Loampit Vale Creative Industry Industries hub
Cultural Strategy
Lewisham, London
2007 - ongoing
CLIENT:Barratt Homes
PARTNERS:
Crafts Council
Cockpit Arts
APT Gallery
Cell Projects
London
Barratt Homes are committing a significant proportion of the Loampit scheme retail space to interim use; housing the creative industries. The creative industry sector is an important driver of the economic and social sectors and are key to the development of sustainable urban communities. The cultural industries are one of the main growth sectors in today's economy.
Attracted by the mix of residential and commercial public piazza space around Loampit Vale residential square, the high-specification creative industry showcase studio spaces will act as high calibre 'best-practice' ambassadors for the site, providing a rich, vibrant mix of resident culture on Lewisham's doorstep.
In a groundbreaking partnership initiative with the Crafts Council, Cockpit Arts, Cell Projects and Art in Perpetuity Trust, the Loampit Vale creative industry programme will offer the ideal location for employment and small business incubation opportunities. Loampit Vale will provide flexible business, event and production space; a beacon for the creative industries in the area, which capitalizes on the need for the sector to live in ''clusters'' where they can share ideas, benefit from economies of scale and access commercial opportunities.
Attracted by the mix of residential and commercial public piazza space around Loampit Vale residential square, the high-specification creative industry showcase studio spaces will act as high calibre 'best-practice' ambassadors for the site, providing a rich, vibrant mix of resident culture on Lewisham's doorstep.
In a groundbreaking partnership initiative with the Crafts Council, Cockpit Arts, Cell Projects and Art in Perpetuity Trust, the Loampit Vale creative industry programme will offer the ideal location for employment and small business incubation opportunities. Loampit Vale will provide flexible business, event and production space; a beacon for the creative industries in the area, which capitalizes on the need for the sector to live in ''clusters'' where they can share ideas, benefit from economies of scale and access commercial opportunities.