ignite: for good' presentation 4: craneworks: centre for invention, rhodri samuel
DESCRIPTION
This is Rhodri Samuel from Cranework's presentation which he gave during the 'Ignite: For Good' evening mySociety hosted on 29th October 2014 as part of the Bath Digital Festival. Description: Bath needs a space for art and design, conferences, learning and experimenting for people of all ages - and a great new cafe/bar and public space wouldn't hurt. We intend to bring all those things together in one unique facility, right on the river and within walking distance of the centre of this wonderful world heritage city.TRANSCRIPT
City of Bath
“A masterpiece of human creative genius…”
UNESCO
UK Creative & Tech Hotspot
๏ NESTA top 10 UK creative cluster
๏ Bristol & Bath: highest concentration of tech businesses outside of London
๏ Contribute more than tourism & retail combined
But almost invisible...
Made by Craneworks 2014
The Opportunity
Bath Enterprise Area - more than just jobs & homes:
๏Make creativity & technology visible
๏Build community & contemporary culture
๏Skills for the future workplace
๏Give young people a reason to stay
Stothert & Pitt Crane Factory
Made by Craneworks 2014
Craneworks: Centre for Invention
Vision:
๏Fuse creative & tech
๏STEM to STEAM
๏Place to learn, make & do business
๏Open, accessible, inclusive
๏Beacon of contemporary Bath
Craneworks: Future Skills“Interdisciplinary spaces for arts, science, technology and making to mingle together need to exist in all cities…Bath is a perfect place to bring alive a space of collaborative creativity for a new generation of digital and analogue creators to make innovation happen together.”
Jessi Baker
Designer and Technologist
Craneworks: Components
๏ Warehouse-style workspace
๏ High tech and ‘dirty’ making spaces
๏ Art & design exhibition space
๏ Film & digital media spaces
๏ Show & tell
๏ Cafes
Inspire. Make. Share.
Inspire. Make. Share.Total of 6,245 m2
60% WorkSpace
40% MakeSpace
ShowSpace
ArtSpace
EatSpace
“There is nothing like this in Britain.”
Stuart MacDonald OBE
Made by Craneworks 2014
People Behind Craneworks๏ CIC
๏ Social & charitable enterprise
๏ Development Team
๏ Core Group
๏ Advisory Group
๏ Growing support of Bath community
Business Plan๏ Strong, viable
business plan
๏ Income from workspace cross-subsidises public facilities
๏ 400+ jobs
๏ £25M GVA per annum
Funding๏ £15M capital budget
๏ 50%+ raised from grants/philanthropic funding
๏ 50%- debt financing
๏ Fundraising strategy & fundraiser in place
๏ LEP funding priority
๏ Bank letter of support
๏ 12-18 month funding programme
Making It Happen๏ In principle support of
B&NES
๏ In discussion with site purchaser (BMT) and their developer partner
๏ Seeking a long lease on the buildings
๏ Value of public support
How Can You Help?
๏ We need your support
๏ Help us to promote Craneworks
๏ Short film on website
๏ Need the whole city behind us
๏ Exploring crowd funding
“I want Bath to be a city of high achievers, of great innovators, of brilliant creators…”
Sir James Dyson
“The Craneworks project is important because Bath lacks a multidisciplinary creative centre of this kind and needs it…and worthwhile, because future generations – today’s young people – will thank us for it.”
Professor Sir Christopher Frayling
www.craneworks.org
@cranewrks
Thank you