Autex Acoustics® x HOK: The Future of Sustainable Workplace Design
Designing tomorrow’s workspaces with Autex Acoustics® + HOK LA—neurodiversity, circularity, and material innovation.
Date and time
Location
The ARTrium, Floor 5
742 S Hill St Los Angeles, CA 90014About this event
- Event lasts 3 hours
As part of the Waves of Change exhibition for LA Design Festival 2025, Autex Acoustics® welcomes the HOK Los Angeles team for an afternoon of future-focused discussion exploring the evolving needs of today’s workplace.
Join us in the ARTrium for a presentation and Q&A unpacking how industry leaders see neurodiversity, sensory inclusion, and sustainable materials reshaping the built environment–and how design can rise to meet the moment.
About the speakers:
HOK Los Angeles
Global leaders in human-centric design, the HOK team brings together research, design strategy, and inclusive thinking to deliver spaces that meet the diverse needs of today's workforce.
Senior Consultant, HOK Los Angeles
Nambi is a passionate consulting design strategist, interior designer, and advocate for innovative, inclusive and sustainable design.
Throughout her 15 year career in design she has helped guide clients through workplace transformation, facilities strategy, space guidelines, occupancy planning, and interior design, adaptable reuse, and prototype/pilot projects across the corporate, tech, higher education and government sectors.
As a consulting strategist she is skilled in visioning and workshop facilitation, survey development, programming, and data analytics. She grounds user research with business drivers to ensure project success from pre-design through construction.
Sustainable Design Leader, HOK Los Angeles
Meng Gong is a Sustainable Design Leader with expertise in sustainable high performance design, sustainable integration of master planning and lighting design. She has extensive experience in net zero energy and building life-cycle assessments, ESG portfolio management as well as LEED, WELL, Fitwel and Living Future certifications. She regularly leads the collaboration with multidisciplinary teams on complex projects in the Healthcare, Higher Education, Hospitality, Corporate, Residential, Retail, Entertainment and master planning markets.
Active in the design community, Meng serves in IWBI as WELL Faculty and Adviser. She is also an active member in USGBC and the GREENBUILD Advisory Board. In the academic field, Meng is a lecturer on sustainability and the built environment at California State University, Long Beach. Meng aligns HOK’s sustainability practice with triple-bottom-line: impact mitigation for the environment; health, wellness and equity for occupants; and project profitability for our clients.
Jonathan Mountfort
Global Creative Director of Autex Acoustics® and the Autex Future Lab
As Global Creative Director of Autex Autex Acoustics® and the Autex Future Lab, , Jonathan is a pioneer in circular design and regenerative product development. His work spans acoustic innovation, sustainable systems, and rethinking material value across the lifecycle.
Part of the Waves of Change, an Autex Acoustics® exhibition for LA Design Festival 2025
Free with RSVP | Limited capacity
Includes parking reimbursement
Light bites and refreshments available
Doors open at 3:00 PM | Talks begin at 3:30 PM
Frequently asked questions
The event is set in our working showroom, come dress in whatever makes you feel comfortable and at ease.
Yes, please have them RSVP separately to secure their spot.
Yes, enjoy light bites and refreshments.
This is an indoor event, held on Floor 5 of the ARTrium in Downtown LA.
RSVP includes parking reimbursement. Multiple paid parking lots are available nearby–Joe’s Auto Parks at 839 S. Hill St and 916 S. Hill St; Paragon lot directly across from the Atrium Building. Ride-share is encouraged when possible.