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CO NFCONFERENCEERE NCE AND AN EVENTSD EVENTS WEW E AREA RE WHWHATAT YOUYOU MAMAKEKE UUSS WE ARE WHAT YOU MAKE US CONTENTS TECHNICAL DETAILS 2 Room Specifications 3 Victoria Warehouse Hotel: Ground Floor Plan We are Victoria Warehouse, a unique, innovative event space in the heart of Manchester, one of 4 Victoria Warehouse Hotel: First Floor Plan Europe’s most exciting cities. Built in the early 1900s as predominantly a cotton storage facility 5 The Cotton Sheds: Ground Floor Plan our warehouse building has stood as a symbol of this city’s industrial strength and innovation for around 100 years. Careful renovations have made it a venue to capture the imagination. 6 The Cotton Sheds: First Floor Plan Our site encompasses two buildings, namely The Cotton Sheds our large events space and the Victoria Warehouse Hotel which also includes smaller event rooms. Both spaces boast our SPACES signature industrial aesthetic with exposed brickwork and other original features. 7-8 The Cotton Sheds Our flexible event space can be adapted to suit any event whether it’s a huge product launch, or 9-10 The Bays a small meeting of just 10 people. The diverse range of clients we’ve accommodated is 11 The Head Office testament to our versatility and we’re proud that top brands and organisations including Audi, 12 The Skyhook & The Cinema BBC 6 Music, Facebook, The National Youth Music Theatre, BMW, L’Oreal, Heineken and AO.com have chosen us to stage their events. EVENTS In the world of contemporary corporate events, every element of the occasion matters and the 13-14 Conferences & Meetings venue you choose should be an integral part of the event. It’s all about creating an experience 15-16 Awards & Dinners that continues to be amplified post-event because guests are still talking about it. The uniquely 17-18 Exhibitions & Product Launches historic nature of Victoria Warehouse, complete with exposed brickwork and other original 19-20 Music features, makes our venue ideal for creating engaging, experiential events, launching exciting 21-22 Special Events & Christmas Parties new projects and revitalising familiar brands. 23-24 Sport & Entertainment As a creative canvas of unlimited potential, we are what you make us. ADDITIONAL SERVICES 25 Catering 26 Victoria Warehouse Hotel 27 Contact 28 Getting Here & Additional Services We are Victoria Warehouse, a unique, innovative event space in the heart of Manchester, one of Europe’s most exciting cities. Built in the early 1900s as predominantly a cotton storage facility our warehouse building has stood as a symbol of this city’s industrial strength and innovation for around 100 years. Careful renovations have made it a venue to capture the imagination. Our site encompasses two buildings, namely The Cotton Sheds our large events space and the Victoria Warehouse Hotel which also includes smaller event rooms. Both spaces boast our signature industrial aesthetic with exposed brickwork and other original features. Our flexible event space can be adapted to suit any event whether it’s a huge product launch, or a small meeting of just 10 people. The diverse range of clients we’ve accommodated is testament to our versatility and we’re proud that top brands and organisations including Audi, BBC 6 Music, Facebook, The National Youth Music Theatre, BMW, L’Oreal, Heineken and AO.com have chosen us to stage their WELCOME events. TO A VENUE LIKE NO OTHER In the world of contemporary corporate events, every element of the occasion matters and the venue you choose should be an integral part of the event. It’s all about creating an experience that continues to be amplified post-event because guests are still talking about it. The uniquely historic nature of Victoria Warehouse, complete with exposed brickwork and other original features, makes our venue ideal for creating engaging, experiential events, launching exciting new projects and revitalising familiar brands. As a creative canvas of unlimited potential, we are what you make us. Winner of the Coolest Venue for Gala Dinners at The Prestige Events Cool Venue Awards 2016 1 ROOM SPECIFICATIONS THE COTTON SHEDS THE BAYS SHED A SHED B SHED C SHED D MEZZANINE SHED E SHED F SHED G BAY 1 BAY 2 THE SKYHOOK THE HEAD OFFICE THE CINEMA CAPACITY CONCERT 4,200 1,500 825 300 1,000 600 600 400 150 500 n/a n/a n/a RECEPTION 2,500 1,000 450 120 800 600 600 400 120 350 n/a n/a n/a BANQUETING (without stage) 1,000 456 144 72 320 144 396 300 72 270 70 24 n/a BANQUETING (with stage) 900 400 100 50 320 100 350 n/a 72 250 50 n/a n/a CABARET (without stage) 800 360 112 56 256 