About The Space The Story What Happens

An Open Door
for Creativity
& Community

A communal creative space in the heart of Hackney Wick, East London.

About

Where making, sharing & belonging happen under one roof

Open House Hackney is a multi-purpose space nestled among the warehouses and waterways of Hackney Wick. What began as a vacant building on Prince Edward Road has become a home for creativity, connection and community.

The ground floor is both gallery and social space — a place to see art, meet people, or simply spend time. Above, a workshop studio hosts classes and creative sessions. Deeper within the building, music studios provide space for rehearsal, recording and production. Together, these spaces are shaped by the community that moves through them.

The building itself is part of the story: exposed brick, industrial steel and natural light that pours through factory-era windows.

Ground floor space looking out to Prince Edward Road through glass storefront
Live music performance at Open House Hackney

Create, relate, regenerate

The Space

Brick, steel, wood & light

A converted warehouse with character in every surface — designed to be open, adaptable, and genuinely welcoming.

Ground floor with open glass doors to street
Street-front gallery space
Open studio with kitchen area and art on walls
Kitchen & studio space
Workshop space with arched doors and paper sculpture
Workshop with arched doors
Social space with colourful sofas and plants
The social space
Workshop studio with exposed brick
Workshop studio
Community dancing together at Open House Hackney

Open doors, open minds

Mike Slovich, founder of Open House Hackney
The Story

Started simply, shaped by the people around it

Mike Slovich moved to East London from the USA in 2017 and was drawn to the openness and energy of Hackney Wick from the start. In 2021, he opened the space and made it his home — living upstairs and opening the doors below to see what might grow from there.

It wasn't built around a fixed plan. From the beginning, the idea was to create a place where people could show up, take part, and contribute in their own way — whether that's making, learning, hosting, or just spending time with others.

Since opening, it has grown through those contributions. People bring ideas, test things out, and shape what the space becomes. Some things stick, others change, and new ones take their place.

That process is the point. Open House Hackney continues to evolve with the community around it — staying open, flexible, and led by the people who use it.

What Happens Here

Art, music, movement & making

Gallery

The street-front gallery showcases a rotating programme of exhibitions from local artists, accompanied by opening events and artist conversations.

Workshops & Events

The first-floor studio hosts an eclectic mix of dance and fitness classes, creative workshops, talks and live music. From life drawing and yoga to open mic nights, the programme is shaped by the community around it.

Music Studios

Fully equipped music studios sit at the core of the building, offering working spaces for musicians, producers and sound artists in the neighbourhood to create and collaborate.

Hackney Wick,
East London

5 Prince Edward Road
London E9 5LX