Atypical 1000 sqm Commercial Space in Paris 20th.
about this space
This unique 1000-square-meter commercial space is located on Rue des Pyrénées in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Categorized as a gallery and unique space, the property is distributed across three levels. The ground floor covers 676 square meters and includes a primary room of 565 square meters featuring a ceiling height of 9.85 meters. The first floor provides 162 square meters of space, while the second floor adds a further 145 square meters to the total area. The interior is equipped with a water closet for convenience. The total area size is approximately 10764 square feet, offering a significant amount of space for various professional requirements. This atypical property is presented as a multi-level venue suitable for gallery use or other commercial activities in the Île-de-France region. All information regarding the layout and dimensions is provided directly from the site specifications.
the fwv take
Book this one for a full runway show or a large format exhibition style brand activation, because a 565 sqm principal room with 9.85 metres of clear height is the rare Paris volume that swallows rigging, lighting towers and a seating bank without a single compromise to the sightlines.
The three level split does the real work here: the ground floor 676 sqm carries the spectacle and the guest route, while the 162 sqm first floor and 145 sqm second floor stack directly above as wholesale appointment rooms, press interview corners and back of house, which is precisely why brands activating in this type of space consistently find they can run a fashion presentation and a working press day inside the same booking rather than paying for two addresses.
Aesthetically it belongs to established, architecturally minded houses with a real production budget behind them, so think technical outerwear, avant garde tailoring, sneaker and streetwear culture or a beauty and fragrance house that treats a launch as an installation, and be honest with yourself if you are a soft boutique jewellery or bridal label, because the height will eat you and you would be better served browsing smaller spaces in Paris.
In our experience the September and early March fashion week windows on Belleville side volumes like this go twelve to sixteen weeks out and the September slot always closes first, and the operational quirk worth knowing before you enquire is that the site arrives essentially bare with only a WC, so power distribution, truck access on Rue des Pyrénées and load-in sequencing need to be solved early with a production and build partner rather than in the final fortnight.
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how to book this space
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Check the shell and the dates
Review the gallery, 1000 sqm floor plan and amenities for Atypical 1000 sqm Commercial Space in Paris 20th, then note the window you want in Paris. Fashion week dates book 6–10 weeks out.
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Send the brief
Use the request panel on this page to send your dates, expected footfall and budget. Pricing on this space is quoted on request.
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Get availability and a quote
We confirm availability with the operator and come back within 24 hours with the all-in cost: rent, staffing, permits and fit-out for Paris.
- 04
Lock the contract
Sign the short-term licence, pay the deposit and we register any permit or signage paperwork the address needs.
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Build and open
Fit-out, install and staff the pop-up. Our production team handles delivery, install and the strike at the end of the run in Paris.
use cases
location
what's around
13 stores within 600 m, incl. Leonidas, Ça décoiffe, Naturalia
brands nearby
- fashion stores
- 4
- jewellery & watches
- 1
- beauty
- 6
- design & interiors
- 2
- culture
- 4
- hotels
- 1
- cafés
- 6
- restaurants & bars
- 13
- other retail
- 23
- Lichette30 m
- Le Zephyr40 m
- Samsara40 m
- Leonidas50 m
- En Face50 m
- La Valse des Pains50 m
getting here & street life
nearest transit
- Jourdainmetro135 m · 2 min
- Pyrénéesmetro264 m · 3 min
- Place des Fêtesmetro456 m · 6 min
- Botzarismetro622 m · 8 min
- Buttes Chaumontmetro749 m · 9 min
- Télégraphemetro759 m · 9 min
the neighbourhood
- Jourdain station · 150 m
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville · 199 m
- Belleville, Paris · 263 m
- Pyrénées station · 264 m
- Rue de Belleville · 397 m
- Belleville (commune) · 431 m
frequently asked
Yes — Atypical 1000 sqm Commercial Space in Paris 20th is a vetted pop-up ready space in Paris, 1000 sqm. Request availability and dates through the inquiry card on the listing.
who it suits
Brand Scale
This space fits established brands with 30 plus staff, eight figure revenue, and an in-house or agency events function capable of programming 1000 sqm across three levels. The 565 sqm primary room with a 9.85 metre ceiling is not a space you fill with a rail of samples. It demands scenography, a build budget, and a crowd, which means the brands that get the most from it are those running a full fashion week presentation, a large scale press day with 300 plus guests, or an exhibition style brand moment tied to a campaign. In our experience the profile that gets the most from this space is a maison, a heritage house with an archive to stage, or a global sportswear or beauty brand with a real production partner. Where we see mismatches is when a five to fifteen person independent label books volume like this on ambition alone and then cannot afford to dress the ground floor, let alone the two upper floors. Brands at that stage should be looking at 100 to 250 sqm across spaces in Paris instead. Equally, a brand that only needs quiet wholesale appointment rooms will find the scale and the openness working against them.
Aesthetic Fit
Raw, architectural and industrially confident brands read best here. The near ten metre ceiling and the gallery classification suit a design language built on volume, shadow and material honesty: technical outerwear, avant garde tailoring, contemporary menswear, sneaker and streetwear culture, fragrance and beauty houses that treat launches as installations, and any brand comfortable with concrete, steel, scaffold and projection. Belleville and the 20th carry an artist studio and cultural association that supports directional, art adjacent positioning rather than boulevard luxury. What does not work is soft, boutique, decorative femininity: fine jewellery, bridal, delicate lingerie or a pastel DTC skincare brand will be swallowed by the height and will spend heavily fighting the shell rather than using it. Similarly, classic bourgeois luxury that relies on parquet, mouldings and a Right Bank address will feel geographically and visually misplaced. Brands that lean into the volume with a scaled set piece and considered branded store design get the return; brands that try to soften it rarely do.
Best Use Cases
First choice is a fashion week venue for a runway or presentation, because the 565 sqm main room with 9.85 metre clearance takes seating banks, rigging and lighting towers without compromise. Second is a large format brand activation or exhibition, where the gallery designation and three level layout let you build a route from arrival to installation to VIP. Third is a multi day press day and collection preview, using the ground floor for the collection and the 162 sqm first floor and 145 sqm second floor for wholesale appointments and press interviews. Fourth is a launch party or after show event, supported by an occupancy estimate above 1000 and metro access at Jourdain two minutes away. Fifth is a high volume sample sale space, where the depth and separate floors allow queue management, fitting zones and stock holding. Sixth is a content studio booking, since the ceiling height gives lighting rigs real distance. Seventh is a temporary retail space or pop-up concept, viable but the least efficient use given local footfall is neighbourhood rather than destination. Our production and build team treats the upper floors as the commercial engine and the ground floor as the spectacle.
Budget Signal
Positioned as strong value per square metre for Paris, and materially below equivalent volume in the Marais, the 1st or the 8th. You are trading address prestige for scale and ceiling height, and for large scale brand presentation that trade is usually the right one. Compared with a hotel event space of similar capacity, you get a blank architectural shell you can actually build into rather than a fixed ballroom with a house AV contract and catering exclusivity. Compared with prime commercial ground floor retail, you get four to eight times the footprint for a fraction of the rate. Compared with co-working venues or shared pop-up formats, you get exclusivity, brand control and a genuine gallery volume rather than a partitioned room. Budget honestly for the build though: an empty 1000 sqm shell with only a WC on site means staging, lighting, power distribution, furniture and staffing sit outside the space cost, and that fit-out often exceeds the venue line. Model the full picture with our budget calculator before you commit to the volume.
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