Exhibition hall becomes a laboratory of innovation
Hall 18 of the Beaulieu Exhibition Center will be transformed into an innovation laboratory. Launched by the Impact Hub Lausanne, Beaulieu Circulaire offers 3,000 square meters of space for sustainable innovation and encounters.
Beaulieu Circulaire has a premiere on May 9th. With the SHIFT Switzerland , the first major event will take place in the rededicated hall 18 of the old exhibition center in the north of Lausanne. In the coming years, Beaulieu Circulaire should not only become a meeting place, but also a place of work. On an area of 3000 square meters there is space for technological and social innovation.
Beaulieu Circulaire sees itself as a kind of laboratory village: actors from different subject areas find space here for their own activities as well as space for cooperation with others. Laboratories are planned for individual crafts, for work on new materials and for digital innovation, but also for the production of food. 500 square meters are earmarked for co-working spaces.
The conversion of the hall was carried out to a large extent with recycled materials. Shipping containers offer office space. Old theater curtains, damaged panes and insulating material made from old textiles were also used.
Beaulieu Circulaire was launched by Impact Hub Lausanne together with Mentor Energy and Atelier l’Eveil . The Impact Hub is moving to Hall 18 itself with its co-working spaces. Supporters of Beaulieu Circulaire also include the MAVA Foundation and Circular Economy Switzerland .