La Résidence by Covivio : a living laboratory for experimenting and co-creating the future of the office 

A laboratory for experimenting with the future of the office 

The Residence brought together a group of new-generation entrepreneurs – podcasters, artists, content creators from the creative industries – who have a role and an impact on the future of work. 

The objective is twofold: to test in real conditions what makes people want to come to the office not out of obligation but by choice, and to bring together the perspectives of the corporate world and the entrepreneurial world to prototype the office of tomorrow. 

Result: in six months, the experiment proved its worth. These 900 m² nestled in the heart of the 11^th arrondissement, a stone’s throw from the Bataclan, made it possible to experiment with all the components that transform an office into a living space: uses, types of space, rules of the game, rituals and routines, business and cross-interests. In this residence, everything is measured to produce concrete lessons: what works, what strengthens cohesion, what makes people enjoy coming to the office and what increases productivity, in order to develop a renewed vision of the office, designed as a space for creativity, agility and innovation. Covivio can thus integrate these lessons in real time into the design and management of its new office buildings and, through several days of co-creation and reflection, benefit from this collective of entrepreneurs’ vision of the world of work and its evolution. 

At the same time, La Résidence launched ‘La Résidence Club’, a new kind of consulting agency that allows it to offer talent to companies without entering into a traditional entrepreneurial partnership model. 

Among the residents are serial entrepreneurs, three Forbes 30 Under 30 winners including Flora Ghebali, founder of Coalitions, and Cloé Dana, co-founder of Kaskad Nation, content creators such as Camille Aumont Carnel, founder of J’men Bats Le Clito, and Mamadou Dembélé, founder of The Impact Story. Together, the residents have accumulated over  2 million subscribers, over 100 million views, created over 25 companies, supported over  100 brands, and produced 25 cultural works! 

And what are the results for entrepreneurship? 

Over the months, residents observed a decrease in the mental load associated with entrepreneurship, an acceleration in their business, and new dynamics of trust and mutual aid. The space – deliberately left unfinished – encouraged the emergence of public events, spontaneous collaborations, cultural productions and collective work rituals. These observations provide valuable insight for designing offices that are more human, more useful and better suited to the economy of tomorrow. 

Through La Résidence, Covivio is continuing this joint reflection: how can an office be transformed into a living space? How can the office be made not only a place of work, but also a lever for connection, cooperation and innovation? 

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Press contacts

Press contact La Résidence : bonjour@laresidenceclub.fr / Juliette Ray : +33 6.15.71.32.46
Press contact Covivio : annelaure.vigneau@covivio.fr / +33 6.47.18.88.83