ELECTRIC By Mathieu Lehanneur In Paris, France

Words by Tina Komninou

14 July 2013

ELECTRIC By Mathieu Lehanneur In Paris, France

Words by Tina Komninou

14 July 2013

Architecture Matters

Paris, France

Are you ready to be ELECTRIFIED in the city of OOH LALA? You better be - because the city of Paris just got a little sexier and much more rock. In Parc des expositions, Porte de Versailles, a 1055sqm penthouse has been designed to host the ultimate mod music lifestyle. Designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, in collaboration with architect Ana Moussinet, this cultural platform has opened up a new world to the lover of all things music, food and fun. This, our friends is ELECTRIC.

ELECTRIC was born in order to be able to raise some exceptional noise for all great events. With its mixing console with ballroom views over Paris, lounge interspersed with soundproofed modules, Led lights and the flexibility to be interpreted into anything desired through video projections with an infinite number of layouts, this penthouse is the venue to be. With its restaurant to enjoy lunch in and a setting to lounge around in on the Tom Dixon, Martino Gamper, Versus and many other design brand furniture, this is a venue which can take you right through to night time where the fun stops at dawn.

The interiors possess a great sculptural character consisting of patterned glazing, PVC coating dihedrons, padded spi canvas and lacquered wood, giving out an energy of constant movement; a movement that can be interpreted as both calm or indeed erratic - based on the ambience of the event. Of course, the most dominant features are the fiberglass trees scattered around the area that bestow a certain sense of earthy modernity. With the projecting lights that symbolize their branches, there is something very natural about these unnatural fixtures.

To conclude, the essence of this energizing space is the 325sqm terrace; in our opinion, definitely the Cherie on top of the cake. With its panoramic views, its outdoor ambience, quite literally, relates to no other.

Hosting great events like the ‘L’afternoon London-Paris’, ‘the Katapult Party’, ‘Soiree Gala’ & ‘Nights with Haute Gastronomie’ prepared by grand chef’s, the ELECTRIC is definitely raising the city’s electric currents. So when musical duo Daft Punk selects this penthouse vibe for a recent photo shoot by Murdo MacLeod, you know that the space’s success has hit the roof.Everyone has been seeing, touching, hearing and living ELECTRIC this past year. Of course some have been FEELING ELECTRIC TONIGHT and all nights.