POC Volun!ty, Wuxi- CN Social unity for volunteers Many volunteers have emerged in the last couple of months, but many lack protective materials. Some volunteers have really heavy tasks, while others have no task at all. You donate to volunteers, but you get no follow-up feedback. If we are to face an epidemic again, how might we Read more about Social unity for volunteers[…]
POC Verdi ingénierie Co-preserved industrial heritage In 1988, the Chaufferie Huet, a former weaving mill, closed its doors. In 2010, La Madeleine buys this industrial heritage from Carrefour,but it is in very poor shape. Even if this building “exudes La Madeleine’s history” according to Sébastien Leprêtre, the question remains: “Should we save or demolish this heritage? Read more about Co-preserved industrial heritage[…]
Andréa Dague and Diane Darbon Space development in the service of co-production Third places that meet new needs in office real estate for more flexibility, for the benefit of freelancers, multi-tenants or new users. Co-producing together and animating emulation between the users of third places. In June 2017 the European metropolis of Lille launched a “call for Read more about Space development in the service of co-production[…]
POC GARAGE GARAGE, a workspace in synergy Teleworking, telecottage, incubators… So many models that reflect today’s diversity of ways of working. On the brands and retail side, new concepts are also starting to emerge with the prospect of connecting entrepreneurs with consumers, as well as brands with their customers, by creating spaces that promote synergy. Read more about GARAGE, a workspace in synergy[…]
POC Wellice Living in your workplace Because employees’ practices and expectations evolve, so do working environments. The project Wellice seeks to build a responsible, pleasant office building that is integrated into its environment in the centre of Villeneuve d’Ascq. The intention is to create a space where work rhymes with well-being. Responsible, pleasant and integrated Wellice, Read more about Living in your workplace[…]
POC La Fabrique Numérique de Gonesse A digital social fablab ‘La Fabrique de Gonesse’ is the first project of the Roissy Pays de France Agglomerations’ digital strategy. Launched in 2015, the programme uses digital technologies, mass communication, digital fabrication, repairing, networking and project management as empowerment tools for tackling the problem of school dropouts, especially in Read more about A digital social fablab[…]
POC Monsfabrica Building the living city How to “make of the city”, build a humane city, thriving in collaboration and complementing major urban renewal programs like the one that, for 15 years now, has been raising the new Mons from the old Mons in Baroeul? Out of this question was born MONSFABRICA, a mutual aid and Read more about Building the living city[…]
POC Le Kappla Third furniture for third places Third places, coworking spaces, resource pooling…Practicesgradually growtowards collective sharing. Many spaces are flourishingaround thistrend. But are these evolving places sustainable? How can we take into account these growing practices along with the request of new workspace equipment by the citizens? Like a building game For this project, initially presented at the Tremplin Design Read more about Third furniture for third places[…]
POC Bazaar St-So Let’s mix skills at the Bazaar! In between the city and the eco-neighbourhood project, Bazaar St-Sooccupies a former railway hall with the aim of building a place dedicated to the creative economy. The building is cut in half: on one side, there is a workshop, and on the other, exhibition, meeting and office Read more about Let’s mix skills at the Bazaar![…]
POC Tiers-Lieu LA LOCO Functionality and cooperation economy? “We aim for cohesive and sustainable development but we find ourselves in classic facilities with no connection to the neighbourhood inhabitants or anything sustainable!” The key players of the Social and Solidarity Economy, always associated with the voluntary sector that doesn’tgenerate financial capital, are like the contemporary shoemakers who go barefoot and Read more about Functionality and cooperation economy?[…]