“From my perspective as a leader at this firm, team cohesion and the ability to support and anticipate each other’s needs is more critical than ever.”
Martin Goldstein
My New Normal: Venture Architecture Founder Martin Goldstein
April 30, 2020
Martin Goldstein has found himself juggling a new career as an assistant teacher.
With three daughters remote learning at home, the founder and owner of Venture Architecture has found the mornings and evenings start and end later than normal, as he helps his children learn.
Venture is best known for having designed a number of modern Denver spaces like Mountain Co.’s headquarters in Zeppelin Station, KSL Capital Partner’s space in Cherry Creek and the Wells Fargo Center’s lobby in the landmark “Cash Register” building.
Bisnow: Describe your work-from-home life.
Goldstein: We closed our office a few days ahead of the city. None of us were sure if it would end up being a mandate, we just wanted to keep our people safe. Working from home is quite isolating. I try to keep close to my normal routine, but the days are ending later because now we’re assistant teachers as well [as] our three daughters are remote learning. That means mornings start a bit later. I spend the day in the home office we’ve maintained for a decade, but hardly ever used until now. It has a multi-function printer, my laptop, a small desk and a large sofa. The sofa is quite comfortable, but it’s hard to have a conversation with our team. The connectivity our firm thrives on is tough to maintain. While I love seeing my family during the day, the isolation from the professional team, job sites, clients and colleagues has been difficult.