Multi-use 60sqm Creative Space at Create Destroy Studios - Islington

Super nice studio and very good communication with host. Will definitely hire again

Speakers could be much more powerful x

Great space and excellent communication with the manager (Nick).

A very useful blank canvas which we will likely book again. We loved it and any notes here are considerations for people booking the space for filming/recording (which they should). This is a mostly empty room with a wall of mirrors, which is exactly what we were looking for and found it very useful as a kind of blank space for a video shoot of classical musicians. The space itself is very nice to be in and had easy access to facilities. Highly recommend this if you just want a space and feel capable converting that space to your needs. The natural light is lovely. However, and this is only a concern for filming, the windows are small, rectangular, and up high and in the mid-late afternoon are noticeable on the walls but out of reach so we couldn't cover them. You can work around it, but schedule accordingly. Not a negative (the light otherwise is very nice and sufficient), just a thing to note. I will say, not a negative, just a factor, it is not a soundproofed room (it's not meant to be), so bear that in mind if you are recording something and don't want a siren or an airplane flying overhead. It was not a major issue for us, happened very infrequently, and studios nearby were not loud, but it may happen. I'd recommend booking on a weekend if you're concerned about noise from other studios, as they're mostly businesses so are out.

We did have some issues with the key fob at the gate – we could get it, but it didn't open the gate for us. It could have been our own incompetence, but we had people coming in and out all day and it was a mild, only a mild, inconvenience.

Beautiful building, very tidy, no litter, easy to find, well kept, VERY good value for money

If someone else has taken the key fob for the gate, you can’t get in - which we found. We ended up half an hr into our booking when we finally got in, because someone else had taken the fob with them when they went in, so we lost time and money.