Oxford North: The City's Flagship Innovation District
What does your organisation do? What is one unique thing people should know about your organisation that is not on your website?
Oxford North is the city's flagship new innovation district purposefully master planned to enable the next century of life-changing discoveries in science and technology.
The overall masterplan will offer 1 million sq ft of labs and workspaces, 480 homes and three public parks. Phase 1 is now open, delivering The Red Hall and 1 & 2 Fallaize Street, two laboratory buildings which include additional fitted labs workspace. Ideal resources for SMEs looking to grow and larger occupiers seeking high specification new workspace.
Amenities include Fallaize Park, Oxford North's two-acre public park, along with an 80-seater café and 100-seater Town Hall, market square and landmark cycle pavilion. Fun fact, Fallaize Park holds a ground source heat pump network for heating and cooling our new buildings.
Oxford North is uniquely designed as a mixed-hub combining specialised laboratories and workspaces for AI, biotech and quantum computing. What makes Oxford North special is that we are open to the public and are always thrilled to welcome our local community. Our parks, public art, events and Taylors Oxford North café on site are accessible for all to enjoy.
Sustainability is embedded into the scheme's design to ensure the delivery of positive local environmental and social benefits to deliver a 'net positive' development. Oxford North is located just a 15-minute cycle from the city centre, whilst its proximity to Oxford Parkway Station is strategically positioned on the East West Rail corridor, coupled with its arterial advantages, will provide occupiers, visitors and residents with unrivalled multimodal connectivity.
Why did you choose to build in Oxfordshire? What is your connection to Oxford/Oxfordshire?
Oxfordshire is a thriving, ambitious and affluent county full of culture and forward-thinking mentality. It is bursting with ideas, knowledge and potential, Oxford North has been purposefully designed to enable this growth.
Oxford North is situated to pull on the University of Oxford's world class research base, the world-renowned University attracts ideas, research, innovation and investment. In addition, St Johns College, Oxford has led the vision for its land holding and provides fantastic links to academia.
Oxford North contributes to strengthening the Oxford – Cambridge Arc, as the globally significant area between Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge. Supporting jobs within these regions and nationally to the economy. Oxford North is a high-quality, well-connected and sustainable community, turning discoveries into reality.
What big problem are you trying to solve, and why does it matter?
The Oxford North vision is to unlock lifesaving science and technology discoveries and create a vibrant new innovation district. It is vital for creating a meeting point and launchpad for diverse practitioners across science and technology. Oxford North has been designed for the specific needs of the science and technology community, for companies needing a flexible blend of lab and workspace. We're offering a spectrum of spaces to suit everyone, from startups to multinationals, which is crucial for supporting discovery and growth.
How can you support — or be supported by — the Oxfordshire ecosystem?
Oxford North has been created by scientists, for scientists, generating a community to support the sharing of knowledge and ideas. Oxford North looks to support those already in the ecosystem from startups and founders looking for flexible office and lab space, to hosting events for networking, where partnerships and relationships can be made through vital connections. We want to create a space that facilitates growth opportunities within the ecosystem.