London’s Design District has secured leasing deals with four creative tech businesses totalling 10,520 sq ft.
Brain Audio, Engage Works, Observatory and Carter have moved from elsewhere in the capital and taken space in Design District’s purpose-built work and studio spaces.
Emma Mansell, head of London’s Design District at Greenwich Peninsula, said: “We’re pleased to see this creative tech cluster form at Design District. The term ‘creative industries’ has undoubtedly expanded over the years to include evolving disciplines and sectors and Design District is right at the frontier of this. Businesses continue to relocate to Design District in search of a wider, symbiotic creative community that nurtures and facilitates growth alongside cutting-edge facilities and purpose-built space.
“Brain Audio, Engage Works, Observatory and Carter are all working with global clients, producing remarkable work and I’m proud that Design District can act as their creative backdrop. Our ability to tailor workspace to suit commercial needs, coupled with the first-class amenities onsite reasserts Design District as a second-to-none home for innovative and dynamic creative brands.”
Chris Branch, co-founder of Brain Audio, which has signed for 1,345 sq ft of purpose-built flexible space at London’s Design District, said: “After 16 years we had outgrown our previous workspace, but our requirements for a new space were very specific. Design District fit our brief perfectly as we not only found a space which was affordable, but we’ve also been given free rein to make it bespoke to our services. We’ve been able to expand our onsite services and integrate high quality technology which we couldn’t do previously. We also love being surrounded by a community of like-minded creatives and it’s inspiring to hear about the work that they’re doing and explore possible avenues for collaboration.”
