IRVINE, CA—Adapting space design to a user's particular cultureis enabling hybrids of traditional office and creative space thatmeet the needs of each company, Shay Hughes, COOof real estate firm Hughes Marino Inc., tellsGlobeSt.com. While creative space is all the rage in the officearena, totally open floor plans don't work for every company inevery industry.

As GlobeSt.com reported last week, HughesMarino has completed itsown creative-office spaceat 2 Park Plaza, Suite 750, here. The spaceis the firm's unique version of the creative-office concept, whichstrives for the right balance between traditional private officesand public space. GlobeSt.com has learned thatGensler was the architect and HowardBuilding Corp. the general contractor for the project.

Interestingly, the new office echoes the design concept of itsDowntown San Diego office, which was built in 2011. “The Irvineoffice is both different form and similar to the San Diego office,”says Hughes. “The Orange County office is in a class-A high-risebuilding, one of the nicest—if not thenicest—office developments in Orange County inJamboree Center. In San Diego, we purchased our own building, afreestanding historic building downtown. One is leased and theother purchased. They're different, but we used a lot of the samedesign elements in both offices.”