112 312 270 56 216 n/a n/a n/a CABARET (with stage) 720 360 112 40 256 80 280 n/a 56 200 n/a n/a n/a THEATRE (without stage) 1,800 700 380 130 500 240 300 n/a 140 350 80 n/a 20 THEATRE (with stage) 1,650 650 300 100 445 200 600 n/a 126 320 70 n/a n/a BOARDROOM n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 30 n/a DIMENSIONS MAX. HEIGHT (m) 8 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 MIN. HEIGHT (m) 6.4 2.9 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 LENGTH (m) 41 49 39 12.2 44.9 39 49 58 12.1 23 11.9 11.4 7.94 MAX. WIDTH (m) 28 13.7 13 13.7 13.6 13 13.7 12.9 20.7 21.4 15.7 9 3.7 MIN. WIDTH (m) 22 13.7 10 11.8 11.2 10 11.8 7.5 13.9 14.2 9.4 4 3.3 SQM AREA 1185 686 330 172 512 308 670 600 207 414 127 83 32 FEATURES NATURAL DAYLIGHT PILLARS BLACKOUT EXPOSED BRICKWORK WI-FI VEHICLE ACCESS BUILT IN AV HEATING & AIR CON 2 VICTORIA WAREHOUSE HOTEL GROUND FLOOR PLAN THE BAYS TOILETS STORAGE STORAGE KITCHEN STORAGE THE THE CINEMA SKYHOOK KITCHEN HOTEL ROOM HOTEL LOUNGE TOILETS THE BAYS THE BAYS [BAY 1] [BAY 2] BAR SPA RECEPTION HOTEL BAR ROOM CHANGING MAIN ENTRANCE HOTEL ROOMS RECEPTION YOGA STUDIO & SPA STORAGE 3 VICTORIA WAREHOUSE HOTEL FIRST FLOOR PLAN STORAGE OFFICE AREA [PRIVATE] STORAGE UNDEVELOPED SPACE TOILETS HOTEL ROOMS TOILETS BOARDROOM TABLE BOARDROOM THE KITCHEN RECEPTION & LOUNGE AREA HEAD OFFICE 4 THE COTTON SHEDS GROUND FLOOR PLAN BAR BAR CLOAKROOM NO ACCESS TOILETS MAIN ENTRANCE SECURITY OFFICE TOILETS E3 CAR PARK BAR BALCONY SHED C SHED B BAR AREA ABOVE SHED A PRODUCTION OFFICES STAIRS TO MEZZANINE STORAGE SHED D BAR 5 THE COTTON SHEDS FIRST FLOOR PLAN MAIN ENTRANCE STAIRS FROM TOILETS CAR PARK DRESSING ROOM DRESSING ROOM DRESSING ROOM TOILETS SHED G SHED F SHED E MEZZANINE BAR MEZZANINE BALCONY BALCONY SEATING ABOVE GREEN ROOM STAIRS STORAGE FROM SHED A CLOAKROOM DRESSING DRESSING DRESSING SEATING ROOM ROOM ROOM AREA GREEN ROOM 6 THE This area of the development was built in the 1920s predominantly to store cotton from overseas. Each room was referred to as a different ‘Shed’ and labelled alphabetically. The Cotton Sheds is our largest event space at 4,533 sqm in total. Currently split across two levels, it includes eight unique areas of varying size including a large bar/reception space and VIP Mezzanine area. All of these spaces COTTON boast the classic Victorian warehouse features that make our venue so unique. Shed A is the largest space available in The Cotton Sheds and is perfect for a variety of event concepts including conferences, brand launches, dinners, awards ceremonies, and sporting and music events. Sheds B, C, D, E, F and G SHEDS can be hired collectively as breakout rooms, separate catering areas or exhibition space. SHED A THE MEZZANINE 7 FEATURES • Unique industrial backdrop • Full venue branding opportunities • Drive in access through entire ground floor • Large reception area • 125 TPNE and 3 phase power available • Cloakroom facilities • Outdoor power and water supply • Licensed for events until 5am • Large feature Mezzanine overlooking Shed A • Shed A is pillar-free • Backstage production offices, dressing rooms and toilets • Ability to rig • Side bars and ability to create over 7 breakout spaces of varying sizes • Heating and air conditioning SHED B SHED D 8 In the 1930s each section of the Victoria Warehouse Hotel was split up into numbered bays used over the years to store everything from cotton to Kelloggs Products and Easter eggs, thus inspiring the name of this particular event space. The Bays is made up of two adjoining areas totalling over 700 sqm and is our ‘plug and play’ space. Bay 1 is a large pre-function THE room with lounge furniture and a large feature bar, plus an open kitchen. Bay 2 is the main plenary room and provides a hassle-free event solution for corporate clients and special events. This room comes complete with a full AV package including screens and projectors, colour-changing down lighters on the pillars, a PA system, staging, lecterns, mics and relay screens all as standard. This versatile space is ideal for most event concepts such as conferences and meetings, awards and dinners, networking events, BAYS drinks receptions and all kinds of parties. BAY 1 BAY 1 9 FEATURES • Separate reception/catering space • Open plan kitchen • Huge AV spec built in as standard • Natural daylight • Heating and air conditioning • Adjacent loading bay • Colour-changing mood lighting • Double-door access • Unique industrial backdrop • Separate entrance (coming soon) BAY 2 BAY 2 10 This event space is named after the original Warehouse Owner’s quarters and is accessed through a secret hidden door.