Manchester-based creative production house Visual Architects (VA) has significantly expanded what’s possible for clients across festivals, brand activations, immersive experiences, Halloween and Christmas builds, and interior projects, with a major investment in advanced fabrication technology.

The addition of two industrial-grade 3D printers to VA’s Manchester warehouse, working alongside its existing 7-axis robotic CNC system, means the studio can now design and build large-scale, intricate, hollow structures that were previously difficult, expensive, or simply impossible to produce.

Where traditional fabrication methods often meant solid forms, VA can now create sculptural pieces and installations that are hollow by design. That opens the door to internal lighting and effects, integrated technology, and structures that are dramatically lighter to transport and install, without compromising on scale or detail.

For clients, that translates into more creative freedom across every brief: larger sculptures and structures, more organic and intricate shapes, faster turnaround from concept to finished piece, and builds that are lighter, easier to install, and more sustainable to produce.

Lefteris Angelidis, CEO of Visual Architects, said: “We’ve always believed the best work happens when design and fabrication share the same space. This investment takes that further. Our team can now take a brief from concept to physical object in hours, and create things that genuinely weren’t possible for us before. It changes the conversation we can have with clients.”

The expanded capability means VA can now take a project from initial concept through rendering, prototyping, manufacture, and installation entirely in-house, under one roof. For festival and brand activation clients, that means bolder, larger scenic elements built faster. For Halloween and Christmas experiences, it means more elaborate, atmospheric props and structures, lit from within and built to transport and install with ease. For interior projects, it means bespoke, organic forms that bring spaces to life in ways standard fabrication couldn’t achieve.

The new technology is also a step forward for sustainability, with additive production reducing material waste compared to traditional carving and sculpting methods, sitting alongside VA’s existing commitments such as a polystyrene compactor that reduces foam waste significantly.

The expanded fabrication capability is available now across all VA service areas. Christmas and Halloween briefing is open.

For enquiries, visit visual-architects.com or contact the team at enquiries@visual-architects.co.uk

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