Lucia Bartholomew is the co-founder of Venice Beach-based multidisciplinary architecture and design studio, Electric Bowery, with business partner Cayley Lambur. The duo founded the female-led studio in 2013 after meeting and working together at Gehry Partners in Los Angeles. In six short years, they’ve amassed a visually delightful portfolio of modern homes, restaurants, commercial spaces, and shops, along with the much anticipated Silver Lake Pool & Inn, a boutique hotel opening soon in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. The collaborative team works out of a studio in Venice Beach, California, and in this month’s Where I Work, Bartholomew gives us a peek inside their plant-filled world, as well insight into how she works.
What is your typical work style"
Every day is a little different. My schedule is generally structured around meetings ? site meetings & client meetings. In general, our studio is very collaborative. The most creative moments are when we?re working together and one person?s idea triggers the next and we find a flow. Cayley, my business partner, and I always work together and sit down with other team members to develop ideas. Of course, it?s important to have some quiet time to brainstorm, which I typically find in the mornings or evenings, but the projects really come to life when we sit down and work together.

What’s your studio/work environment like"
The studio has a great atmosphere ? it?s light-filled w...