Renew the lease or relocate: how to decide
« Our lease is ending, we are unsure whether to stay or leave »
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Guides for executive management
The Kytom guides designed for executive management, from the strategic choice of site to the measured ROI of an office fit-out.
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An executive does not read a fit-out guide for fun. You are looking for operational answers to three questions: how much does it really cost, what does it bring in, how do I secure the project without spending my weeks on it. The typical points of friction are well known: a CFO demanding a costed ROI, an HR director pushing flex, teams resisting the return to the office, a lease ending in 18 months and a committee wanting to decide at the next board. Kytom works through integrated design and build across 11 offices in France and Spain, which brings the executive's point of contact down to one. Our guides translate trade-offs into decision grids, into price ranges per m² backed by market benchmarks, into realistic timelines. You keep control of the strategy, we handle the workforce, the deadlines and the commitments.
All guides relevant to you
Real estate strategy and the decision to fit out
- Renew the lease or relocate: how to decide « Our lease is ending, we are unsure whether to stay or leave »
- Calculating the office space you need « We have 1,200 sqm, is that too much, just right or not enough »
- Cost of an office fit-out per sqm « Give me a budget per square metre »
- ROI of an office fit-out project « How do I justify the investment to the board »
- Building the brief for a fit-out project « Where do we start »
- Design and build or separate trades: how to choose « We have been offered both, which one do we pick »
Ways of working and organisation
- Moving to flex office without breaking the team « We want to switch to flex, but without breaking the team »
- Bringing teams back to the office « We are at 30% on-site, we want to raise it »
- The office of tomorrow: what our spaces will look like in 2030 « What will we do in our offices in five years »
Employer brand and talent
- Attracting talent through the workplace « We are struggling to recruit »
- Offices that keep your people « Too many departures since the move »
- Reflecting your company culture in the office design « Our offices don't look like us »
- Turning the office into a recruitment tool « How to get candidates to come in »
CSR, environment and regulations
- Low-carbon office fit-out « We want a low-footprint project »
- France's tertiary decree and OPERAT obligations « We understand nothing about OPERAT »
- Reusing office furniture « We want to avoid throwing things away »
- Choosing sustainable materials for your fit-out « How do we know it's truly green »
- BREEAM, WELL, HQE certifications: which label to aim for « We want to aim for the label »
- RE2020 and its impact on tertiary fit-outs « What does it change for us »
- Carbon assessment of a fit-out project « How do we quantify the impact »
Cases by type of organisation
- Fitting out a head office « It's our showcase, it has to wow »
- Fitting out multi-site branches with consistency « We have 12 branches in France to harmonise »
- Office fit-out for scale-ups « We are going from 50 to 200, we are overflowing »
- Fitting out a law firm « Confidentiality, prestige, functionality »
- Fitting out an accounting firm « A mix of open space and private offices »
- Fitting out the offices of a manufacturer « We want to break the dull corporate mould »
- Fitting out a coworking or corporate third place « We are opening a shared space »
Your frequently asked questions
Why a hub dedicated to my profile?
Because an executive does not need the same level of detail as an office manager or a project manager. This hub gathers the guides with strategic stakes: lease decisions, costed ROI, flex office trade-offs, compliance with obligations to reduce the energy consumption of the tertiary building stock. You save time by accessing directly the content that structures your committee decisions, without detouring through the operational.
How long does it take to read a guide?
Allow 8 to 12 minutes per guide, designed for quick reading between two meetings. Each guide offers a summary at the top, costed ranges, a trade-off grid and a recap of the references used. You can also delegate the reading to your real estate or HR department with a 3-point brief.
How does Kytom support executive management beyond the guides?
We offer a 90-minute strategic scoping meeting, free of charge, that sets out the orders of magnitude (target floor area, budget per m², timeline, lease/move scenarios). Our 11 offices cover France and Spain, with a single point of contact in design and build. 1200+ clients since 2006 attest to the meeting of deadlines and financial commitments.
What figures should I have in mind before launching a project?
Three orders of magnitude structure the thinking: 10 to 12 m² per workstation in hybrid mode, 800 to 1500 €/m² for a complete tertiary fit-out, and 12 weeks of average lead time on a standard Kytom project. Beyond that, a premium headquarters can reach 2500 €/m² depending on the level of finish and the certifications targeted.
Should CSR be integrated from the brief stage?
Yes, it is now structuring. Tertiary regulation requires a reduction in consumption of 40% in 2030, 50% in 2040 and 60% in 2050 for buildings over 1000 m². Furniture reuse, low-carbon materials, recognised environmental certifications: these choices are decided upstream, not during the works. Integrated from the brief, they reduce the footprint without significant extra cost.