and this made no sense to william dufourq. so with his friends, he took over.ormed the place into a vibrant community they call les grands voisins, the good neighbours. the project now hosts a shelter for the homeless that accommodates more than 600 people, 30% of which are undocumented refugees. but also, a restaurant, a brewery, pop-up markets, artist studios, startups, and even an urban campground. from the hip parisian to the homeless, people from all walks of life come together here every day. (mikael colville-andersen) see the chickens? what's the perception of the people living in the neighbourhood? are they like: "awesome!" or are they going: "no, why do you have to do it here?" - well, it's very mixed. when we arrived, people didn't know us and people were very much afraid of us creating a bubble of poverty in the middle of paris. they were afraid of drug abuse, of people who didn't behave, of the price of the housing going down, so we had to discuss a lot with the neighbourhood. now, today, it's working very well. when we do markets, food markets or w