Community space
Business Design Centre
52 Upper Street, Islington, Greater London, N1 0QH
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Details last checked 28 days ago
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Business Design Centre entrance during London Art Fair, Islington, 16 January 2024
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- Hire price
- On requestcontact the venue
- Capacity
- 4500guests maximum
- Rooms
- 12bookable spaces
- Kitchen
- Commercial kitchenfor catering
Hire price
Price on request
Ask the venue for a quote for your date.
- Capacity
- Up to 4500
- Spaces
- 12 to book
Prices as published by the venue, checked 28 days ago. Confirm with them before you book.
About this venue
The Business Design Centre is a large Islington conference and exhibition venue with a Mezzanine, Gallery Hall and Atrium, Auditorium, Executive Centre and eight conference rooms. The official site promotes conferences, exhibitions, meetings, exams, awards ceremonies and filming. Whole-venue maximum is 4,500; room configurations and capacities vary. On-site catering is supplied by The Good Eating Company, with high-speed Wi-Fi and technical support. Venue hire is by enquiry.
Facilities
Catering & space
- Kitchen availableConditional
- Bar on siteNot confirmed
- Tables and chairs includedYes
- StageNot confirmed
- Garden or outdoor spaceNot confirmed
Access & accessibility
- On-site parkingYes
- Step-free accessYes
- ToiletsYes
- Accessible toiletYes
Permissions & licensing
- Alcohol allowedConditional
- Amplified music allowedNot confirmed
- Late licence availableNot confirmed
- Bouncy castles allowedNot confirmed
- Dog friendlyNot confirmed
Connectivity & extras
- Wi-FiYes
- Projector or screenConditional
Also features
- High-speed Wi-Fi throughout the venue
- On-site technical support and approved AV partner
- Event catering by The Good Eating Company, including bespoke menus and drinks
- Secure on-site paid car park and free secure bicycle parking
- Passenger lifts to all venue floors; ramped route to the forecourt
Good for
- Conferences
- Exhibitions & fairs
- Meetings
Rooms and pricing
Hire rates and the spaces you can book.
Gallery Hall and Atrium
650 seatedGallery Hall and Atrium (directory starting rate)
Commercial
HireSpace, Canvas and Tagvenue list this third-party starting fee per day. No effective date is stated; not an official BDC tariff. Confirm current scope and quote with BDC.
Source: www.canvas-events.co.uk£14,150 per day
Auditorium
500 seatedAuditorium (directory starting rate)
Commercial
HireSpace, Canvas and Tagvenue list this third-party starting fee per day. No effective date is stated; not an official BDC tariff. Confirm current scope and quote with BDC.
Source: www.canvas-events.co.uk£10,500 per day
Venue hire rates
Rooms B–H (directory starting rate; scope unclear)
Commercial
HireSpace and Tagvenue display a third-party starting fee per day. It is unclear whether this is per room or for another configuration. No effective date is stated; confirm current quote with BDC.
Source: hirespace.com£1,200 per day
Other spaces
- Mezzanine
- Executive Centre
- Room A
- Room B
- Room C
- Room D
- Room E
- Room F
- Room G
- Room H
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Sources & checks
Last checked 17 October 2026
Information taken from www.businessdesigncentre.co.uk, www.businessdesigncentre.co.uk, www.businessdesigncentre.co.uk, www.businessdesigncentre.co.uk, www.businessdesigncentre.co.uk, hirespace.com, www.canvas-events.co.uk, www.businessdesigncentre.co.uk, www.businessdesigncentre.co.uk, www.businessdesigncentre.co.uk, www.businessdesigncentre.co.uk, commons.wikimedia.org, www.openstreetmap.org.
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Hire price
Price on request