Urban innovation & development consulting

PLACEMAKING | HOUSING | CO-WORKING | TECHNOLOGY | MEANWHILE USES

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About us

In these extraordinary times, more than ever, property owners and users need advice and support to unlock value from empty and underutilised land and buildings.

Lord Wei of Shoreditch

We help landowners and Local Authorities to achieve visionary goals: to do extraordinary things, and to accelerate positive change through innovation. Social impact is at the heart of this.

Work with us to bring new life and profound social value to your developments or urban regeneration projects. Our mission is to help you deliver sustainable economic benefits. If you are looking for innovative housing solutions, or to stimulate the local economy, or to create more prosperous local communities, our expert team will help you from inception to execution.

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Services

Making spaces work better.

The Spacemakers team has a track record of leading highly innovative projects across multiple sectors, from leading innovation at global firms, to major UK commercial developments, to policy on future cities, to cutting edge startup ventures, to social housing and hotel developments, to novel meanwhile uses, high street revitalisation, co-working, startup incubation, and establishing transformational city festivals.

Building repurposing

Temporary buildings

Technology innovation

Social impact design

Meanwhile use strategy

Project value engineering

Projects

London Innovators

Special events for pioneering startups and investors.

London Innovators

Central Working

Exploring 'the future of the office' by helping thousands of small businesses to succeed.

Central Working
Frontier

Frontier

Pop-up Airbnb apartments as an innovative meanwhile use.

Ormeau Baths

Ormeau Baths

Repurposed listed building into a vibrant technology hub for entrepreneurs and startups.

Maker Life Bethnal Green

Repurposed church hall into co-working hub and affordable workspace

Maker Life

Y Cube

Affordable housing innovation in South London.

Y Cube

Associates

Steve Pette

Steve Pette

Entrepreneur & Former Head of Innovation at Virgin Atlantic, with expertise in startups, property innovation and service innovation. Founder of Central Working, Ormeau Baths and Hearts+Minds.
Lord Wei

Lord Wei of Shoreditch

Social entrepreneur with a special interest in housing, smart cities and social reform. Former McKinsey consultant, and venture capitalist. Founder of Maker Life and the Shaftsbury Partnership.
Henry Clarke

Henry Clarke

Chartered Surveyor & Director of national property portfolios with specialisms in transport-led urban regeneration and charity property. Previous roles include Chief Estate Surveyor of British Rail & Deputy CEO of The Crown Estate
Andy Redfearn

Andy Redfearn

Founder at LivShare Housing. Previously Director of Housing and Development at YMCA London, with over 20 years of development and social housing experience. Led on the acclaimed Y Cube project, as a scalable low-cost housing innovation.
Douglas Bell, Property Innovation Consultant

Douglas Bell

Property Entrepreneur & Forbes journalist with expertise in technology innovation and emerging trends including short-term land uses and Modern Methods of Construction. President of London Innovators, an elite community of technology investors & entrepreneurs.
Ruben Spaargaren

Ruben Spaargaren

Product design expert with a background in interior architecture. Ruben has served as a catalyst in various startups with a special interest in enhancing the quality of life through design, technical innovation & community building.
Matthew Eason

Matthew Eason

With over 20 years working with charities, faith groups, local & central governments and international corporations, Matthew has experience spanning community development, policy, partnerships and behavioral change.
Victoria Robinson

Victoria Robinson

Project Manager with a background in technology and property development. Victoria has delivered projects for a number of startups and blue-chip companies including Pearson, with expertise in teams, budget, events and agency management.

Organisations our associates have worked with

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