There are alternative assets and there are disruptors. But what happens when the two collide? From rooftop urban farming to a reimagining of workspaces based on children’s nurseries, here are three of the most alternative alternatives that you should be keeping an eye on.
The ultimate modern occupier
Urban Farmers
Fancy growing vegetables and cultivating fish on the roof of your building? These are your go-to guys. The Swiss team behind this unique start-up is all about promoting urban agriculture to help developers capitalise on otherwise empty spaces.
The hipster hotelier
citizenM
The Dutch hotel chain founded in 2005 has seven properties in the UK, Paris, Amsterdam and New York City, with 17 more hotels in the pipeline.
The workplace visionary
Aukett Swanke
The architectural practice behind the Google offices in Istanbul and Prague has come up with an innovative concept design for a future London workspace. The building comprises two adjoining towers – each with a different interior design and purpose – and works off a volumetric leasing model rather than a cost based on floorspace.
