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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.

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.

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.

A first look at the public areas inside Hampton by Hilton Manchester City Centre, where SpaceInvader’s design responds to the layered history and scale of its Castlefield setting, crafted for comfort, context and high footfall hospitality.

A commercial workplace fit-out in Manchester for a multinational law firm, hybrid-ready, inclusive, acoustically focused and designed for long-term use.

SpaceInvader’s design for Hilton London Bankside’s new 76-room extension builds on the hotel’s original narrative with a more expressive, experience-led approach. From sculptural suites to wellness-focused rooms, the interiors reflect the energy of Bankside while supporting Hilton’s sustainability and guest experience goals.

The Renold Building in Manchester has been transformed into a 110,000 sq ft innovation hub, using reclaimed materials, low-carbon strategies and bold reuse to tell a new story of sustainability, resilience and regeneration.

Four SpaceInvader projects have been named finalists in the Mix Awards North 2025. From civic renewal to agile workplaces, each one reflects our belief that great design can drive positive, long-lasting change, for people, place and planet.

SpaceInvader is featured in Office Concept Design Magazine with ten projects that showcase how workplace design can balance performance, flexibility, sustainability, and identity in a changing world of work.

SpaceInvader is shaping the interiors of Europe’s largest Hampton by Hilton, bringing bold Manchester character and refined hospitality design to 325 Deansgate.

A decade after its debut, Hilton London Bankside enters a new phase with a 76-room expansion. SpaceInvader’s design brings together quiet luxury, smart technology and local character to enhance the guest experience.

SpaceInvader is designing the new Manchester HQ for JMW Solicitors at 125 Deansgate, creating a flexible, future-focused legal workplace that supports hybrid working, wellbeing, and collaboration.

Featured in Mix Interiors, Stockroom is a new civic landmark for Stockport, a community-first cultural and creative hub designed by SpaceInvader for Stockport Council. Shaped through deep local collaboration, the space redefines town centre design through inclusivity, sustainability and storytelling.

Eden at New Bailey and Oldham Spindles, two SpaceInvader projects, were recognised at the 2025 BCO National Awards for excellence in sustainable workplace and interior design, celebrating collaboration, innovation and positive impact in the future of UK workplaces.

In the run-up to the 2025 BCO National Awards, SpaceInvader looks back at Eden and Oldham Spindles, two shortlisted projects redefining sustainability and regeneration in workplace design.