Decathlon Move Paris: 11,500 m² headquarters fitted out by Silvera, quai de la Seine, Paris

At 27 quai de la Seine, in Paris's 19th arrondissement, Decathlon is unveiling its new Parisian digital headquarters, Canal 27, driven by the Move Paris project. More than an office building, the place has been conceived as a hub, open to resident teams and visiting staff alike, in complete harmony with the sporting, dynamic spirit of the surrounding neighbourhood.

Spread across 11,500 m² over six floors, this new headquarters is intended as a place of work, collaboration and employee experience alike, reflecting the identity Decathlon wishes to embody.

Conceived by the Asterismos agency, the project addresses a simple challenge: adapting the spaces to the teams' real-world uses, rather than the other way round. Focus zones, collaborative spaces and territorialised flex-office areas follow one another across the floors, designed to foster both performance and social connection. Particular attention was paid to the acoustic treatment of shared spaces, an essential condition for sustainable quality of life at work. The project rests on a simple principle: making the office a living reflection of Decathlon's culture.

Alongside Asterismos, Silvera accompanied the project through a furniture specification mission conceived as the natural extension of the CSR commitments upheld by Decathlon.

The project had to address several challenges: offering restrained furniture, in colourways echoing the group's various brands, while embodying an exemplary approach to durability, repairability and restraint.

Behind every piece selected lies demanding sourcing work: exploring collections, favouring second-hand furniture and recycled materials, championing French craftsmanship, weighing real-world uses against the project's intentions. Finding the right balance between comfort, responsibility and overall coherence.

In the offices and meeting rooms, MDD furniture structures the working spaces, while Akaba's Guri chair furnishes the enclosed areas.

Reception is arranged around Maximum's committed Bultan collection, complemented by Normann Copenhagen's Bit Stool.

To address acoustic requirements, Silen's Chatbox pod offers teams isolated focus spaces within the open-plan floors.

In the cafeteria, the chair and table by Cartel de Belleville and RE-YOU embody an approach rooted in industrial reuse and the circular economy, chosen to preserve the environment rather than produce anew, alongside Hay's Palissade table and Soft Edge stool.

Inclass's Léa range, available as a chair and a stool, together with the Varya chair from the same house, round out this selection with a resolutely contemporary touch to the living spaces, in keeping with the ecological standard upheld throughout the project.

The Decathlon Move Paris headquarters illustrates the role furniture prescription can play in a fit-out project driven by strong CSR ambitions. When designed in line with teams' real-world usage, furniture becomes an essential lever for translating corporate culture into employee experience. It connects spaces, supports flexibility of use and gives concrete materiality to the brand's sustainability commitments.

Through this project, Silvera reaffirms its conviction: furniture is not limited to equipping a space. It plays a full part in that space's identity and in how it is experienced.

Architect: Asterismos
Furniture prescriber: Silvera
Photo credits: Antoine Duhamel photography