Where the work happens
Deep work residences
A private live-work residence for founders with deadlines. Lagos does not have to cost you weeks. Monthly and quarterly residencies. Victoria Garden City.
The problem
Your strongest portfolio founders are losing weeks. Not to bad decisions — to Lagos. Power out at 6am. Internet down by 9. An hour gone before the work starts.
A coworking space fixes the desk. It does not fix the house they go home to, the generator they wait on, or the neighbourhood that makes deep focus impossible after dark.
The infrastructure gap is real and it is costing your companies time they do not have. No purpose-built residence for building-stage founders exists in West Africa. A Quietspace is that place.
Where the work happens
The concept
I
Triple-layer power. Dual fibre with 4G failover. When it works every day, residents stop thinking about it. That is the point.
II
Private ensuite room. Ergonomic desk. Cook on site, cleaning handled. The logistics of living in Lagos disappear.
III
Every resident is reviewed — not for credentials, but for whether they have a real deadline. The house works because everyone in it is working.
IV
Monthly minimum. Quarterly preferred. All-inclusive — room, power, internet, meals, cleaning. One number, nothing hidden.
V
Gated estate, 24-hour security, close to Lekki. A private residence — not a hotel, not a coworking space.
VI
VGC is the proof of concept. Ikoyi, Abuja, Accra — the same model, the same infrastructure, the same selection.
For investors and VCs
One of your companies is behind. The launch is six weeks out. The founders are in Lagos and losing half their day to the environment before they open a laptop.
You could advise them. Or you could send them somewhere the problem does not exist.
A Quietspace is that place. The house is in VGC. Fit-out is being funded now. Early VC partners get reserved blocks — residency available on demand for any portfolio company that needs a focused sprint.
Reserved blocks for portfolio founders
Monthly or quarterly residency blocks, held for your portfolio. Available when a company needs a sprint environment, not when a room happens to be free.
Weeks recovered, not hours
Remove 4–6 hours of daily friction and it compounds. A founder in residence ships faster. That is the only metric that matters.
Infrastructure, not advice
Sending a founder here is a concrete act. Not a call. Not a framework. A place where the work gets done.
Founding partner
Partners who come in at concept stage are named as the model expands across West Africa.
Residency terms
Minimum commitment
Monthly
Monthly minimum. We hold the room. You commit to the work. Not a shortlet — a residency.
Preferred term
Quarterly
Three months is enough time to ship something real. Preferred rates apply.
What is included
All‑in
Room, power, internet, meals, cleaning. One number. Nothing else to think about.
Pricing
On request
Discussed directly. Founding residents get preferential rates. Register to be first in that conversation.
Register interest
The house is in VGC. Fit-out is being funded. We are not open yet. We are finding out who needs this before we open.
If you are a founder who needs to ship, a VC with a company under pressure, or someone who wants to back this — register. We will be in touch.
Current stage
Concept and funding stage. House secured in VGC. Fit-out in progress. Target: Q4 2026. Founding residents and VC partners get first access.
No commitment required
No spam. We will only be in touch when the space is ready, or sooner if relevant.
Registered.
We will be in touch when A Quietspace opens.
If you would like to speak sooner, write to
hello@yalenewhaven.com