Pop Brixton: London, UK

Pop Brixton is an original project that supports local jobs, training, and enterprise housing numerous projects around: 

🟢Food & Drink

🟢Music & Workshops

🟢Retail & Cafe

🟢Studios & Co-Working Spaces

🟢Community & Local Engagement Hub

It is a community initiative designed to drive progress and bring prosperity to local communities through enterprise. Pop Brixton transformed a disused plot of land into a pioneering space that showcases the most exciting independent businesses from Brixton and Lambeth, providing a unique destination that supports them to set up shop and share space, skills and ideas. 

Pop Brixton consists of over 50 shipping containers which have been arranged and converted to provide a range of business, community and retail spaces. Pop Brixton was designed and built by Carl Turner Architects in collaboration with a local management team. Property company ‘’The Collective’ provided the majority of the investment required to bring the project to life, as well as guidance and support on its construction and ongoing management. It opened in summer 2015 with a proposed lifespan of three years. The success of the project has resulted in an extension of the lease until November 2020.

As well as providing the space local businesses need to thrive, they work with the members to make a positive difference in the community. Every business member invests their time and skills in charitable projects, and in providing free space for community events of every kind, and hosting regular open workshops ranging from kids’ art classes to horticulture training in our community garden.