Le Hasard Ludique hosts seminars, workshops, conferences, cocktails, product launches and dance parties, from 20 people seated in its upstairs workshop to 280 standing on its covered platform. The venue occupies the former Avenue de Saint-Ouen railway station, at 128 avenue de Saint-Ouen in Paris 18th. Its private hire offers are for professionals only, not for private individuals.
Seminars and company events
The venue lists seminars, workshops, conferences, cocktails, product launches and dance evenings among the formats it hosts. A conference or plenary uses the performance hall, which seats 90. Smaller groups can work in the upstairs workshop, lit by skylights, and take meals in the restaurant space. Some spaces have sound, lighting and video equipment that can be provided. The team can add entertainment, workshops and team building activities from its catalog, and a brochure presents the spaces and catering offer.
Le Hasard Ludique runs as a social and solidarity economy project. Booking an event supports its cultural and social program. Past clients named on the site include IBM, Ubisoft, AG2R La Mondiale, Biocoop, Veuve Clicquot, SNCF Consulting and the Fondation Vinci pour la Cité.
Rooms and capacities
The upstairs workshop (40 m²) seats 20 at tables or takes 37 standing without furniture, under skylights. The restaurant space (40 m²) at the back of the building looks over the railway tracks through a large glass roof; it seats 30 or takes 50 standing. The entrance hall (50 m²), with its corner bar, seats 24 or takes 60 standing for welcome coffee or a buffet.
The performance hall (100 m², not counting the stage) occupies the station's former waiting hall, with a ceiling over six meters high. It seats 90 in conference layout or takes 260 standing. The terrace on the avenue (60 m²) faces west and seats 40. The quai below (300 m², covered) has a street art setting, takes 280 standing and has about a hundred seats on benches, deckchairs and stools.
Catering
Food is run by La Cantine de Léon, the venue's restaurant, created by Victor and Julien, who also run the Paris bistro Chez Léon in the Batignolles. The kitchen cooks fresh, seasonal dishes, from traditional bistro plates to tapas, and the restaurant holds the Écotable label for its environmental practices. Group bookings of more than 40 people for a meal go through the reservations team.
History and setting
The station opened on November 16, 1863, on the Petite Ceinture line that circled Paris. It was rebuilt on the avenue de Saint-Ouen in 1889 when level crossings were removed, and closed to passengers on July 22, 1934. From 1938 to 1955 it housed an independent cinema, Le Lumière. Discount stores then took it over, including Darty in the 1970s. The City of Paris bought the building at the end of 2010, chose the Hasard Ludique team on July 8, 2013, and works ran from autumn 2015. The venue opened in April 2017, with the station's original facade restored.
Getting there
The nearest metro stations are Porte de Saint-Ouen and Guy Môquet on line 13. Bus 81 stops at Navier, and a Vélib' station is on rue Jacques Kellner. Step-free access is through the rue Belliard entrance, and a lift serves the upper floor with the workshop and accessible toilets. The quai and the old rails are not accessible to wheelchairs.
The venue is closed on Mondays to the public, except on concert nights, and the platform closes at 10:30 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday. Ask the team which slots are open for a private event.
