HUB: Make Lab
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| Location | Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 14°35′56.0″N 120°58′47.3″E / 14.598889°N 120.979806°E |
| Address | First United Building, 413, Escolta Street, Binondo, Manila |
| Opening date | 2016 |
| Owner | Sylianteng family Escolta Commercial Association Inc. |
| No. of stores and services | varies |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Public transit access |   Carriedo |
| Website | HUB:Make Lab |
HUB: Make Lab also known as the Hub, is an adaptive reuse, incubator space for creative startups and artists which also acts as an alternative shopping center. Located within the former space occupied by Berg's Department Store in First United Building in Escolta St., Binondo, Manila, Philippines.
Opened in 2016 after the success of the Saturday X Future Market, organized by the artist collective, 98B COLLABoratory along with the increasing foot traffic in Escolta during its first street party known as the Escolta Block Party. HUB: Make Lab is a project of 98B COLLABoratory and the First United Building. In December 2018, it has since then evolved into its own organization serving its creative and action-oriented communities. It has also become a reference for other new creative hubs in the Philippines,[1] one notable example is Pineapple Lab, formerly located in Poblacion, Makati City which was closed down in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
