Private workspaces for people who build things.
Flexible R&D studios in Leeds city centre for engineers, scientists, hardware startups and product developers.
Individual private studios from £500 per month – shared workshop access, power, heating, internet and business rates included.
Studios from approx. 100-300 sq ft (10-30 sq m)
Interested in a studio? Join the early access list and tell us what you need. We’ll keep you updated as the Leeds location develops and you’ll be among the first to hear when studios become available. No commitment, just the opportunity to be some of our premier customers.
Your own R&D space, without taking on your own industrial unit
We’re creating 12-15 private technical studios in a beautiful period building in Leeds city centre, designed for startups and small engineering, science and product development businesses. Each business gets its own lockable work/office space, backed up by a shared prototyping workshop, meeting room and coffee/kitchen area.
Leave your equipment set up, keep your prototypes secure and get on with building things.
What you’ll get:
- Self contained studio with a lockable door, work benches and desks, giving you the space to spread out and do the work that you need
- No need to pack things up at the end of the day
- Oodles of power sockets.
- Work bench(es) and desk(s)
- Sinks where available
- High speed wired and wireless internet
- Power, heating and rates included (fair use electricity usage policy)
- Access to power tools and prototyping equipment in the workshop
- Access to a 6-person meeting room
- Communal coffee and kitchen area
- Flexible rental periods
- Options to upgrade to larger spaces where available
- 24/7 flexible access
- Embedded within a technical community
- Leeds city centre location for easy commuting, lunch spots, bars and restaurants. Perfect to attract staff and entertain clients
- A period building to call your base
- Parking where available
- Clear pricing of each studio
Built for work like:
- Electronics and instrumentation
- Robotics and automation
- Sensors, sensor networks and IoT
- Medtech and medical devices
- Product development
- 3D printing and additive manufacturing
- Prototyping, assembly and testing
- Optics and lasers
- Science R&D
Not sure whether your work would fit? Register your interest to tell us what you need and help shape the space before it opens.
Why choose our studios over the alternatives?
| Our Studios | Your own unit |
| Flexible leases | Long term commitment |
| Option to upgrade to bigger space | Uproot the whole business |
| Shared workshop | Buy everything yourself |
| Embedded in a likeminded community in central Leeds | Isolated on an industrial estate |
| Our Studios | Repurposing flexible office space |
| Work benches and sinks | Office desks only |
| A R&D community | A consultant and freelancer community |
| Workshop facilities, extensive power sockets. Bring your own specialist equipment and write your own risk assessments. | Laptops only |
| Priced for startups, needing functional space and an address to attract talent | Pristine spaces with skyline views and priced accordingly |
| Our Studios | Maker space |
| Your own private space | Shared space only |
| Leave everything where you want when you leave for the day | Pack up and tidy everything away every day |
| Security and privacy | Your valuables and IP on view to everyone |
| A professional work address where deliveries can be made | Your home address is your work address |
| Only your trained staff have access to your equipment | You need to consider how your work could impact the safety of others in the space |