Metafore Vincennes Foch hosts meetings, seminars, training sessions, conferences, product launches, cocktails and seated dinners for 2 to 450 guests. Seminars can run with up to 400 participants, and the whole site can be hired for larger receptions. The venue occupies a 1,500-square-meter building with a large garden at 39 avenue Foch in Vincennes, just outside Paris and facing the Bois de Vincennes.
Seminars and company events
The site is run only for business events. Metafore lists the formats it sells across its venues: meetings, seminars, training days, workshops, executive committees, press conferences, showrooms, filming, screenings, afterworks, cocktails and dinners. At Vincennes the main plenary option is Palo-Alto, formed by joining Palo and Alto, for up to 306 people in theater layout. Valley takes up to 150, Palo and Alto up to 110 each, Sequoia up to 40 and Napa up to 20, which gives a full range of breakout rooms around a plenary.
All meeting rooms are offered in board, U-shape, classroom, theater and informal layouts, and most also in islands. Equipment listed by the venue includes laser projectors, 4K screens up to 98 inches, a dedicated fiber line with secured networks, Bang & Olufsen sound, videoconferencing, and adjustable heating and air conditioning. Stationery is eco-sourced. A dedicated event manager follows each booking.
Weddings and receptions
Metafore presents its venues for professional events. Company parties, client receptions, cocktails and dinners are part of the offer, and the Vincennes garden and dining room are the main spaces for them. Weddings are not mentioned on the official site.
Rooms and capacities
The venue lists eight hireable rooms and spaces, with the following maximum figures:
- La Salle à Manger: up to 450 for a cocktail or seated dinner
- Le Jardin: up to 450 for a cocktail
- Palo-Alto: up to 306
- Valley: up to 150
- Palo and Alto: up to 110 each
- Lounge, ground floor and first floor: up to 60 each for a cocktail
- Sequoia: up to 40
- Napa: up to 20
The building is a public-access venue (ERP), with large volumes and a lot of daylight. The lounges are furnished with Carl Hansen armchairs and serve as welcome and break areas.
Catering
Catering is produced on site by an in-house kitchen and brigade. Metafore names its chef as Stéphane Laruelle and describes a seasonal, home-made menu built with fresh produce. Breakfast, coffee breaks, lunch, cocktails and dinners can be ordered. Lunch can be served seated in the dining room, as a standing lunch in one of the lounges, or delivered to the meeting room. Dietary needs and allergies are handled through the event manager.
History and setting
The building dates from the 1970s and was reworked in the spirit of a Californian case study house, with large glazed volumes. Behind a wrought-iron gate, the garden is planted with a monumental pine and faces the Bois de Vincennes, a few steps from the Château de Vincennes. Metafore is certified B Corp and publishes a CSR policy. The company also runs a second venue at Boétie Saint-Augustin in the 8th arrondissement of Paris and reports more than 10,000 events organized.
Getting there
The address is 39 avenue Foch, 94300 Vincennes. Public transport is less than three minutes on foot, according to the venue, with Métro line 1 and RER A both serving Vincennes. For drivers, three public car parks are listed within a 5 to 7 minute walk: Indigo Vincennes Marigny Château, Vincennes Hôtel de Ville (Effia) and Indigo Vincennes Coeur de Ville. A 3D virtual tour of the site is available on the official website.
