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Renamed Racine, the former building of the Office National des Forêts is renovated by architect Maud Caubet. Open to the city, the program integrates third places that can adapt to multiple possibilities and different forms of nature in the city on each of its floors.

Maud Caubet has also worked on the density and heights in order to emphasize the contemporary aspect of the building with a completely renovated façade and a roof topped with a glass greenhouse. This intervention renews the silhouette of the building while preserving an architectural heritage from the 1970s.

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Les Grandes Idées is delighted to join the Mouvement Impact France, a network driven by and for #socialimpact and #ecological entrepreneurs, in order to actively contribute to making the impact economy the norm and the model to move towards very quickly, from 2022!

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Why not transform obsolete or under-utilized hotel assets by orienting them towards a multi-use operation that meets the real needs of neighborhoods, residents, and consumers over time? This is what EXTENDAM is now proposing through the new FPCI Convert Hotel. This transformation can go as far as converting hotels that are too small and not profitable enough for commercial use into residential accommodation.

This fund will thus support the needs of “the new generation of hotel industry entrepreneurs, who today want more flexible and plural models” according to Jean-Marc Palhon, President of EXTENDAM.

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Built mainly of wood, the eight floored project takes up the challenge of contemporary architecture, thanks to a bioclimatic approach, integrating geothermal energy, connection to urban heating networks, photovoltaic panels, natural light, and rainwater recovery. Nature takes all its importance in this project, with nearly 6,500 sqm of landscaped areas.

At the start of the year, Caroline Neyron looks back on the 2021 assessment of the impact economy, on the various proposals of the Impact France Movement and on the need to clarify the rules of the game for companies, with a clear frame of reference that can also be shared by consumers and employees.

Even if she believes that in 2021, some appointments have been missed for the economy, the managing director is delighted to see the climate and inclusion becoming major issues for small and large companies. The French Presidency of the European Union and the presidential election are two new momentum and great opportunities to deploy, on a larger scale, a responsible economy that will allow us all to approach the coming years in good conditions.

Read the full interview of Caroline Neyron for The Good

Positioned in premium locations near attractive medium-sized towns in the center of France, the establishments were acquired, alongside Jean-Marie Fragné, as part of the sale of the Sofival hotel portfolio. Located precisely in Auxerre, Issoire and Coudes, the establishments are currently operated under the Formule 1, ibis Budget and Mercure brands and gather 215 rooms.

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Les Grandes Idées team wishes you a very sparkly and happy new year!

Today, more than ever, let’s imagine and draw the present and the future together.

45 sqm and lots of extra light for the Maison Colombes!

Rectoverso Architects designed thie extension as a project with contemporary codes, clean lines, which fits perfectly into its urban environment. The interior has been reorganized, in line with the needs of the family life of its inhabitants.

A particular care has been taken in the choice of materials. The architects have indeed chosen biosourced materials. Wood has also been favored inside the building for the parquet floors or the furniture.  Andrius Queiroz, co-founder of the agency explains: “It is a warm material, but which above all has a good carbon footprint”.

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According to an Opinionway barometer for the Moovjee (movement of young entrepreneurs) 42% of students imagine one day creating or taking over a business, compared to 34% in 2015.

According to Jean Moreau, co-chairman of the Mouvement Impact France, a network bringing together impactful companies in France, “there is a quest for meaning among the new generations, a desire for young people to direct their energy into impact”.

A desire to be an entrepreneur encouraged by the motivation to help people and create a new, more responsible economy!

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EXTENDAM welcomes two new highly complementary profiles to its management team. John Hewitt thus joins the team as Manager to support the development of hotel and para-hotel real estate funds. Yves Marchal becomes Senior Advisor Investment and Asset Management. The latter joined the EXTENDAM investment committee in 2019 as an expert. Seduced by the quality of his analysis, EXTENDAM offered him this year to join its team as a senior advisor.

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