Motion Bristol launches new multifaceted venue and creative space 'Document'

The team behind notorious Bristol clubs Motion and The Marble Factory have launched new venue Document, a multifaceted space in central Bristol that offers the city’s creative community a hub for underground art, music and experimental sound. 

Set inside a former 1990s document storage facility, the dramatic industrial unit contains five different zones including a 3,000 capacity event space, 1,000 sq metre coworking studios, a bar and breakout space, contemporary stripped back bespoke offices, full gym and meeting rooms. The spaces will mainline into Bristol’s thriving cultural scenes and are guaranteed to transform working environments set out as follows:

• Facility: The main 3,000 capacity event space.
• Studio: 1000 sq metre coworking studios.
• Record: The main bar and breakout space.
• Gallery: The 500 sq metre first floor coworking space and gym.
• Concept: A contemporary stripped back bespoke office space. 

All uniquely different, artists’ studios, workspaces and hot desks sit carefully alongside the exhibition space and expansive music venue. Redefining coworking, the venue will offer artists, freelancers and small businesses the opportunity to congregate, collaborate and become a part of Bristol’s vibrant creative community across the footprint of the building.

Martin Page, owner and director of Document and Motion Events Ltd explained how Document came to life: “We took hold of the former AVIVA document storage warehouse in January 2019. We saw the opportunity to breathe life into a building that had laid empty for a decade in a key central Bristol location. My business partner and I started the task of populating its many halls and rooms with artists, professionals, and creatives. Covid saw us shut down the site with a skeleton crew where commercial projects from Netflix and the BBC helped us stay afloat. Fast forward to 2023, we've now filled all the studios and offices with creative types and local businesses. And now, with Motion and the Marble factory as our guide, we're planning some shows for our large 3,000 capacity venue Facility and bespoke cocktail area Record.”

Available for hire, Document has already hosted as a unique club space for popular Bristol event brand Alfresco Disco who threw their memorable NYE’s rave at the venue.

Martin Page added: “After the success of Alfresco Disco on NYE, we'll be building on that with a curated music series of electronic and live music that index in the more immersive and visually stimulating. There's a lot of positive energy behind DOCUMENT and it's the most exciting project we've worked on since launching the Marble Factory in 2016."

As Document steps forward into 2023, they promise a season of live music and electronic events set to make this former document storage space an iconic Bristol destination for cultural purveyors from around the country.