections that would help them in their personal and professional growth, struggled to find affordable housing. In Spain, especially in large cities such as Madrid and Barcelona, ??this is also happening, and it is increasingly difficult to meet this current housing demand. ?We live in buildings designed 60 or 70 years ago, and the real estate offer does not reflect the current way of living,? says Marta Torres. “It is very difficult for young people to become independent or to find the type of housing that really meets their needs at a price that they can afford, whilst having a little flexibility in their lease contracts ,” she continues.
Exorbitant prices, enormous buildings with wasted spaces and lease contracts that are too strict are encouraging coliving. But these are not the only reasons. Offers of rooms, studios or apartments with all bills included (electricity, water, WiFi), shared spaces to create communities, gyms, barbecues, entertainment rooms, cooking classes, yoga, concerts and more, all included for a price that starts at 700 euros per month.
The coliving formula is easy: share a building, your free time, interests and, why not, professional challenges. ?The profile of people who are interested in this way of life are young professionals between 30 and 40 years old, who want privacy, but also to belong to a community of people with similar interests and ambitions, in which it is possible for them to expand their network and achieve their goals, personal or professional, ?explains Marta Torres.
Some are entrepreneurs looking for synergies when setting up their startup. Others share a passion or have just arrived in Madrid and seek to share experiences with other people, without giving up comfort and flexibility, both of which we offer. “We do not ask for pay slips or guarantors and allow a minimum stay of one month that, of course, can be extended,” she adds. This alternative attracts more and more young entrepreneurs who see how, in addition to a place to live which is flexible and their own work space, they have a community where they can find other professionals or entrepreneurs, with whom to share ideas and make partnerships.
COLIVING MALASAÑA
Geographical mobility
?Many of our residents have helped or participated in each other’s projects. Some have even found a job thanks to being a part of our community. ? “All our members have access to our five buildings in Madrid, being able to attend all networking events with people living and working in our buildings.”
This option goes beyond an economic point of view (not having to pay rent for your home, plus that of an office). Coliving is a formula that responds to several needs such as geographical mobility without ties, networking, community, common interests, professional and work opportunities and leisure, “all in one solution”.
“In the last 3 years we have opened five spaces in Spain (2 coworkings, 2 colivings and a foodlab, a space for gastronomic entrepreneurs) and we have more than 30 projects in the pipeline, for the next five years in Europe,” said the head of Marketing at Urban Campus.
Maxime Depreux se incorpora a Urban Campus, operador líder de residencias de convivencia en Europa, fundado en 2016 por John van Oost y Maxime Armand, para apoyar los ambiciosos planes de crecimiento de la empresa.
Maxime se incorporará a Urban Campus tras 10 años en Hammerson, donde es Chief Operating Officer – Premium Outlets, a cargo de la cartera europea de outlets del grupo Hammerson.
Maxime aportará su experiencia en el desarrollo de negocios a Urban Campus con el fin de ampliar sus operaciones en toda Europa, y lanzar vehículos de inversión institucionales dedicados a las oportunidades en el espacio residencial gestionado contemporáneo en el que opera la empresa.
Estoy encantado con la oportunidad de unirme al talentoso y apasionado equipo de Urban Campus. Urban Campus tiene una fuerte visión y estrategia organizada en torno a los 3 pilares de los bienes raíces, la comunidad, el contenido y la tecnología; y estoy deseando ayudar a la empresa a transformar la industria inmobiliaria residencial», dice Maxime Depreux, ex alumno de HEC París.
Urban Campus ha desarrollado con éxito y gestiona actualmente 5 espacios en Madrid con 110 habitaciones y 200 puestos de trabajo, abrirá 30 residencias en Europa en un plazo de cinco años, y considera Francia como uno de los mercados clave para su desarrollo, con la apertura prevista de tres residencias en París, Pantin e Ivry en los próximos meses.
Urban Campus fue fundado por John van Oost y Maxime Armand a raíz de la observación de la evolución de los estilos de vida urbanos y la falta de reactividad del mercado inmobiliario respecto a estos cambios.
En París, por ejemplo, el 70% de los hogares están compuestos por una sola persona o una pareja sin hijos, lo que crea nuevas necesidades en materia de vivienda y estilo de vida, incluida la búsqueda de lugares adecuados para vivir en comunidad, para evitar la soledad.
