Plateau Urbain is a cooperative dedicated to social housing and transitional and temporary urban planning that provides affordable workspaces and, where possible, emergency housing solutions in vibrant, creative, and community-oriented third places with a social mission, in the Île-de-France region and in several major cities (Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille). It also provides consulting and support services throughout France.
© Guillaume Belvèze
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Whether you are a local government, a developer, a landlord, or a community group, Plateau Urbain can help you design your transitional and temporary urban planning projects and ensure the successful implementation of your third-place initiatives.
A temporary workspace in Arcueil comprising several historic and modern buildings, offering office space, workshops, and basements within a 7,500-square-meter garden.
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A 5-story building in the heart of Fontenay-sous-Bois
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Located in the heart of Paris’s 14th arrondissement, La Roche is now home to more than 40 tenant organizations.
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This site, located in Paris’s 19th arrondissement along the Canal Saint-Denis, is home to 70 facilities.
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Located in Courbevoie, the Malraux third place has just opened its doors and will host around thirty artists, artisans, associations, and social and solidarity economy organizations for four years.
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BOB is a resource center where people can explore new ways of working and living together in a unique and inspiring setting.
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Are you looking for unique venues to rent for your events? We can help you find the perfect space based on your needs: fashion shows, conferences, film shoots, corporate events…
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By joining Plateau Urbain, you’ll have the opportunity to work on mixed-use, hybrid, and even experimental projects. Working at Plateau Urbain means having a certain degree of freedom to act; we open up new possibilities and encourage the freedom to make mistakes. Plateau Urbain tests, experiments, and transforms.
Anthony Charoy
Head of the Technical Division at Plateau Urbain
From the very beginning of the project, Agence Intercalaire wanted to join Plateau Urbain. We share this aspiration to create living and working spaces that emphasize sharing—of spaces, tools, and skills—and the active involvement of the people who use these spaces. We also share the need and desire to help create experimental frameworks that address the challenges of construction.
Pascale Dubois
Executive Director of Agence Intercalaire, member of the Plateau Urbain cooperative – 2020
Having a studio here has allowed me to work somewhere other than at home. Working in a shared space has been very rewarding for me. It was a conscious choice on my part; I was genuinely interested in the project as a whole. The studio is open to everyone here, and it’s very rare for me to be here alone.
Marie Fourcade
Embroiderer based in Les Cinq Toits
Being at Les Bains Douches creates synergy—sometimes even in my work. It wasn’t planned, but it’s a real plus. It’s been really good for me to work in a group again. I didn’t expect it to mean so much to me: new projects, meeting new people, and even in my day-to-day life, just not having to eat lunch alone makes a big difference.
Thomas Virzi
Freelancer specializing in project management and web development based in Les Bains Douches
“Bringing together people in extremely vulnerable situations, organizations from the cultural, artistic, and social sectors, as well as the general public, in a single location—as we did at Les Grands Voisins— Les Cinq Toits, Maison Marceau, and La PADAF demonstrate that not only is this possible, but that it also makes sense to replicate these models—not identically, since each project has its own unique character, but by recreating the conditions conducive to inclusivity, diversity, solidarity, and experimentation. Numerous initiatives, such as the community concierge service or the barter shop, have emerged and helped people achieve a degree of autonomy thanks to the economic activity generated on-site.”
Wiliam Dufourcq
Program Director at the Aurore Association – 2020
Since 2013, Plateau Urbain has facilitated the opening of more than 50 third places in major French cities. As part of a transitional urban planning approach, these collective and temporary spaces foster social, economic, and cultural innovation and contribute to the sustainable development of local communities.
Simon Laisney
CEO & Founder
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