Espace 55 is an events and business center in Poisy, near Annecy, with seven meeting rooms for seminars and conferences and reception spaces for up to 250 guests. The restaurant and the central space can be privatized for company cocktails and product launches, and a smaller reception room serves private events of up to 120. Geneva is 30 minutes away.
Seminars and company events
The building offers seven meeting rooms: three modular rooms of 120 to 240 m², two connecting rooms of 60 m² each and two upscale rooms of 150 m². Any layout is possible, including classroom, theater and U shapes. The timber architecture, designed by the firm Axe&D, brings in daylight through large windows, and a private secure car park holds 80 vehicles.
Standard equipment includes Wi-Fi, a video projector and screen, computer and video connections, a sound system and a wireless microphone. Video conferencing is available on request. Pens, notepads, a paperboard, heating, air conditioning and water bottles are provided. Study-day formulas include a business lunch at the in-house brasserie.
For company receptions, the restaurant with two reception rooms, its terraces and the central space can be privatized for cocktails, tastings, presentations, product launches or vehicle displays, with a caterer service and a stated capacity of up to 250 guests.
Weddings and receptions
Private events are hosted in a 150 m² reception room with an outdoor terrace, for up to 120 guests. The site lists birthdays, intimate weddings, receptions after a ceremony, christenings, communions, family gatherings, retirement parties and graduations. The restaurant and terrace can be privatized, with dedicated catering staff and sound equipment.
Rooms and capacities
Noyer, 150 m², is set as a conference room for up to 34 people. Ébène, 150 m², seats 110 in theater style and 38 in classroom, U or block layouts. Louis Dunoyer and André Paccard, 120 m² each, seat 90 in theater, 45 in classroom and 30 in U or block. Joined together, they form a 240 m² room for 200 in theater, 110 in classroom or 70 in U or block. Roger Menetrey and Marcel Fournier, 60 m² each, seat 30 in theater and 12 or 18 in classroom or U.
Catering
The brasserie Le Cinquante-Cinq serves a daily menu and a seasonal menu, indoors or on the summer terrace. The center also runs a catering service with homemade cooking from seasonal products, cocktail and buffet formulas, and meals by quote.
History and setting
The site is part of Parc du Calvi in Poisy, opposite the Grand Epagny shopping area. Besides the event rooms, it holds coworking spaces, offices to rent, a decoration shop and an art gallery, so the place stays active between events.
Getting there
Espace 55 is at 5 rue de l'Espace 55, Parc du Calvi, 74330 Poisy. It is on the road axes toward Geneva and Lyon, and about 30 minutes from Geneva.
