Tag Milan Calabiana is Talent Garden‘s coworking campus located in one of the up-and-coming neigbbourhoods of the town, just close to Fondazione Prada. An 8500 m2 space designed by Carlo Ratti Associati for 400 workstations meant for digital professionals. Not just an open space, but also private rooms, labs, training rooms, cafeteria and … a terrace with swimming pool to work outdoors. Not desks, only, but even english and yoga classes.
The space is one of the biggest of its kind in Europe. Talent Garden has invested €1 million in this Coworking meant for the community of digital innovators and it’s the second one in Milano (a third one will be opened in the Sempione district). It is situated in a suburban and mostly industrial estate, 5 stops only from the Duomo Cathedral, and is now one of liveliest city districts.
Davide Dattoli, AD and co-founder of Talent Garden, calls it an “office cloud” that moves its philosophy from square meters to rent to the concept of membership. he quotes ‘’Looking at the high rates of youth unemployment in the entire Europe, it is important for us to support entrepreneurs and help them discover the future methods of working. Now it is the right time to start innovating the workplace culture. This is what we are currently putting all our energy into. Talent Garden Milan – Calabiana campus will duplicate the number of members in the entire Talent Garden network and bridge Italian ecosystem with the rest of Europe.“
The innovative workspace at the heart of Milan was developed in close collaboration with
Carlo Ratti Associati. To facilitate the meeting of talent, technology and creativity, the historical building – a former printing house, recently transformed in a fashion showroom by the entrepreneur Marina Salomon – was completely reshaped.
Carlo Ratti, CEO of Carlo Ratti Associati says: “Technology allows us to put the needs of the human ahead of the machine, and this is revolutionizing both the design of workplaces and their social dynamics. Rather than working from home, self-employed professionals favour common areas to share services and ideas. They demand work environments where they are comfortable. This was our vision while designing the interiors of the new Talent Garden branch in Milan. Calabiana is not only about shared offices: it is a laboratory of ideas, a place to establish new partnerships and become part of an international professional network.“
It is a place of innovation and collaboration, offering the entire infrastructure for creative work and idea manufacturing on 8.500 m². Developed according to guidelines of collaborative design and equipped with the latest technology, the campus aims to foster entrepreneurial interaction and growth.
The campus will host 400 professionals, comprised of freelancers, startups, agencies and large corporations. As corporate coworking demand is now increasing, some of the major players like IBM and Cisco will also establish labs with integrated technologies to be closer to the innovation community. Digital Magics, Italy’s largest publicly traded venture incubator, will join the space as well and take lead on campus startup investments.
Workspaces with smart tools for idea manufacturing and integrated digital technologies turn Talent Garden’s new campus into an accelerator for ideas. Kinect Media Walls, robo administrators and an internal digital platform for communication between members – all are designed for an exceptional experience and to facilitate effective collaboration. The program is rounded off by Tag Cafe, an aperitif area, a rooftop terrace with outdoor activities, a swimming pool, a mini cinema, several event spaces with a total capacity of 1,000 persons and a large open space equipped on the activity based office concepts.
Another feature of the Talent Garden Milan – Calabiana campus are corporate labs, arranged in partnership with companies such as Cisco and IBM. With their integrated digital technologies their aim is the fusion between innovative startups and large multinationals in order to foster the growth of the local ecosystem. The offer of the new branch is completed by the TAG Innovation School which is focussed on reshaping traditional education and teaching emerging skills.
