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Noous

Transformation of 1 800 sq m in Toulouse Labège.

1 800 m²
3 months
2025

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Situation

Noous, an HR consulting firm, entrusted Kytom Toulouse with reconfiguring 1,800 sq m in Labège for 190 workstations, i.e. 9.5 sq m per workstation.

Two constraints shaped the project: transposing a contemporary chalet register (oak, bouclé wool, 2700 K lighting) onto a dense office floor, and delivering 900 sq m operational by day thirty for 95 employees awaiting relocation, before completing the remaining 900 sq m.

The project was delivered in 2025 within three months, under a single design and build contract, a format Kytom has applied since 2006 on operations combining tight deadlines and multi-trade coordination.

1,800 sq m to reconfigure in three months with 900 sq m delivered at the first milestone

Noous management set a contractual milestone at 30 days: 900 sq m operational, i.e. half the surface area, opened to teams while the second phase remained under construction. This phasing on a partially occupied site conditioned the business continuity of 95 employees and the holding of candidate interviews on site.

The targeted density (190 workstations across 1,800 sq m) came into direct tension with the requested contemporary chalet register, usually associated with low-density floors.

The regulatory constraints identified during the audit phase covered accessibility for people with reduced mobility under the decree of 8 December 2014, acoustic treatment compliant with NF S 31-080, ventilation under articles R4222 of the Labour Code, and smoke extraction applicable to the building’s ERP classification.

Two-phase sequencing and oak-textile materiality across 15 trades

The structuring decision was to divide the floor into two sealed phases, separated by a temporary acoustic partition, allowing 900 sq m to be delivered in the first month while Kytom teams continued the second half without interruption for occupants.

This phasing imposed two consequences: a compressed strip-out within two weeks to free up the first phase, and a duplication of supplies (partitions, acoustic suspended ceilings, soft floor coverings, broadloom carpet) to avoid any break between the two milestones.

The contemporary chalet materiality rests on three choices: oak veneer and solid oak on the reception furniture and screens, bouclé textiles on seating and acoustic wall panels, indirect 2700 K lighting replacing standard LED panels. The space planning positioned the 190 workstations according to NF X 35-102, with a movable wall to modulate the meeting rooms.

The category 6A IT cabling was sized for the duration of the lease, six to nine years, to avoid a second VDI intervention. The 15 technical trades were coordinated by a single site manager on contractualised weekly milestones, with adversarial acceptance of the first phase before launching the second.

190 workstations delivered in 3 months, 90% repairable furniture and 95% recyclable

The contractual milestone was met: 900 sq m delivered by day thirty, 95 employees reinstalled before completion of the overall works. The full 1,800 sq m and the 190 workstations were handed over within three months, in line with the initial schedule.

The two-phase division made it possible to absorb the move without interrupting recruitment or postponing candidate interviews on site, whereas single-phase sequencing would have required a temporary relocation of 95 workstations. The CSR dimension: 95% of furniture recyclable at end of life, 90% of furniture repairable on site, 90% of materials sourced from recycled channels, and 30% of components incorporating certified recycled content.

The direct reuse share stands at 10% across the fit-out scope. On the measured axes, design, customisation and project management emerge as the high points of the case, consistent with a single contract managed across 15 simultaneous technical trades.

1 800

sq m transformed

months of work

190

workstations

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