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When a scale-up is looking for more than an office
Founded in 2019, Pelico is developing a platform for orchestration of industrial production, an AI tool that helps large manufacturers anticipate disruptions, coordinate their teams and meet their customer commitments. Their product is built around a strong belief: blind spots kill performance, and real-time collaboration changes everything. They wanted to find this philosophy in their workspace.
Their team is growing. Advanced technical profiles, customer operations who travel between Paris, Europe and the United States, customers in aeronautics, luxury, and heavy industry. To attract and retain the best, a functional but soulless open space was not enough. They wanted a space that looked like them: ambitious, organized, but lively. A place where you want to come, even on days when teleworking would be easier.
With this ambition in mind, Pelico chose Boulevard Jules Ferry.
A raw space with immense potential
Before the works, the Jules Ferry was nothing like turnkey desk. No walls. No cooking. No showers. Raw trays, an industrial frame visible on the ceiling, and those large windows with small panes typical of Parisian buildings that promised generous natural light on each floor.
For another company, the absence of existing facilities could have been a hindrance. For Pelico, it was exactly what they were looking for: a blank page on which to project their own identity, without having to deal with the choices of a previous occupant.
It's the type of challenge that Sora likes to take on. Not impose a generic “modern office” template, but build something tailor-made, with the Guest, for the guest.
Co-construction: three actors, a common vision
This project is above all the story of a three-voice collaboration that worked.
Marine, Workplace Manager at Sora, managed the entire operation from start to finish. Coordination of service providers, planning management, technical arbitration, site monitoring on each floor. She was the one who stayed the course and ensured that Pelico's vision was faithfully translated into the reality of the work.
OVGA, the works service provider, took charge of the technical execution of the transformation: creation of partitions, installation of wet equipment, installation of carpet in meeting rooms, Layout from the rooftop. Precision work that has literally redrawn the contours of each level.
Pelico was not there just to validate the plans. The team was involved in each choice: the colors on the wall, the materials of the floors, the furniture in the living room, the armchairs on the rooftop. This level of involvement is exactly what Sora encourages: because a space that we co-created is a space that we really take ownership of.
Space, level by level
Partitions: structure without closing
The first project, the most structuring, was to give a frame to platforms that had none. Without partitions, it's impossible to create distinct work areas, privacy for sensitive calls, or spaces dedicated to individual concentration.
OVGA has installed partitions designed to delimit without suffocating, while maintaining as much natural light as possible that passes through the large windows. The result: clearly identified areas (open-space, flex desks, collaboration spaces) that allow Pelico teams to move fluidly from one work mode to another according to their current needs. Exactly the flexibility that an agile organization needs.
Living spaces
The kitchen was created from scratch, a generous, functional space, designed for teams who have lunch together, who debrief between meetings, who welcome candidates for a casual interview. In a scale-up in active recruitment, the kitchen area is often the first place that a future employee really looks at.
Perhaps the most symbolic addition to this transformation is the living room. In many tech companies, we invest in workstations and the rest is overlooked. Pelico made the opposite choice: create a living space in the heart of the office.
The large modular sofas, the carefully chosen lighting, all this sends a clear message to the teams: you can breathe here, think differently, work in another way. For a company whose product requires intense concentration and decision-making under constant pressure, these spaces are a necessity.
Showers did not exist. Creating them was a deliberate choice. Come by bike from the other end of Paris. Run in the morning before starting a busy day. Do a sports session at noon without sacrificing the rest of the day. All this becomes possible when the workspace allows it. In the war for talent that Parisian tech scale-ups are waging, this kind of attention on a daily basis by teams makes a difference.
The rooftop is the natural extension of space, something to enjoy this summer!
Meeting rooms: from open space to real workspace
Before the work, there were no dedicated meeting rooms, no sound insulation, etc. It was impossible to have a confidential customer call, pitch investors or work in a tight team without disturbing the entire open-space.
OVGA built several rooms by installing walls, installing carpet, and taking care of the lighting. The result is spaces that are truly functional, pleasant to occupy, and that allow teams to work effectively.
What this project says about the Sora model
The transformation of the Jules Ferry is a perfect illustration of what Sora does best: create the conditions for a space that really works on a daily basis, not just aesthetically, but in the real life of the teams.
The result is an office that looks just like one thing: Pelico.
And you, what does your ideal space look like?
Do you have offices with potential, and the desire to transform them into something that really resembles your business?
