SpaceInvader – Nest at Glasshouse, Cheshire

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Nest is a basement space within the Glasshouse building at Bruntwood SciTech’s world-leading life science and innovation campus Alderley Park. With a lack of natural light, the project presented a design challenge which SpaceInvader saw as an opportunity to create something unique by playing on the subterranean feel. The scheme incorporates standout lighting features, biophilic cues and bespoke artwork with a strong consideration of people and planet. The project has quickly demonstrated its success with a large uptake in tenants opting to use the space, and overwhelmingly positive feedback from both the users and client.

Rather than considering the lack of natural light a limitation, SpaceInvader viewed it as an opportunity to create a cosy, enclosed atmosphere. The studio divided the area into two dedicated work suites, tailored for startup tech companies, with the only glazed area in the space offered to one of these suites from a sales perspective. The remaining space became a collaborative co-working area, complemented by bespoke artwork created in-house to reflect the interior design treatment, user demographic and three key themes: modernism, plants and data.