FormaHQ: Presse Books at FormaHQ

Event Venue · Private space

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FormaHQ, 140 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4GW
Borough Station (0.5 mi)

About this space

Presse Books is a coffee and bookshop serving Assembly Roast.

A space to celebrate our extended creative community, it stocks a curated selection of published material on art, architecture, music and the environment.

Come the evening it transforms into a relaxed and welcoming bar area for smaller gatherings or to accompany larger events
in the central space. For hires we can offer coffee, and pastries; or alcoholic drinks and snacks in the evening. Outside caterers can also be arranged upon request.


Prices

Monday
10:00 – 23:00
from £400 hire fee per day
Per day
10:00 – 23:00
from £400 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 23:30. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
14:00 – 23:00
from £400 hire fee per day
Per day
14:00 – 23:00
from £400 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 23:30. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
14:00 – 23:00
from £400 hire fee per day
Per day
14:00 – 23:00
from £400 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 23:30. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
14:00 – 23:00
from £400 hire fee per day
Per day
14:00 – 23:00
from £400 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 23:30. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Friday
14:00 – 23:00
from £400 hire fee per day
Per day
14:00 – 23:00
from £400 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 23:30. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
15:00 – 23:00
from £500 hire fee per day
Per day
15:00 – 23:00
from £500 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 23:30. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
10:00 – 23:00
from £500 hire fee per day
Per day
10:00 – 23:00
from £500 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 23:30. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Pricing updated by venue 4 weeks ago
Minimum booking duration: 2 hours

Capacity

Standing
up to 20
Dining
up to 10

Catering and drinks

In-house catering
External catering allowed
Venue provides alcohol
BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

Wi-Fi
Projector
Flatscreen TV
Whiteboard
Flipchart
PA system / speakers
Natural light
Free parking is available on-site (1 space)
Paid parking facilities available nearby
Cafe Seating
Modular Shelving
Sound System
Conference call facilities
Air conditioning
Storage space
Quiet space
Accommodation available

Music & sound equipment

Own music allowed
Bring your own DJ
Noise restriction

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Accessible toilets
Ground level
Lift to all floors

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Promoted and ticketed events
Temporary event notices (TENs) available
Wedding licence

Host rules

- No smoking in the building
- No alcohol or lingering outside the building after 10.30pm

Cancellation policy: Flexible

Show cancellation details

About FormaHQ

FormaHQ is a unique modernist structure in a vibrant area of South London and located conveniently close to London Bridge station for those travelling from further afield. It is operated by the high profile visual arts commissioner and production company, Forma.

The eye-catching podium terrace was completely transformed from an old garage block in 2021 into a distinctive cultural hub for art, architecture and the environment. The light-filled frame now houses an event space, a breakout space, 5 artist studios, a café/bookshop, and a stunning rooftop garden.

The design was led by architects Sanchez Benton alongside the artist Gabriel Kuri and has received numerous accolades for its approach to sustainability, architectural retrofitting and biodiversity.

About Forma
Forma is a London-based contemporary arts organisation and charity that champions ideas and artists who address
the social and political questions of our times. Driven by artists and their ideas, we develop projects that
challenge existing practices, innovate in new forms of creative expression and achieve high levels of ambition. Forma nurtures artists’ creative vision and grow their ambition in order to develop career-defining projects that lead to awards, peer recognition and new national and international opportunities. Our extensive commitment for long-form professional development sees us work with artists from R&D, commissioning, partnership building, fundraising and production through to touring.

We work dynamically and in partnership with others. As a non-gallery-based organisation we have the freedom to experiment and support creative innovation, move between art forms and present our work within institutions, the public realm and online. Much of our work is devised with partners and touring in mind.


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