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Innovation Powerhouse
Offices and workrooms for young companies now fill this former Philips power house in Eindhoven, a striking industrial building reinvented as a hub for innovation and business collaboration.
The story
The building once served as a power house for Philips, the company whose industry shaped Eindhoven. Today it is an innovation house, with offices and rooms let to a collection of smart companies. It shows how the former Philips grounds are being taken in a new direction, through cooperation between businesses and both national and local government. The factory exterior has a distinctive look, one that brings to mind the cover of Pink Floyd's Animals album. The place has the energy of a maker space, suited to anyone starting a company and looking for a base. Its outdoor areas also lend themselves to technical events. It offers a close look at how Eindhoven became known for startups and everything around them.
Good to know
TAGGG AI- ✦Startups looking for a base can rent space here, and there has appeared to be plenty of room available.
- ✦The outdoor areas work well for hosting technical events.
- ✦Even just passing by is worthwhile for the factory exterior, which recalls Pink Floyd's Animals album cover.
