Office, Desk, Rug Floor, Light Hardwood Floor, Chair, Shelves, and Study Room Type The Writer's Block is a piece of custom oak veneer millwork that both divides the space and acts as furniture. Photo 9 of 9 in 8 Live/Work Spaces We'd Move Into in a Heartbeat from Step Inside One Couple’s Game-Changing Live/Work Loft

8 Live/Work Spaces We'd Move Into in a Heartbeat

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While some city dwellers prefer to escape to the country, creative couple Marie Lu and Primo Gallanossa chose to burrow into downtown Los Angeles, purchasing a live/work loft in the cultural epicenter of the Arts District. The bestselling author and game designer approached the architecture firm CHA:COL for an urban sanctuary that would host their writing and game design needs between frequent trips. The resulting 1,450-square-foot space not only provides space to work, but also includes sleeping and kitchen areas. The fulcrum of the project is the "Writer’s Block," a multifaceted, fixed piece of millwork that functions as a desk on one side, a lounge on the other, and shelving in between. Taking cues from the couple’s backgrounds in writing, illustrating, and game design, design principals Apurva Pande and Chinmaya Misra used the game Monument Valley as a guiding concept for the retreat.

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