Acme Studios, supporting art and artists since 1972

Orsman Road, N1

Address
15 and 33 Orsman Road, Hackney, London N1 5RA.

Description
1930s brick and concrete-built factory, originally Players Cigarettes and then Research Engineers. 42 self-contained studios ranging from 160 to 2,160 sq ft (15 to 201 sq m) at 15 Orsman Road on ground, 1st and 2nd floors and eight partitioned studios ranging from 150 to 300 sq ft (14 to 28 sq m) at 33 Orsman Road on ground floor only.

Established
1983. Studios originally developed with support from Arts Council of Great Britain. Freehold purchased 2000.

Local Authority
London Borough of Hackney.

Access
Step to front door. One goods lift serving all floors with manually operated gates.

Other facilities
Background heating throughout the main building (15 Orsman). Shared male and female toilets on each floor and wash-up facilities in corridors and toilets. Entryphone system.

Current Rent
£9.40 per sq ft / £101.18 per sq m per year (15 Orsman Road) and £8.20 per sq ft / £88.26 sq m per year (33 Orsman Road).

Rent Review Date
April 2012

Parking
On-street Pay & Display and Business Permit by application from Hackney Council.

Public Transport
Haggerston and Old Street underground. See 'Further Reading' for local bus map.

Journey Planner


CLICK TO ENLARGE Exterior of Orsman Road. Photo: Acme Studios (2009) This link will open a full size image. To close the image, press the escape key.

CLICK TO ENLARGE Exterior of Orsman Road. Photo: Acme Studios (2009)

External Links

Orsman Road on Multimap

www.multimap.com/s/RBwF2NVg

Further Reading

Right or Control (Mac) click to download file or view in a new window.

Cross-Subsidy Case Study

Background and details of Acme's development of work/live units at Orsman Road

Size: 150KB

TFL Bus map to Orsman Road

Bus stops KD and KL are nearest to the studios.

Size: 81KB

CLICK TO ENLARGE 15 & 33 Orsman Road, Hackney, London N1. Number 33 is the Trapex Building Entrance is via 17 to 31 Orsman Road (Work Live Units) street gate This link will open a full size image. To close the image, press the escape key.

CLICK TO ENLARGE 15 & 33 Orsman Road, Hackney, London N1. Number 33 is the Trapex Building Entrance is via 17 to 31 Orsman Road (Work Live Units) street gate