Owkin Offices – Paris

Factory designed Owkin’s Paris headquarters, blending history and modernity to create an innovative workspace fostering collaboration and creativity, combining ancient materials with contemporary elements for productivity and well-being.

Firm
  • Client Owkin,
  • size 25,000 sqft
  • Year 2023
  • Location Paris, France,
  • Industry Technology,
  • Owkin, a French-American biotech company founded in 2016, combines artificial intelligence and human expertise to revolutionize biopharmaceutical and academic research. Having raised $300 million and achieved unicorn status, Owkin has commissioned Factory to design its Paris headquarters, in a beautiful building which used to be the headquarter of the bank BNP Paribas.

    Factory designed Owkin Paris headquarters as an innovative workspace, integrating history and modernity to foster collaboration et collective intelligence. Some of the key features include a music studio, an IT helpdesk, a coffee shop, a library, not to mention the different working spaces. A metaphor for Owkin’s rapid growth, the space blends ancient materials with contemporary elements to create a working environment conducive to productivity and creativity, while supporting employee well-being.

    Design: Factory
    Photography: Yann Deret