SAM LEE, MILWAUKEE SERVICES LEAD, FORMLABS

We occupy the fourth and fifth floors of the Mercantile building on East Buffalo Street. One of my favorite spaces is a small conference room we have on the fifth floor, with three low chairs and a coffee table. I love this room because it has tons of natural light and gives a more casual, intimate setting for work conversations. It’s tucked away from our kitchen, so it is a little bit of a quiet getaway from lunch or events that we host.

I often sit on the floor, and it almost reminds me of walking by a pre-school when you see the kids napping. If I have something I really need to focus on, getting away from my desk and being in a quiet and bright place allows me to do that.

Our office is filled with 3D printers and amazing 3D printed parts; our team here is constantly making interesting things. It’s easy to get distracted or pulled away to see what people are working on and this quiet place upstairs is a nice way to step away for an hour or so.

MESTER, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

& CHAIR OF DEI COUNCIL, PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST

My favorite space in our office is a cozy nook on the seventh floor tucked outside our executive offices. This unique spot has comfortable leather overstuffed furniture and a stunning floor-toceiling stone fireplace. Since it’s on the top floor of our headquarters building, it has extra tall, lofted ceilings. The cream city brick and natural timber make it very inviting, too, and we were proud to receive recognition twice from the Milwaukee Business Journal as one of Milwaukee’s Coolest Offices because of spaces like this one.

Smaller team meetings in this space, away from the typical conference room setup, encourage less formal communication and collaboration. My team’s morning marketing and communications updates happen here, and it’s a great place to start our days with our coffees and a cheerful fire. Our senior leaders love it when our team takes advantage of this space to gather, and I love that we’ve invested in creating spots like this one for our team to feel at home. One unique tidbit: On the wall behind the seating area is a framed blue jacket. It’s the jacket worn by Physicians Realty Trust’s original trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange from our initial public offering as a company in 2013 until 2018. Our trader generously shared this piece of memorabilia with us, and it’s a special memento of our past as we approach ten years in business on July 19, 2023.

We love the great room in our condo, which is the living and dining room area. It is open and airy, with lots of windows looking out over our beautiful river; the Hoan Bridge; and the city to the east, south and west. We love the wide plank wood floors and the slightly industrial feel of the building and the room.

It is comfortable and cozy, with new and old furniture and treasures we’ve collected over our 30-plus years of marriage. It is the place we spend time each morning with the sun, and each evening with the lights of the city. It changes moods as the day progresses and the views and the light changes.

The river and Riverwalk are absolutely vibrant with life and energy. From spring through fall, the music and laughter we hear from the people enjoying their friends and family on the river is the constant background music in our great room.

Another quirky but fun thing is that Leanne loves to look out to the south to tell time from the Allen Bradley clock … it’s just purely Milwaukee!