Creating new jobs through innovation
Centre
client
location
East Hampshire
year
2017
size
15,546
sq.ft
Overview
For over a century, Bordon was a garrison town. When the army departed in 2015 it left behind an area ripe for regeneration.
A once-in-a-generation opportunity came about to transform over 100 acres of former MOD land into a vibrant destination delivering 3,500 homes, 5,500 jobs and everything you need for a thriving community.
Our Role
Strategy
Strategic alignment and masterplanning as part of major regeneration/innovation district development.
Consultancy
Feasibility and business planning consultancy.
Design Support
From outline concept through the RIBA stages to ensure operational and financial sustainability is baked in.
Centre Management
Full management of innovation space.
Business Support
Delivering specialist business support within the space.
Challenge
The goal was to enable people to live and work locally, avoiding Bordon becoming a dormitory town.
Oxford Innovation Space worked with SQW to deliver a feasibility study, which persuaded the client, Homes England, that rather than demolish the Sergeants’ Mess, it should be transformed into BASE Bordon Innovation Centre. A high-quality, sustainable business space.
Solution
Our main role on the project was to support with the feasibility study and ensure that everything was properly considered ahead of the regeneration project.
- A variety of spaces for the entrepreneurs of the area
Opened in 2017, BASE Bordon Innovation Centre houses 30 offices, 10 hot desks, 2 meeting rooms and ample space for informal internal and external events. - New employment opportunities for local residents
Now home to dozens of businesses, the site has helped create employment for local residents across a range of innovation and technology companies. - A networking hub for the local business community
Annually, the centre hosts 35+ business and networking events for customers and around 50 external events, including business growth surgeries.
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workspace FEATURES
1-2-1 Business Support
Office Space
Co-Working
Meeting Rooms
Event / Conference Space
Events Programmes
Impact
BASE Bordon Innovation Centre has been a catalyst in the creation of a specialist space cluster in Hampshire.
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- The highest level of business support
The development has garnered business support from strategic partners such as the European Space Agency, the University of Southampton, and Satellite Applications Catapult. - A preparation ground for big acquisitions
InSpace Missions (one of the first businesses at the centre) had the environment it needed to accelerate growth, which it did so successfully that the company was acquired by BAE Systems. - Opportunities for early-stage businesses
To further cement the centre’s role in business growth and acceleration, in January 2020 we leveraged finance from the UK Space Agency for the Oxford Innovation Space Incubator 2.0 - a dynamic programme designed to support seven early-stage space technology-related businesses. - Built with the environment in mind
The centre has embarked on a journey of renewal carefully retaining and refurbishing existing architectural features to create a space where tradition and progress converge, inspiring creativity, collaboration, and growth for future generations.
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