Lisa Tamayo Lisa Tamayo

Creative office is entering its next phase of growth. The popular office model, which has become a standard this cycle, started with open floor plans and collaborative spaces. The next iteration of the creative model is functionality. BLT Enterprises has unveiled a new neighborhood concept in West L.A. The new floor plan balances private and open space to enhance functionality.

“The first wave of creative office involved open floor plans, lots of collaborative space, few enclosed offices, benching, and little if any space for privacy or heads-down work,” Lisa Tamayo, VP of development at BLT Enterprises, tells GlobeSt.com. “Once office tenants embraced creative space and became comfortable with it, the next step was to make it even more user-friendly. The neighborhood workplaces that we develop not only look sharp, but also function better than either traditional office or previous versions of creative space. The combination helps companies attract and retain talent, which is a major focus in businesses today.”

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Kelsi Maree Borland

Kelsi Maree Borland is a freelance journalist and magazine writer based in Los Angeles, California. For more than 5 years, she has extensively reported on the commercial real estate industry, covering major deals across all commercial asset classes, investment strategy and capital markets trends, market commentary, economic trends and new technologies disrupting and revolutionizing the industry. Her work appears daily on GlobeSt.com and regularly in Real Estate Forum Magazine. As a magazine writer, she covers lifestyle and travel trends. Her work has appeared in Angeleno, Los Angeles Magazine, Travel and Leisure and more.