Our newly renovated building, set to open its doors in spring 2026, is our inclusive and sustainable home of careers and enterprise. Explore its contemporary spaces and facilities.
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Purpose-built for work, creativity and collaboration
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Equipped with modern facilities and technologies – and fully accessible via a new lift.
dedicated spaces
From podcast suites and coworking areas to meeting rooms and makerspaces, each floor and space offers something unique.
of useable workspace
With the main building supplemented by a five-storey annexe, there's ample room to create, collaborate and grow.
Work-orientated – from top to bottom
Our ground floor, Gateway, sets the tone with its welcoming atmosphere and cafe – a great spot for events and informal meet-ups.
Ascend to the top floor, Horizon, and take in the stunning city views – the perfect spot for business meetings, exhibitions and networking events.
In-between, dedicated workspaces and contemporary facilities enable independent or group projects and career-enhancing collaborations. Get a teaser of some key spaces below.
Cutting-edge workspaces
Practical makerspace
Makerspace helps our community of student and recent graduate freelancers to take their ventures to the next level. You'll find work benches, sewing machines, 3D printers and other technologies.
State-of-the-art digital studio
A creative space for the whole Zone29 community to produce podcasts, vlogs, photography, broadcasts and live events. You’ll find a blogger pod, two podcast studios, an editing room and meeting space.
Coworking and enterprise space
The Venture enables students and recent graduates who work for themselves or run their own business to collaborate in a vibrant, entrepreneurial community, supported by our enterprise programmes.
Project and collaboration spaces
The Spark and The Breakthrough host events and workshops and help to connect the entire Zone29 community. Expect large tables, open meeting pods and social breakout areas.
Digital upskilling and training spaces
The Network hosts digital workshops and upskills students, alumni and members of the local community, while The Peak and The Rise are home to our short courses and apprenticeships.
Large event spaces
Launchpad and The Sky Room provide dedicated events spaces for our Zone29 community to come together and enjoy exhibitions, panel events, networking receptions and more.
The building enables students and graduates to supercharge their career prospects, networks and enterprises. Businesses and organisations can access our talent and support, host events and provide opportunities for local communities. Together, we’ll create a vibrant and inclusive space.
Responsibly restored
Built in the 1960s but stripped and vacated in early 2017, the original building has been responsibly renovated. It reflects the University’s strategic pledge to reuse, refurbish and modernise its existing sites and spaces through purpose-built, sustainable and mindful development.
Mindfully built to last
We have considered sustainability in all aspects of building design and operation.
Giving old spaces new life
We've reused and refurbished our existing building to help protect the environment.
Cutting carbon for the future
Designed to achieve a 69% reduction in carbon emissions, exceeding minimum UK requirements.
Built on solid foundations
Zone29 also helps to facilitate our social and human sustainability goals, strengthening our commitment to inclusion, diversity, wellbeing and social mobility.
A place for all, where barriers are broken and diversity is celebrated – Zone29 reflects the values and vision of the University that powers it.
Accessibility played a key role in our redevelopment plans, with each floor fully accessible through a new lift. We’ve also introduced level access from Marylebone Road. More information on how to access and navigate the building will be published when it officially opens.
We engaged with our neighbours and local council officers while devising development plans, making significant changes in response. This included limiting the number of daily deliveries and amending the building’s facade and roof, so that they complemented the neighbouring buildings and lifted the townscape.
Our build team, Morgan Sindall Construction, are members of the Considerate Constructors Scheme and signees of the Code of Considerate Practice, which is overseen by Westminster City Council’s environmental team.
As both a creator and promotor of local jobs and experiences, Zone29 will boost the local economy and the career and enterprise opportunities available to the local community.
A significant renovation project, backed by a £5.8m grant from the Office for Students (OfS), has regenerated our building at 29 Marylebone Road. Modifications to the existing building include:
- a remodelled top floor and annexe
- facade improvements to complement surrounding buildings
- additional floor space
- external terrace
- replacement windows and modern glazing system
- long-stay and short-stay cycle parking
- improved accessibility and services
- July 2022: planning application submitted
- October 2022: £5.8m funding from OfS towards capital costs secured
- May 2023: planning permission granted
- Late 2023: refurbishment started
- Spring 2026: building set to open its doors