Individuals have the opportunity to attend to a number of non-work related (or private) activities when they work “in town”, or near a diverse range of urban amenities. Drawing on two joint sociological surveys conducted in the La Défense business area and in the central districts of Paris where the Paris-Plages (Paris Beaches) event takes place every year in the summer, this paper explores spatial practices of workers in the vicinity of their workplaces. The surveys yielded qualitative and quantitative results that enable us to show how work constitutes a primary framework that influences and marks the boundary close to their workplace where individuals attend to their activities.