WELCOME TO A CO-WORKING SPACE THAT’S FULL OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
Business support services, industry events, mentoring, networking and opportunities to collaborate.
A unique, affordable working environment in central London.
Fixed Desks from £325
per month +VAT
Flexible Desks from £20 per month
per month +VAT

Build Studios is a co-working space specifically for the built environment sector.  Here you can collaborate with other architects, interior and landscape designers, planning consultants, developers and engineers whilst growing your business.

We are five minutes’ walk from Westminster and Waterloo stations, with direct transport links to the City, Canary Wharf and the West End.

We have dedicated office space for small companies, start-ups and freelancers, all with new ideas about how to address London’s problems.  Flexi desks start from as little as £20 + VAT per month.

We want to promote collaboration, help grow what is already a strong built environment around Waterloo, and ultimately broaden access to the sector.

What we offer:

  1. A unique, affordable working environment in central London.
  2. Business support services, industry events, networking, mentoring and opportunities to collaborate.
  3. We are a not-for-profit organisation with programmes to fulfil our social aims.

Sign-up to hear from us about forthcoming events and networking opportunities

FIXED DESK FROM

£325

PER MONTH +VAT

FIXED-FLEX DESK FROM

£267

PER MONTH +VAT

FLEXIBLE DESK FROM

£20

PER MONTH +VAT

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The Benefits of Build Studios

While co-working spaces are common, you’re unlikely to find more than a handful of people from your sector in each.

Here at Build Studios there is a network of people just like you – to work, pitch, socialise and collaborate with. You can also keep up to date with changes in the industry through our regular events programme.

By being based here, you’ll also know that you are giving something back to the local community and promoting an inclusive built environment sector.

We offer a range of membership packages – whether you are an entrepreneur in need of a flexible deal once or twice a week, to the start-up in need of a full-time desk for five or six employees.

Choose from fixed, fixed-flex and flexible desk options.

Clients and guests are always welcome, and we offer a range of business support services, including affordable printing and training.

You don’t need to worry about business rates, utilities and cleaning – they’re all included – and for a small fee individual phone lines can be installed too.

There is secure cycle storage, lockers and free tea and coffee.

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EVENTS

Build Studios runs a range of member socials, training workshops and sector events. We also host curated events by partners such as the Museum of Architecture, as well as education and outreach sessions with young people, returners to work and other excluded groups.

The event space and meeting rooms are also available for hire for external events, supported by conferencing facilities such as catering, audio visual technology and support to plan your event.

Contact the Build Studios team for further details.

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MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS

FIXED DESK

  • fixed desk via annual licence
  • unlimited use of 1 x 2 person meeting space and 1 x 8 person meeting space booths with fair use policy
  • 2 hours / month access to the 10 person board room
  • 0.5 day / month Guest Pass
  •  discount on business support events and mentoring
  • unlimited access to our full range of pre-arranged member discounts
  • Use of our address and a dedicated mailbox

FROM

£325

PER MONTH + VAT ²

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FIXED-FLEX DESK

  • Fixed-flex desk via annual licence (ground floor hot-desking space) with 24 hour access ¹
  • Locker and limited additional storage
  • Unlimited use of 1 x 2 person meeting space and 1 x 8 person meeting space booths with fair use policy
  • 2 hours/month access to the 10 person board room
  • 0.5 day/month Guest Pass
  • Discount on business support events and mentoring
  • Unlimited access to our full range of pre-arranged member discounts
  • Use of our address and a dedicated mailbox

FROM

£267

PER MONTH + VAT²

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FLEXIBLE DESK

  • Min. 1 day / month to full-time access to hot-desking (ground floor), up to full time. Access office hours only, and only via the host, not a fob key. Book ahead in half-day increments (e.g. 9-1 and 1.30-5.30).
  • Access to booking the 10 person board room
  • 0.5 day / month Guest Pass
  •  discount for business support events and mentoring

FROM

£20

PER MONTH + VAT ²

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¹ Space may be required for occasional evening events. Alternative workspace will be made available on site where possible at these times.
² Plus £95 + VAT per annum membership fee.

  • Our board room (sits 8-10) is available for external hire for £50 + VAT per hour. Discounted rates are available for charities and social enterprises.
  • Study space for group work can be made available free of charge for built environment students. Please ask about availability.
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Join us

Please get in touch if you would like a tour of Build Studios or to arrange a free trial day.

Call us on: 0203 897 1999

Email us at: hello@buildstudios.co.uk

Visit us at: 203 westminster bridge roAd,
london se1 7fr

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LOCATION

Build Studios, 203 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7FR

Build Studios is well connected via every mode of transport.

  • By Underground: 5 minutes’ Walk from Waterloo, Westminster and Lambeth North Underground Stations
  • By train: Waterloo Station
  • By bus: Served by following bus routes: 12, 148, 159, 341, 453, 53, 76, C10, 507, 77 & 211
  • By bike: 2 Santander Cycle Hire Stations immediately adjacent, plus secure cycle parking
  • By car: 24 Hour NCP Car Park on Addington Street Tel: 020 7202 2533

Values

Build Studios is a not-for-profit organisation with a strong set of core values.

Affordability

Waterloo has a shortage of affordable workspace. We carefully design and price our services to make ourselves as accessible as possible to new companies in the built environment sector.

Support

We support new companies in the sector with ongoing education, training, access to mentoring and tools to help their businesses grow.

Creativity

We actively design and refine our space, prices and activities to create the right environment for businesses to thrive.

Collective Impact

We build strategic alliances and partnerships with businesses, industry organisations, institutions, referral partners and the public sector to increase our collective impact.

Promotion

We champion our members’ success
and explore ways to create commercial opportunities for businesses we work with.

Problem Solving

We challenge ourselves, and the businesses we connect with, to consider and address urban issues – particularly those in the local area.

Access & Opportunity

We embrace equal opportunities and seek to broaden access to the sector, particularly among young people, through awareness- raising and educational programmes.

Social Values

Build Studios is a not-for-profit company committed to developing a socially responsible built environment sector. Our members embrace the opportunities we give them to work with the community to improve access, aspiration and cohesion.

Our social aims are to:

  • Raise aspirations among young people from Lambeth and Southwark and to educate and encourage them to work in the built environment sector
  • Improve access to, and diversity within, the sector for ethnic minorities, women, LGBTQ groups and those
    from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds
  • Address key challenges facing the built environment, particularly on a local level, including those identified in the South Bank & Waterloo neighbourhood Plan
  • Develop a dynamic membership and encourage growth through collaboration.
  • Our members are asked to commit to participating in our social value programme in a way that best suits the aims and skillset of their business.

Build Studios is an initiative developed by WeAreWaterloo, the Business Improvement District (BID) for the Waterloo area. Build Studios Limited (Reg 10054109) is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. The company’s registered office is at203 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7FR. The workspace was delivered as part of a Section 106 agreement between Lambeth Council, a founding sponsor of the project, and developers urbanest. Build Studios’ data policy and security policy can be found https://www.buildstudios.co.uk/gdpr/