Factory Phnom Penh

WORK • PLAY • INSPIRE

Factory Phnom Penh is the “Work” and “Play” components to the Urban Hub project (Urban Village provides the “Live”). Blending working space with creative inspiration, the goal of Factory is to support the country’s young entrepreneurs in developing their next great business idea while helping innovators to push the boundaries of art and design.

Factory Phnom Penh is a 3.4-hectare garment factory complex repurposed to house the country’s largest coworking space, awesome offices for emerging businesses and start-ups, studios for artists, and a range of other activities to keep people inspired and excited. Factory has production spaces for makers and craftspeople, as well as food, beverage, and recreation options. 

With hidden green spaces, soaring murals painted by international and Cambodian artists, 50 custom bicycles to ride through the campus, a skateboard park and the country’s first trampoline park, Factory is a space unlike anything else seen in Cambodia before. 

Overview

Timeline

JAN-MAY 2017: Research, concept

JUN 2017: Infrastructure repairs

NOV 2017: Skateistan

DEC 2017: First office tenants

FEB 2018: Fulcrum Café

MAY 2018: WS1

AUG 2018: Play Space Montessori

SEP 2018: Fly Phnom Penh

OCT 2018: La Cantina

MAR 2019: Art Space

APR 2019: Event space

MAY 2019: Favela Gym

OCT 2019: Office Space II & Bar Analog

Target Market

Primary: Khmer entrepreneurs, makers, do-ers, creatives, ages 18-40

Secondary: International entrepreneurs in technology and other creative fields

Rental Types

Traditional build-to-suit office space

Warehouse space for production

Coworking memberships

Small, furnished starter “Graduation Offices” 

Retail space

Production space

Amenities

Meeting rooms

Art galleries

Theater & classroom rental spaces

Studio and exhibition space

Cafe, bar, canteen, coffee kiosk

Showers available for commuters

Skatepark

Greenspace

50 shared bikes on-campus

Game room and relax room

Inspiration Library

Montessori school