Esade, advised by Savills, has agreed a new lease at 3 Calle Valle de la Fuenfría in Mirasierra, Madrid from Saint Croix Holding Immobilier. The architecture team, part of occupier solutions, has also been appointed to design the 4,800 sq m campus which will be a hub for Esade Executive Education in Madrid.
For a second consecutive year, Esade was ranked as the fourth best business school in the world for executive education by the Financial Times. The new campus will focus on strengthening Esade's relevance with a world-class faculty reflecting Esade's strategic commitment to the community of Madrid.
Located in the Mirasierra neighbourhood, the new campus will reinforce the attractiveness of this area as a training and research hub, with great capacity to attract national and international talent.
Xavier Mendoza, Director General, Esade, comments: "With this new campus, we are responding to the growing demand for our Executive Education programmes and we will use the campus as a meeting point for companies, their executives and our entire community. Esade is a leading forum for public debate, generating ideas and proposals, aimed at promoting economic and social development. The new headquarters will further our purpose of inspiring and accompanying companies and organisations in their transformation processes.”
The architecture team at Savills Spain has been appointed to lead the architecture and design project which will include 13 classrooms, an auditorium as well as different leisure and networking areas. It will also be equipped with the latest technological advances, including a space dedicated to immersive experiences and Virtual Reality and a Mediaroom along with other multi-purpose areas geared towards wellbeing.
Leyre Octavio de Toledo, executive director, architecture, occupier solutions, Savills Spain, says: "The education sector is undergoing a major transformation and it is necessary to design educational spaces that are focused on the generation of value, connection and opportunity, which responds to the challenges involved in the application of new methodologies in the educational cycle.”