A former Tyneside nightclub has been transformed into the new headquarters for North East technology company Aspire Technology Solutions.
Gateshead based Aspire last year signed a 12-year lease for Pipewell Quay, a 30,000sqft office based on the banks of the River Tyne.
The building's interior is a far cry from its past as the area's cheesiest nightclub, drawing in crowds for almost a decade with its party nights, until closing 12 years ago.
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The empty building was acquired up by Newcastle property company Adderstone Group at the start of 2019, triggering a lengthy project to reconfigure the building for more suitable uses.
Aspire Technology Solutions is basing its new headquarters at the building, which now has a fully-glazed facade, giving spectacular views directly across the River Tyne.
Pipewell Quay has been designed by award-winning Newcastle-based architects Ryder and has undergone significant redevelopment across three floors, incorporating state of the art office space, break-out zones and meeting rooms.
All of the company’s meeting rooms are named after influential technology innovators, including its top floor meeting rooms titled Berners-Lee, named after the worldwide web inventor Tim Berners-Lee, and Turing, named after the brilliant codebreaker and mathematician Alan Turing.
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Other rooms are named after North East innovators and pioneers including Armstrong, Barbour, Cookson, Parsons, Stephenson and Swan.
Director Chris Fraser said: “To support our continued growth plans, we wanted a new iconic HQ and the best possible working environment for our people. Pipewell Quay was top of our list. We have ambitious plans to improve the connectivity and cloud performance available to North East businesses.
“Our new office based in the heart of the region is perfectly geared to help us deliver our plans. Adderstone have done a tremendous job with the Pipewell Quay office development, the entire team is really fired up about moving in."
Aspire, which employs 180 people, aims to create a further 150 jobs across the Gateshead office and its new base on Teesside at Fusion Hive, a business and innovation centre based on Stockton’s Northshore.
The company is hosting two opening events to reveal the results of the building’s transformation, including a staff party later this week.
Ian Baggett, founder of Adderstone Group, added: “Post project blues for the entire team! What a privilege to have worked with such brilliant construction professionals; transforming the Quayside vista and delivering an iconic home for a North East Company of the Year to boot.”
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