La Cordée Lyon 7 Jean Macé can host team days, training sessions, workshops, conferences, exhibition openings and evening events for 40 people in a meeting layout, 60 in a conference layout or 100 standing, when the whole space is hired. The venue is a coworking loft at 19 rue Père Chevrier, in the Jean Macé district of Lyon's 7th arrondissement.
Seminars and company events
The whole space can be privatized for a day, an evening or a full weekend, and booking is open to non-members as well as members of the coworking network. For a team day, the ground-floor open space serves as the plenary area, and the closed rooms take the breakout groups. Salle Yoko seats up to 20 for a workshop or a training session, Salle Fuji takes 4, and Kita and Hotaka each take 2 for interviews or calls.
Equipment on request includes a video projector, a flipchart and a TV screen, at no extra charge. The space has high-speed Wi-Fi, a whiteboard, natural light, air conditioning, unlimited coffee and tea, a fridge and a microwave. La Cordée lists cultural events, makers' markets, exhibition openings and film shoots as uses that fit the space well. A booking can be cancelled without charge up to 72 hours before the date.
Rooms and capacities
The loft covers 280 square meters on two levels, with a mezzanine above the ground floor. When hired in full, it gives two open spaces and four closed rooms, plus a large private terrace for breaks in good weather. The published figures for the whole space are 40 in a meeting layout, 60 in a conference layout and 100 standing.
The meeting rooms can also be booked one by one, by the hour, without hiring the whole loft. Salle Yoko is the largest, for up to 20 people. The coworking space has 45 workstations, so a whole-space booking takes over the floor that members use on other days.
Catering
There is no kitchen service on site. Breakfast can be ordered on quote. For lunch or a cocktail, the team can advise on how to bring food in; the fridge and microwave are available to the group.
History and setting
La Cordée has run coworking spaces since 2011, and the Jean Macé site opened in May 2016. The building is a former industrial premises turned into a loft, with a raw, informal style: an open-plan ground floor, quieter corners upstairs, a terrace and a suspended net. The ground floor is fully step-free. The atmosphere suits a team that wants a working day outside its own office rather than a formal conference center. La Cordée Part-Dieu, in the 3rd arrondissement, is about 15 minutes away on foot.
Getting there
Jean Macé is served by metro line B and tram T2, and Gambetta by metro lines B and D, all within a short walk. Bus lines C5, C12, C14 and 35 stop at Université Jean Jaurès, and line C7 at Jean Macé. Lyon Part-Dieu station is two metro stops away on line B. Street parking is possible nearby, and a bike rack sits in the courtyard. Guests ring the intercom at the gate to be let in.
