John Williams joins Insider Media’s North West retrofit roundtable, exploring how successful projects go beyond technical upgrades to create places people choose to use.

The penthouse at The Medlock Radisson Blu Hotel in Manchester introduces a more private, flexible and elevated approach to luxury hospitality.

Inclusive design is evolving beyond compliance. Insights from Material Source’s EDIB roundtable, featuring SpaceInvader’s James Lait, explore how spaces can better support diverse needs and a true sense of belonging.

Stockroom is shortlisted for the Insider North West Property Awards 2026, recognising its role in redefining town centre regeneration through community-led, cultural design.

Virgin Media O2’s 50,000 sq ft Manchester HQ Cat B fit out is shortlisted for Workplace Fit-Out of the Year, showcasing a people-led workplace design approach.

Insights from Meet Up North exploring how design technology is shaping hospitality spaces while maintaining human experience.

Reflections from the BCO ESG Summit 2026 exploring how ESG principles are shaping real workplace design decisions across the built environment.

As part of B Corp Month, we explore how material innovation is influencing more sustainable design decisions behind the scenes.

SpaceInvader explores how radical reuse is reshaping town centres across Greater Manchester, with insights from Founder John Williams on retrofit, flexibility and the role existing buildings play in driving regeneration, confidence and long-term sustainability.

SpaceInvader’s John Williams is attending MIPIM 2026 with Manchester Invest Partnership this week, joining conversations around growth, development and the future of place. With Manchester represented confidently on the global stage, the event highlights the city’s ambition and ongoing role in shaping the future of the built environment.

SpaceInvader has completed Virgin Media O2’s new Manchester North West HQ at Island, delivering a nearly 50,000 sq ft, five-floor workplace designed around performance, wellbeing and place.

Our Founder and Director John Williams has joined the Mix Awards 2026 judging panel, recognising the projects and people shaping commercial interiors across the UK and Europe.

SpaceInvader is marking B Corp Month as a Certified B Corporation™, sharing what accountability and impact look like in practice across how we operate and design.

Stockroom has been named a finalist for Building of the Year 2025, recognising a 51,000 sq ft community-led transformation in Stockport.

We welcomed Manchester Metropolitan University design students to the SpaceInvader studio for Green Week, exploring how sustainability, context and creativity shape meaningful spaces and real project decisions.

Hybrid and agile working are still the reality for most organisations, but the bigger shift is what workplaces are being designed to support. As John Williams shares in Interior Designer magazine, the long-term change is a stronger focus on employee wellbeing and business culture, with workplaces evolving to better balance connection, focus and inclusion.

SpaceInvader is now a Certified B Corporation™, a milestone that reflects our long-standing commitment to responsible, measurable impact through interior design.

SpaceInvader has been appointed to Lancashire County Council’s £13.2m Samlesbury Innovation Hub project team, helping shape a future-ready destination for innovation-led businesses in Lancashire.

Three SpaceInvader workplace projects have been shortlisted for the BCO Awards 2026 North of England, recognising circular design, behavioural insight and measurable social value across Manchester’s commercial sector.

SpaceInvader has moved to Sevendale House in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Explore our new design studio and what’s ahead in workplace and hospitality design.