Las residencias Urban Campus, cuya superficie oscila entre los 4.000 y los 8.000 m², están diseñadas a partir de los resultados obtenidos mediante estudios y observaciones económicas y sociológicas, y ofrecen espacios de vida cuyo modelo se basa en cuatro elementos fundamentales
Un servicio integral para los residentes Una rica vida comunitaria animada por promotores comunitarios, que actúan como facilitadores dentro de cada residencia Una decoración cálida e íntima Soluciones tecnológicas desarrolladas internamente
Urban Campus se basa en un modelo sólido y se apoya en socios que disponen de un parque de viviendas existente y que consideran el co-living como una clase de activos prometedores. Urban Campus no teme instalarse en zonas urbanas en desarrollo o en edificios originalmente no residenciales; el criterio esencial es la proximidad de la zona comercial y del transporte público.
El modelo de Urban Campus se basa en las nuevas necesidades residenciales claramente identificadas en las zonas urbanas:
Un sistema flexible y de fácil acceso Una verdadera identidad comunitaria dentro de la residencia Un estilo de vida equilibrado Desarrollo personal y profesional
El gran éxito de las residencias Urban Campus en Madrid, con un 95% de residentes que recomiendan el concepto a sus amigos y un 35% que prolonga su estancia, es la prueba de que Urban Campus cuenta con todos los activos para consolidar su presencia en el segmento inmobiliario residencial.
Con nuestros vibrantes campus en Madrid y una sólida cartera de proyectos con los principales inversores inmobiliarios, hemos demostrado el éxito de nuestro modelo de negocio. Maxime ayudará a Urban Campus a desarrollarse más rápidamente y a entrar en nuevos mercados», afirma John van Oost, cofundador y consejero delegado de Urban Campus.
Fundada en 2016 por John van Oost y Maxime Armand, Urban Campus redefine las reglas de la vivienda residencial en las principales ciudades europeas ofreciendo espacios de co-living, co-working y comunidad adaptados a los nuevos estilos de vida.
Acerca de John van Oost ? Cofundador y CEO John van Oost posee 30 años de experiencia en el sector inmobiliario y de capital riesgo.
Ha sido fundador y socio director de:
Fluxus Ventures, una empresa de capital riesgo con sede en Palo Alto, que respalda a las empresas de tecnología inmobiliaria.
Captiva Capital Management, que recaudó más de 3.800 millones de euros de capital de inversores institucionales globales para incubar y financiar 9 plataformas inmobiliarias en 4 países europeos y Singapur. Estas plataformas adquirieron y gestionaron más de 1.800 propiedades por valor de más de 13.200 millones de euros.
Alstria Office AG, el mayor REIT alemán con 116 edificios de oficinas y una capitalización de mercado de 2.600 millones de euros.
Licenciado en Economía y MBA por la KU Leuven. Máster en Ciencias e Ingeniería de los Materiales por la Universidad de Stanford
Acerca de Maxime Armand Cofundador y Director de Operaciones Maxime Armand tiene un máster en ingeniería informática por el Instituto Mines-Télécom y un máster en ingeniería de servicios urbanos por Sciences-Po.
Ha pasado la mayor parte de su carrera desarrollando productos digitales en empresas como:
Fabernovel, como Lead Project Manager, empresa líder en innovación digital con 400 empleados en 5 países. Diseña nuevos productos y servicios digitales para empresas del CAC 40. Entre otros proyectos, Maxime ha desarrollado una oferta de coworking «a la carta» totalmente automatizada para Alstria Office REIT, ha creado prototipos de objetos conectados para L’Oreal,… Ingeniero de sistemas para Ecomouv, solución de georreferenciación para el peaje de tránsito de vehículos buenos francés, la ecotasa para vehículos pesados.
Nos entrevistaron a nosotros y a dos de nuestros residentes de coliving para obtener información de primera mano sobre los beneficios de vivir en Urban Campus.
Nos encantó explicarles nuestra visión del coliving y compartir con ellos las historias de nuestros residentes.
She had the chance to share her experience building the Urban Campus community, and how trust is built in a community and its importance when creating a strong and long-lasting relationship with members, and her approach to ensure she creates a tribe that believes in who they are and what they stand for.
The panel session ended with networking & drinks to conclude yet another successful CMX Connect event.
Thanks to CMX for choosing our venue and invite Alana to participate!
We hope all attendees had a great experience and got to learn more about creating trust within communities!
We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.
You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings.
