L’Atelier Member Feature: Adrian Crook

There's no coworking without coworkers! Meet the lively personalities who work out of our coworking space. 

Adrian Crook is our first EVER member to sign up for a full time dedicated desk membership! You may know him from his Blog "5 Kids 1 Condo" or from his instagram page @adriancrook (that's how I first met him at least!).

Get to know Adrian a bit more through the quick interview below:

Where are you from/ where did you grow up? Any stories from your past that you'd like to share?

I grew up in Port Moody, but moved around a bit in my adult life, from LA to Texas to Playa del Carmen, Toronto, to Montreal.

My first paying job was as an extra in a TV movie. I grew up designing board games, building forts, keeping lizards as pets and playing computer games – so it was no surprise I had only one friend and no girlfriends until senior year of high school.

What do you do/ what are you passionate about and why did you choose to do what you do? Any exciting projects to share or maybe an unknown facts about your line of work?

My primary business is Adrian Crook & Associates, a game design consulting firm that’s been around for 10 years now.

I also have investments in and work in Grizzly Force (think Uber for day labourers), Loud Crow (interactive storybooks for brands like Peanuts), Hempire (a forthcoming weed growing game) and more.

I blog at 5 Kids 1 Condo about minimalism, urbanism, and evidence-based living. I am also a founder of Abundant Housing Vancouver, where we advocate for housing of all types, for all Vancouverites.

Is this your first time coworking? What made you choose to work at L'Atelier, what's your favorite thing about the space/ environment?

L’Atelier isn’t my first co-working space, but it’s definitely the most stylish. I was looking for a place to bring our clients that felt a little more “design-y” and upscale. L’Atelier has great attention to detail that I think our clients appreciate.

A quote you live by

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and wellpreserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967

Your favorite lunch spot or thing to eat on work days

Fresh Sushi Yaletown – they’re great, fast, and they know my order.

Favorite snack

Smoothies