Meditation & Mindfulness at New “Headspace” HQ in Santa Monica // Designed by Montalba Architects

Virtual wellbeing has arrived in a big way. We now have access to professional yoga, meditation and counseling at our very fingertips, in the form of gorgeous apps on our phones. One of the early leaders in this field is Headspace, a mindfulness and meditation company offering its subscription-based services via an easy-on-the-eyes app and science-backed programming. Headspace, headquartered in Santa Monica, California, was expanding from a smaller office in the up-and-coming arts district of Bergamot Station into a 22,000 square foot space in the same neighborhood. The new offices were designed by the California firm Montalba Architects. We spoke with David Montalba, founding principal at Montalba Architects, about working with Headspace as a client, blending indoors and out, and creating moments of solace in the midst of a humming office. Coming into the project, Montalba Architects had the unique benefit of being a fellow resident of Bergamot Station, which …