An event in the Main Hall of Hackney Depot, under the glazed roof with red ductwork

A creative space above the bus depot.

Studios, a daylight photo studio and a glass-roofed event hall under one roof — 5 Sheep Lane, Hackney, London E8.

Hackney Depot

Home to makers, artists, designers and thinkers — a community of studios and spaces in the steel-and-glass structure floating above a working London bus depot.

The building

HACKNEY DEPOT is the revival of a long abandoned space above a bus depot in the heart of Hackney. A 2000m² floor with incredible character and natural light has been redeveloped by 6AM Development and reoccupied by a community of makers and creatives.

Get in touch
The vacant hall before the 2020 retrofit
Before — vacant for 25 years
Hackney Depot exterior on Sheep Lane, the glass structure above the brick bus depot
Sheep Lane, E8
Axonometric drawing of Hackney Depot showing the roof structure and the life inside the building
The Depot, drawn — retrofit by Turner.Works, 2020

What happens here

People at work in the shared studios

Studios

22 flexible spaces for London businesses in art, design and technology.

 The White Studio, a daylight photo studio

Photo Studio

A daylight-flooded white studio for photography and filming.

 A masterclass event in the Main Hall

Events & Workshops

A glass-roofed hall for exhibitions, screenings, workshops and shoots.

Life at the Depot

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A talk in one of the studios Working at the hatch in the shared space An event gathering in the Main Hall The red gate at Sheep Lane The wood workshop A maker at work Red ductwork under the glazed roof Studio interior with plywood furniture

Find us

Get directions

5 Sheep Lane, London E8 4QS — two minutes from Broadway Market, ten from London Fields and Cambridge Heath stations.

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