A Up.p, a fintech specialized in secured credit and payroll loans for individuals, has a new home. Located in the Parque da Cidade Complex in São Paulo, the 400 m² space was designed to accommodate the expected expansion of doubling the team by the end of this year, after a five-fold growth in operations in 2023.
To reach the ideal model for the new headquarters, Up.p conducted a survey with employees, identifying the characteristics and functionalities they would like to have in the new space.
With a ceiling height of almost three meters and a wide view of the south zone of São Paulo, the new office met several requests from the Up.pers (as the employees are called), such as multiple and spacious meeting rooms, a large common area, televisions, and snack machines with various nutritious options.
“We are very happy with this change. We had individual conversations with our Up.pers, and the new office is the materialization of what we heard. The space is welcoming, uncomplicated, and high-spirited. These choices are directly linked to our culture, to our values,” says Patrícia Sanchez, Head of People Management and Organizational Culture at Up.p.
Every detail of the space was designed to represent the team and the company’s purpose. Even the colors of the environment, planned to bring even more connection with the employees, have a meaning: blue represents technology and trust; pink, modernity; yellow is joy and relaxation, and orange is prosperity and success.
With an open space concept, to facilitate interaction among people, the office architecture highlights biophilia, emphasizing green elements in the pursuit of promoting well-being and emotional comfort. “By listening to and understanding the needs of each, we were able to design a personalized, usual environment. We received dozens of feedback and managed to fulfill most of them. It is very important to us that employees feel they belong and identify with the environment,” adds Patrícia.
“The new office reflects very well the moment we are experiencing here at Up.p: expansion. We are increasingly loyalizing our audience, offering faster and less bureaucratic access to credit in the market, and our growth is proof of that. The team will grow even more by the end of the year, and we are excited about what is to come,” says Gabriel Pérgola, founder and CEO of Up.p.
