The Garage Studios
Unique offices to rent in Nottingham
One of the coolest buildings in Nottingham’s history
Located at the site of the infamous Garage and KoolKat club, we’ve brought about the renovation of a Nottingham icon. Reborn and reimagined as The Garage Studios, eight new creative spaces have been designed and now play host to businesses of all shapes and sizes.
One of the coolest buildings in Nottingham’s history
Located at the site of the infamous Garage and KoolKat club, we’ve brought about the renovation of a Nottingham icon. Reborn and reimagined as The Garage Studios, eight new creative spaces have been designed and now play host to businesses of all shapes and sizes.
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Once home to The Garage, the first night club in the UK to play house music, this venue has been transformed into eight individual, creative spaces, breathing new life into this iconic building.
In its eighties and nineties heyday, this Lace Market property was a top 10 destination for clubbers across the land, including androgynous fashion icon and mister Culture Club himself, Boy George.
Also, it is widely acknowledged to be the venue which helped launch the UK’s whole dance music scene.
Graeme Park, hailed as one of the scene’s most pioneering DJs, originally worked upstairs at the former alternative record shop Selectadisc in Bridlesmith Gate selling singles and second hand discs.
His career took an exhilarating new direction though in the mid-1980s, when the shop’s owner Brian Selby acquired what was then the Ad-Lib club in St Mary’s Gate, and re-opened it as The Garage.
As one of the Selectadisc staff, Graeme was called upon to DJ at the club, playing everything from New Order and Talking Heads to Motown.
But, thanks to the arrival of the early house records from the United States in 1986 and Graeme’s desire to share them with a wider audience, revellers were about to experience a whole new dance floor revolution.
In a pioneering move, Graeme introduced house music to the decks – a move which sealed his superstar DJ reputation and ultimately got him a regular gig at Manchester’s legendary Hacienda Club.
Soon established as the place to see and be seen, The Garage’s owners decided to invest in the premises, building on its cool credentials.
From the late ’70’s it opened as a nightclub, and music venue under the identities of Beachcomber, The Garage, The Koolkat, and Lizard Lounge.
“Reform Architecture and Interior Design Ltd have been a tenant at The Garage Studios for over two years now. We’ve really enjoyed being a tenant here and being located in The Lace Market makes it very convenient for access to the abundant local services and facilities. The offices and shared spaces are well kept, and we wouldn’t hesitate recommending it for other companies looking for a city centre office space.”
Jamie King, Director
Featuring smart décor such as glass bricks, and a spiral staircase, The Lizard Lounge was changed considerably to reflect its new “chilled” concept. What had been the lower dance floor at The Garage became a lounge complete with comfy chairs, tables and waitress service.
Over the decades, 41-43 St Mary’s Gate has had a variety of different night club identities including Koolkat and most recently BZR.
Now it has a very different vibe but the history of the building, and the memories made there, will never be forgotten. The building makes the perfect unique offices to rent in Nottingham.
