Qonto opens its new office in Paris

Qonto – the financial management solution for SMEs and self-employed professionals, with over 750,000 customers across eight European markets – has opened its new headquarters, ‘Qonto Bonne Nouvelle’, in an iconic building in the heart of Paris. Covering an area of 11,000 square metres, the new headquarters is almost twice the size of Qonto’s previous Paris office and features 900 workstations spread across nine floors.

The new headquarters will support the next phase of Qonto’s development in Europe. The building is situated at number 6 Impasse Bonne Nouvelle, in an area with nearly two hundred years of commercial history.
In the 1830s, it housed the Bazar Bonne-Nouvelle, one of Paris’s first department stores and business centres. Following its closure after a fire in 1930, the current building was constructed in 1953 as a post office by architects Joseph Bukiet and André Gutton. The complex has undergone a major regeneration project led by Covéa Immobilier in collaboration with the architectural practice PCA-Stream, which has preserved the original concrete and metal architecture, restored the building’s original proportions, opened it up to the surrounding neighbourhood and incorporated new outdoor green spaces.

Covering 11,000 square metres, the new headquarters is almost double the size of Qonto’s previous premises in Paris and serves as a strategic long-term base for its operations across its eight European markets. Spread over nine floors, it offers 900 workstations, over 250 seats in informal areas, 55 meeting rooms, 90 phone booths and two corporate event spaces capable of accommodating up to 425 people. The building also features three cafés, with barista service provided in partnership with Trèfle, a French company specialising in inclusive catering that trains and employs people with disabilities.

For the first time since its foundation in 2017, Qonto has designed its headquarters specifically to suit its way of working. At a time when hybrid and remote working are redefining the role of the office, Bonne Nouvelle has been designed to meet a range of needs: from individual work to remote calls, from team collaboration and shared decision-making to large corporate events. The spaces feature portraits of entrepreneurs from across Europe; one meeting room is dedicated to Qonto’s first client; a map illustrates the company’s European presence; and a listening area allows teams to hear first-hand accounts from clients.