Cybersecurity · Paris

Biophilia infiltrates the code

260 sqm redesigned around greenery for Patrowl: 25 light-filled workstations, delivered in 2 months, mirroring a living cybersecurity.

260 m²
2 months
2025

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Concept

Biophilia as the backbone. Living walls, natural light, organic materials, in complete harmony with the living.

Patrowl settles in Paris

Patrowl, a French publisher of offensive cybersecurity solutions, moves into 260 sqm in Paris to support the growth of its teams. The challenge: shifting from a start-up space to a headquarters able to accommodate 25 workstations without losing the soul of a still-agile collective.

The brief fits into a single sentence from the CEO, “bright offices that reflect who we are.” In operational terms: a floor plate where natural light reaches every zone, where greenery replaces corporate décor, and where acoustics hold up against the constant technical meetings inherent to a monitoring and incident-response business.

Target delivery in two months, a tight schedule for a sector that doesn’t wait.

260 sqm to reconfigure in 8 weeks, a tightly framed budget

Two constraints shape the project. The first, a tight budget of around €42,000 excl. VAT for all technical works and furniture, calls for precise trade-offs on finishes and cost items. Every euro must serve an identified use.

The second, multi-contractor coordination within a mere eight-week timeframe, requires sequencing IT network, plumbing, partitioning and paint without any downtime. A cybersecurity site tolerates rework poorly.

The biophilic concept, with its green walls and organic materials, must hold within this dual constraint: no showcase effect, but an integration into the reality of the floor plate, consistent with a ratio of 10.4 sqm per workstation that leaves little room for planning errors.

Eight work packages orchestrated around a green framework

The agency began with a space planning layout aligned with the sun’s path, placing workstations as close as possible to the façades and enclosed rooms in the second daylight zone. This choice shapes everything else: partitioning, window film and floor covering selections all stem from this light hierarchy.

Second act, the technical envelope. IT network resized for a SaaS publisher handling sensitive data flows, plumbing reworked in the office area, glazed movable partitions to preserve visual transparency while isolating the war rooms. The screen-printed window film ensures the privacy of meeting spaces without breaking the depth of the floor plate.

Third act, the biophilic signature. Paints in a palette of muted greens and off-whites, light-wood furniture, fabric seating, and the occasional introduction of preserved greenery at strategic points (reception, cafeteria, break room). Greenery is not an added décor, it punctuates the circulation paths and signals changes in atmosphere.

Final act, a turnkey delivery coordinated in an empty site, with package-by-package handover over the final two weeks. KYTOM project management concentrated the noisy trades in the first fortnight, reserving the end of the works for furniture and fine lighting adjustments.

25 workstations delivered in 2 months, budget held to the euro

The project was handed over within the contractual 8-week timeframe, with all 25 workstations operational from the very first day of move-in. The works budget matched the initial quote, with no significant amendment, a strong performance on a floor plate mobilising eight distinct technical work packages.

On the functional side, the ratio of 10.4 sqm per workstation provides comfortable breathing room for a dense tertiary sector, and the movable partitions allow for quick reconfiguration should the headcount grow. The green framework and cross-flowing light meet the leadership’s initial brief, without decorative excess.

Patrowl now has a Paris headquarters calibrated to double its technical teams without another major project.

260

sq m transformed

months of work

workstations