A dancefloor under the future city of eco-responsible fashion.
The old fire station of Château-Landon rue de l'Aqueduc (Xe), closed since 2005, is about to reopen next June, adorned with new attire.
The five main buildings with a total surface area of 4000 m2, owned by the Real Estate Agency of the City of Paris (RIVP), now managed by the Exception company, will become an incubator dedicated to young ethical fashion designers.
On the program: creation workshops, fashion boutiques, coworking spaces and exhibitions ...
A project that was not originally planned
But its basements will conceal a strange surprise, which seems to have recently been invited into the project: a nightclub, covering 257 m2, the management of which has been entrusted to the Rosa Bonheur teams.
On the program: music, dance floor, and bar.
In the midst of a pandemic, when nightclubs are plunged into a real slump, or forced to close, like the Tango, the emblematic Marais box, condemned to close its doors, the idea may surprise.
Also, perhaps, rejoice the revelers in search of going out.
Frédéric Hocquard, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of the night, for his part, welcomes the idea of a festive space taking place in a district that is sorely lacking: “The place is resolutely open to everyone.
It's not just an incubator, there will be fashion boutiques, a café, a restaurant area, a rooftop… So why not a nightclub?
The basement can also be privatized for events.
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Preserve the tranquility of local residents?
While some gnashing of teeth is already being heard at the thought of possible noise pollution, Frédéric Hocquard assures us: “The basement will be completely soundproofed, with the greatest respect for the standards in force.
And access will not be through the main entrance to the barracks, but from Jan-Karski Square, a place where there is little direct neighborhood.
Everything will be done to ensure the tranquility of residents is not disturbed ”.
It remains to be seen when we can dance in the barracks.
The site should be able to open doors before the summer, but the sanitary measures must still allow it.
Because, for nearly a year and the first confinement in March 2020, nightclubs have never been allowed to receive their customers.