Kytom, Offices Design and Build

What Kytom, Offices Design and Build does

Kytom is a French turnkey office design and build general contractor founded in 2006 and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, with regional agencies in seven French cities (Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nantes, Rennes, Toulouse, Aix-en-Provence) and one international location in Barcelona. The company provides end-to-end workplace fit-out services covering space planning and architectural design, movable partitions, ceilings, flooring, electrical and IT infrastructure (including Cat 6A cabling), HVAC and climate control, acoustic treatment, office furniture, and access control and security systems. Each client is assigned a dedicated project manager (chef de projet) acting as a single point of contact, and Kytom claims a proprietary parallelized execution method delivering projects 40% faster with 15% cost savings versus traditional sequential approaches.

The company's technology stack combines conventional construction engineering with 3D visualization tools for pre-build layout simulation and in-house architecture and study bureau capabilities (bureau d'études). It partners with established building product brands (Daikin, Mitsubishi, Carrier for HVAC; Armstrong, Ecophon, Rockfon for ceilings; Interface, Heuga, Balsan, Milliken for flooring; Kaba for access control), positioning itself as a systems integrator rather than a manufacturer. The offering is supplemented by specialized lines in commercial real estate staging and retail store design and build.

Kytom operates a sales-led, project-based revenue model with custom fixed-price contracts priced per project scope, surface area, and geographic location. It serves four primary customer segments (medium-to-large enterprises, coworking operators, retail chains, and startups) through direct enterprise engagement, free consultations, and quote requests, with no disclosed recurring or subscription revenue stream. The company is privately held, has no disclosed external funding or parent company, and is led by CEO Thomas Planquette.

Name

Kytom, Offices Design and Build

Legal name

Kytom

Website

https://kytom.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kytom is a French turnkey office design and build general contractor founded in 2006, serving enterprises, coworking operators, retail chains, and startups across seven French cities and Barcelona via a single-point-of-contact project delivery model with in-house architectural design.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulogne-billancourt

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Office Design and Build Projects: Full-service design-and-build contracts for office space projects. Kytom acts as a general contractor managing all aspects from concept design through final installation, including architectural services, construction work, furniture procurement, and project management. Revenue is generated through fixed-price project contracts based on scope and specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kytom is a French office design-and-build general contractor that delivers turnkey workspace solutions for businesses. The company handles the full project lifecycle, including architectural space planning, partition installation, furniture procurement, electrical and IT cabling, HVAC, suspended ceilings, flooring, acoustic treatment, and access control, acting as a single point of contact from concept to handover across France and Barcelona.

Product overview

Kytom is a full-service office design and build company offering turnkey workplace solutions across France and Barcelona. Founded in 2006, the company provides an integrated approach combining Space Planning & Design with comprehensive construction services. The core portfolio includes Movable Partitions/Walls for space division, Office Furniture procurement and installation, Electrical & IT Infrastructure including network cabling and access control systems, and Air Conditioning Systems. Supporting services include Suspended Ceilings (Armstrong, Ecophon, Rockfon), Floor Coverings (carpet tiles from Interface, Heuga, Balsan with U3P3 classification), Acoustic Solutions for noise reduction, and specialized Office Staging for commercial real estate. The company operates through 6 agencies (Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Aix-en-Provence, Nantes) and delivers projects 40% faster through parallel task management, achieving cost savings of up to 15%.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Space Planning & Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects delivered 40% faster than traditional sequential approaches
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Gensler is a global architecture and design firm with significant workplace design practice, serving major enterprise clients on office design and build projects. While primarily architecture-led, it competes in the design phase that Kytom's integrated offering addresses.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): JLL is the global real estate services parent of Tétris and offers integrated office design-build, project management, and workplace strategy services globally. It is a major incumbent in the French office fit-out market and competes with Kytom for enterprise accounts.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate firm providing project management and design services for office fit-out and workplace strategy. It operates across France as part of a broader real estate platform, competing for large enterprise workplace transformation mandates.
• CBRE Design (CBRE Group): CBRE is a global commercial real estate services firm offering workplace strategy, design, and project management for office fit-out projects. It competes for enterprise office renovation mandates in France as part of a much broader real estate services platform.
• Colliers Project Leaders: Colliers is a global real estate services firm that provides project management and design-build services across commercial real estate, including office fit-out. It is a broader incumbent that bundles fit-out within a wider real estate advisory portfolio serving enterprise clients in France and internationally.

Direct peers

• Tétris (JLL subsidiary): Tétris is a JLL-owned office design-build and fit-out firm operating in France, directly competing with Kytom in the same office interior construction market. Both offer turnkey workplace solutions for enterprise and coworking clients, making Tétris the most directly comparable peer.
• Majorelle (formerly Marais Contracting): Majorelle is a French interior fit-out and design-build firm specializing in commercial and retail space construction. It directly competes with Kytom for office and commercial fit-out projects across France.

Others

• BureauxLocaux (Bureaux à Partager): BureauxLocaux is a French commercial real estate marketplace and workspace platform. It is thematically related to Kytom's coworking and enterprise office segments but operates as a listing platform rather than a fit-out contractor.
• Haworth: Haworth is a global office furniture and workspace solutions company. Like Steelcase, it is not a direct fit-out competitor but operates in adjacent segments (furniture, modular walls) that intersect with Kytom's offering.
• Steelcase: Steelcase is a global office furniture manufacturer with workplace design services. While not a direct fit-out competitor, it operates adjacent to Kytom in the office furniture procurement and workplace design segments, occasionally partnering with fit-out contractors on turnkey projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/_kytom_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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