High Speeds, Open Roads / Porsche China in Shanghai, Designed by anySCALE

by Mallory Budy | January 27th, 2020

Porsche wants to go fast, and China is the place to do it. Founded 89 years ago in Stuttgart, Germany, Porsche entered the Chinese market in 2001, growing its number of Porsche China sales sites, vehicle deliveries, and employees (now numbering 400+) to match a rising interest from Chinese customers. Porsche China has been in the fast lane for the last 18 years, but its headquarters in Shanghai were in need of a boost. It tasked local interior design firm anySCALE with creating a progressive, open office – a big departure from its traditional former offices. anySCALE was founded in 2011 by partners Karin, Tom and Andreas, and has grown from a staff of four to more than 40 in 2020, across three locations in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. We sat down with Simon Berg, director of anySCALE Shanghai, to get the scoop on a German auto manufacturer’s Shanghai …