Flexi Space Provider Profile – Makespace

Makespace Flexible Workspace – Office Space in Oxford

Read our guide to find out what type of flexible workspace is offered by Makespace

What types of flexible workspace products do Makespace provide?

Makespace provides a great and diverse range of office space and workspace solutions in Oxford and across Oxfordshire.

With a portfolio of 20 buildings across the county, private studios, coworking desk spaces, hot desks in shared coworking spaces and office spaces on low rents are available.

The portfolio also offers a wide range of other spaces for other uses.

Geared towards social enterprises and companies looking to make positive social impact, Makespace will endeavour to provide a truly affordable space to work and thrive.

Makespace Office Space Locations in Oxford

The Community Works, 21 Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1HH

The Source, Floyds Row, Oxford City Centre

1 Aristotle Lane, Oxford OX2 6TP

Makespace Central, 21B Park End St, Oxford OX1 1HU

We have the pleasure of providing access to Makespace shared office space in Oxford.

Who are Makespace?

Established in 2015, Makespace takes empty and underused properties and converts them into truly affordable, community-led workspaces across Oxfordshire.

It makes spaces that are light-filled, modern work environments and provides all the facilities needed for an organisation to thrive.

As a community interest company, its mission is to nurture and grow spaces for connection and support between social enterprises, charities and creative makers committed to positive social and environmental change.

Its portfolio in Oxford and across Oxfordshire provides a wide range of spaces for makers, charities, workers’ co-ops, community groups and social enterprises.

Makespace Social Media

Examples of social media posts from Makespace can be seen below:

Facts about Makespace 

• Makespace is a community interest company that converts unused spaces into useful and affordable workspaces in Oxford for socially-driven organisations.
• The CIC was established in 2015.
• The headquarters office of Makespace is No.1 Aristotle Lane in Oxford – a building that was one owned by Wadham College, University of Oxford and became the CIC’s first meanwhile project transforming it into the first truly affordable shared workspace in Oxford.

Why choose Makespace office space in Oxford?

The community interest company has drawn support from the likes of Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, the Step Change Fund, the National Lottery, and founding partners including Aspire Oxford and The Cag Project, for good reason.

As long-term members advise, in the past, taking the traditional commercial real estate agent route in searching for truly affordable workspace in Oxford led to a dead end. Particularly for creative ventures and charities with lower budgets.

The efforts of Makespace have had multifaceted benefits across the whole of Oxfordshire and taken underused, vacant and derelict commercial properties and breathed new life into them, simultaneously creating spaces for a diverse range of uses.

Now, the portfolio comprises 20 commercial properties that offer workspace solutions such as hot desks, private studios, and shared community spaces. The spaces are used for a wide range of other purposes such as storage solutions, retail spaces, galleries and cafes, too.

One of Makespace’s major projects was The Community Works which is a property owned by Nuffield College, University of Oxford but had been vacant for 8 years before Makespace got their hands on it.

It is now a place where people come to eat, drink, connect and collaborate and is home to JF Coffee, The Oxford Poetry Library, Oxford Playhouse, Live Illustration, Robyn MacDonald Knits, and Lula’s Ethiopian & Eritrean restaurant which sometimes doubles up as a gallery.

The Living Wage Employer loves to look after its own team but also thrives on seeing the successes of its tenants. And it shares those success stories far and wide using its social media platforms.