The Invention Rooms

The Invention Rooms is a unique space in White City, where the local community and Imperial College come together to collaborate, innovate and make.

With cutting edge facilities in a friendly and welcoming environment, we hope to inspire generations of inventors, entrepreneurs and makers from the local area and beyond.

Find out more by contacting us at whitecity.community@imperial.ac.uk

Three unique spaces

The Dangoor Reach Out Makerspace

A unique workshop and design studio where the local community can get hands-on experience of making and prototyping.

There are free after-school programmes for local young people and equipment to make just about anything – from wearable technology to household gadgets.

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Advanced Hackspace

A cutting-edge workshop facility for staff, students and partners to develop new ideas and prototypes.

The workshop has 3D printing and digital manufacturing, woodwork and metalwork, and a bio-lab for synthetic biology and molecular fabrication.

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Community woman and child at community event in the invention rooms cafe

The Interaction Zone

A warm and welcoming space with events and activities for the local community, including science workshops and tech drop-in sessions.

The Interaction Zone also has meeting rooms available for community-university projects with WiFi connectivity throughout the venue.

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