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Discover how SpaceInvader designed Virgin Media O2's Manchester HQ, creating a workplace that supports wellbeing, collaboration and flexibility while driving employee engagement and workplace attendance.

From visualisation and research to hospitality and workplace design, AI is transforming the built environment. But can technology ever replace the human insight that underpins successful design?

Team SpaceInvader represented the studio at the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run, raising more than £3,750 for Alzheimer's Society and supporting vital dementia research.

Featured in Sleeper Magazine, Hilton London Bankside demonstrates how storytelling can shape memorable hospitality experiences through local context, materiality, artwork and design detail.

Stockroom, the £14.5m cultural hub delivered for Stockport Council, has been shortlisted for Project of the Year - Public Sector & Cultural Interiors at the Mix Awards 2026, recognising its contribution to civic design, regeneration and community engagement.

Following Clerkenwell Design Week 2026, SpaceInvader's Sarah Dabbs reflects on how biophilic design is evolving beyond greenery and aesthetics towards wellbeing, neurodiversity, sustainability and measurable environmental outcomes.

SpaceInvader’s Imogen Woodage and Jenny Crossland have been announced as Design Insider Ambassadors for 2026, joining a selected group of commercial interiors voices shaping conversations across hospitality, workplace, stadia and branding-led design.

SpaceInvader Studio Operations Director Sarah Dabbs will join Design Dialogues by Design Milk at Clerkenwell Design Week 2026 to discuss biophilic design, workplace wellbeing and nature-integrated commercial interiors alongside KPF and Oliver Heath Design Studio.

Buile Hill Mansion has reopened following a major restoration project that transforms the Grade II-listed Salford landmark into a new hospitality and community destination. Designed by SpaceInvader alongside Buttress and Salford City Council, the interiors balance heritage restoration with contemporary hospitality design across café, event and public spaces.

SpaceInvader projects The Renold Building and Chancery Place were recognised across three categories at this year’s BCO Northern Awards.

A look at three BCO shortlisted projects in Manchester, and what they reveal about the future of workplace design.

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.

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.

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.