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clear ceilings, the coworking offices features
a brick backdrop that contrasts against glass
and steel elements — a beautiful juxtaposition
of material and space qualit y that Muller
envisioned. "It really came about better than we
could have hoped for," he says.
The open space has high quality offices on each
side with the bullpen in the center buzzing
with members of both dedicated desks and hot
desks. Local Collaborative offers a professional
conference room, a lobby and kitchen with fresh
coffee, teas and Hermosa Brewery Beer on tap,
just to add in that extra "wow" factor. " We ended
up getting five 60-by-12-foot walnut tables
all from the same tree in Oregon" says Muller.
"Elements like our rug, used to mitigate sound,
adds comfort but also evokes the ocean with its
sea foam green and blue hues."
Local Collaborative is also frequently used as
a gathering space for engaged members of the
South Bay community. To date, several events
have been held in the space, bringing together
people to educate and collaborate on various
ventures. For example, the space recentl y
hosted two significant investment summits
that brought together investors, entrepreneurs,
and loc al business leaders to discuss and
explore new opportunities in the South Bay
area. These events have fur ther cemented
Local Collaborative's reputation as a hub for
innovation and collaboration.
Imagined to enable people to be as efficient and
creative as possible, the atmosphere is lively
and vibrant. "I wanted to create a space that
can be productive and communal, wanting to
be there, increasing the quality of life" explains
Muller. " That was one thing that really stuck
with me at my Graduate studies, thanks to my
professor Robert Harris at USC [who said that
our] main goal as an architect is to improve the
quality of life for people, improve the quality of
sustainability for the planet, and improve the
quality of work for folks that you design for."
Feeding people's energ y through flow, decor
and synergy, Local Collaborative Hermosa also
favors human connections, going beyond the
sole function of working in a nice environment.
" W hen we have events, we invite the Local
Collaborative [members] and we are like a small
family." Local Collaborative is now expanding by
adding 6 offices on the mezzanine level, to cater
to demand, and is open to investment.
https://www.localcollaborativehermosa.com/
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