La Défense

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Paris - La Défense
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12 workstations

Optimizing a 12-workstation administrative satellite office in a coworking space

Cost Optimization | Contract Structuring | Negotiation

Context

A German multinational in the retail sector is approaching the end of its office lease in La Défense.
As part of a rationalization strategy, it aims to reduce its real estate costs, while maintaining a presence in Paris for its French teams, primarily dedicated to HR functions.
The requirement is for a targeted format: a 12-workstation administrative satellite office, structured into three private, functional, and immediately operational offices.

Challenges

The project is based on a precise equation:

  • reduce costs without degrading working conditions
  • maintain a consistent presence in La Défense
  • ensure a level of confidentiality suitable for HR functions

 

The market presents a limitation:

  • coworking offers are standardized and poorly suited to needs for partitioned micro-surfaces.
  • the challenge was not to find a space, but to adapt an existing solution to a specific need at the right cost.

Our Support

Our intervention involved structuring a tailor-made solution from an existing offer.

Market Analysis

Identification of a coworking center with a truly adaptable space, where most operators offer fixed configurations.

Space Adaptation

Transformation of a standard space into a configuration precisely meeting the need: three partitioned offices, ensuring confidentiality, while retaining the benefits of a shared environment.

Negotiation

Structuring an agreement to integrate partitioning work without initial investment for the client, in exchange for a long-term commitment.
A balanced negotiation, aligning the economic interests of the client and the operator.

“The challenge was not to find a space, but to adapt an existing solution to a specific need at the right cost.”

 

The Choice of Location: La Défense

A structured environment at the heart of Europe’s leading business district.
An emblematic address, consistent with the challenges of an internationally-oriented SME.

What This Project Reveals

This case illustrates a common problem: adapting a standardized offer to a specific need, while controlling costs.
The value lies in the ability to identify adaptation margins and structure effective negotiation, without compromising usability.

Final Decision

Establishment of a 12-workstation administrative satellite office in La Défense.
A tailor-made solution, integrating operator-funded modifications, delivered turnkey within an optimized economic framework.

Each situation presents its own constraints. The quality of the decision rests on the ability to interpret them correctly.