Companies here can rent a desk for under $300 (Rs 12,000) a month and share resources including everything from photocopiers to personnel with others. Local film producer Maria Barbieri shares her sunlit office with a whole band of independent film professionals at In Factory.
It's an arrangement that suits her well. In their small space, she has access to producers, editors and even accountants.
While In Factory attracts more of a professional crowd, spaces such as the recently opened 1933 abattoir-turned-lifestyle space use sophisticated architecture to attract the sophisticated consumer.
Despite its somewhat gruesome previous incarnation, the new 32,000 sq m space was known at the time for its outstanding architecture, says Axons Concepts chairman Paul Liu.
Image: The Tomson Riviera apartment block, the most expensive apartment project in Shanghai | Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images
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