XYZ Studio to open in October

DEVELOPER Allied London is to launch events hub XYZ Studio in Spinningfields this October.

Construction will begin shortly and once complete, the XYZ Studio will have its own dedicated events team and events programme, which Allied London says will help set the tone for the “XYZ way” ahead of the 160,000 sq ft development’s completion in 2016.

The XYZ events will bring together the beginnings of what the XYZ community is to become and will help establish the XYZ Building as a new city centre landmark, according to the developer.

Allied London wants the XYZ Building to  be seen as the most aspirational place to do business in Manchester and says it has been designed to ensure that the businesses based there collaborate and flourish through the use of flexible features and workspace technology.
 
The development will include more than 30,000 sq ft of public amenity space including cafes, restaurants, meeting spaces, a bike park, leisure facilities, indoor gardens and a wellbeing centre.

Allied London chief executive Michael Ingall said: “With a rich history of creating workspace under its belt, Allied London knows a thing or two about building innovative working environments – but XYZ is in a different league.

“The culmination of more than two years’ of planning and research, XYZ is taking shape. The core of the building which connects XYZ’s ten floors can now be seen rising from the ground in the heart of Spinningfields.
 
“Forging its way as a building that provides an ecosystem for new ways of working, XYZ will be many things: experimental, innovative, pioneering, flexible, bold, and collaborative.
 
“It will be a crucible for ideas and a melting pot for creative thinking – much more than bricks and mortar. It is a truly novel concept which will set the bar for future work/life developments globally and provide the perfect environment for collaborating, learning and innovating.”