Arkopol hosts seminars, general meetings, product launches, training sessions and afterworks, for up to 90 people in conference layout or 150 at a cocktail. Its main hall covers 130 m², alongside three meeting rooms. The venue is at 4 rue Germaine Richier, in the Tours Nord area of Tours.
Seminars and company events
The Grande Salle is set up as a plug-and-play room with daylight. It works for a conference, a workshop or a cocktail. Technical equipment is in place: a 3 by 4 m screen with an Epson projector, a JBL sound system with a Soundcraft desk, RGBW lighting run from a Lightshark console, an equipped bar counter and a cloakroom that can double as a ticket desk. The hall also offers a stage area, exhibition space and access to an outdoor area.
For hybrid events, Arkopol has an integrated video control room and capture studio, run under the name Immersiv Life. Services listed are live streaming, video capture, a podcast corner and VR capture.
Rental formats are a full day, a morning (9 am to 1 pm) or an afternoon (2 pm to 6 pm) for seminars, training days and general meetings; an evening from 6 pm for afterworks, launches and cocktails; and a weekend package of one evening and one day. Booking is handled with electronic signature.
Weddings and receptions
Arkopol presents itself as a space for professionals and associations. Weddings are not offered. Associations book the hall for concerts, general meetings and conferences, with stage equipment included.
Rooms and capacities
In total, Arkopol offers 371 m² for rent: the 130 m² hall, three meeting rooms, three closed private offices, six open-space desks and an outdoor area.
The Grande Salle takes 90 in conference layout, 150 at a cocktail and 240 for a standing concert. The meeting rooms are smaller. SIOPÉ covers 22 m², has daylight and seats 12 in a U-shape or classroom layout and 24 in conference style. HYPSO covers 33 m² and seats 12 around a table, 24 in classroom layout and 20 in conference style. PRAGMA covers 23 m², is soundproofed and seats 6, which suits recording, podcasts or a small training group. Each meeting room has a 55-inch UHD screen, a flipchart, heating and air conditioning.
Meeting rooms are bookable by the hour, half day, day, week or month, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 6 pm, with evening and weekend slots also available.
Catering
There is no imposed caterer and no imposed catering charge: you bring the caterer and bar service of your choice and use the equipped bar counter. Restaurants in the Pôle de la Maison area are a two-minute walk away for a lunch break.
History and setting
Arkopol combines an event space, a recording studio and coworking under one roof, and is accessible around the clock to its coworkers. It sits in a growing business area of Tours Nord, near Espace Rimbaud and the Pôle de la Maison. Arkopol also holds a prefectoral approval for company domiciliation.
Getting there
Arkopol has 24 secure private parking spaces behind an automatic gate, with public parking 20 m away. Bus and tram stops are about five minutes on foot. The A10 and A28 motorways are five minutes by car, as is Tours airport.
