HOME ENJOY 7019 A SPACE TO GATHER The opening of our first Hub. September 2021 marked an important milestone for Rivian when the first production R1T rolled off the line in Normal, IL, to the cheers of hundreds of employees who had contributed to its launch. This week marked another milestone for us. This time, cheers filled a sunny courtyard space in downtown Venice, CA, as Rivian employees gathered to celebrate the launch of our first Hub – a physical location designed to encourage exchange with our community and for Rivian fans to gather and connect. Even in the very earliest days of Rivian, we imagined places where people could gather and get to know one another and share experiences in person. Because purchasing a Rivian can be done digitally, we were untethered from the traditional car-buying experience, and free to define what we wanted a Rivian space to be. We began sketching out ideas for our public gathering spaces. Our Venice Hub is above all a place to come together – to attend a workshop, to relax in the garden, to share ideas. The buildings that now house the Venice Hub stand on the property where beloved author Ray Bradbury lived and worked for several years. Over the decades, these buildings have been home to everything from an electric-works building to an art gallery. Today, with our doors open to the community, this site will serve above all as a place for people to come together. The city of Venice has been eclectic since it was built by developer Abbot Kinney in 1905, complete with canals modeled after his favorite city in Italy and an amusement pier with a dance hall, restaurant, and a hot salt-water plunge. The pier burned down around the same time Kinney died in 1920, but was rebuilt with a roller coaster, a fun house, aviation shows and other attractions. More than ever, connection matters in communities local and global. We want our spaces to help make that connection happen. Constantly transforming itself, the town of Venice became a preferred home for free thinkers and experimenters of every stripe – a creative influx that continues today. We like being in the heart of this energetic place. The Venice Hub is a comfortable, open place to create, relax, and learn. It’s comprised of shaded gardens and seating out front, an open-air play space for kids, a library deep in both local and iconic titles and locally made wares, a bright makers’ space stocked with creative materials, and a courtyard area between the site’s two buildings where you can explore an R1T and ask any questions you might have about Rivian’s mission, products and programs. The Venice Hub will also offer a host of workshops focused on useable knowledge (plant a simple organic garden this fall, or learn how to get the most of your visit to a National Park) and discussions about broader concepts such as sustainable energy or permaculture. The Venice Hub is above all a place to come together – to attend a workshop, to relax in the garden, to share ideas. We hope you’ll visit often. The Venice Hub is just the beginning, and as our company grows, we’ll open more spaces in different locations with the same eye to connection and community. We’re planning a mix of indoor and outdoor sites, including Hubs in urban centers like Venice, adventure-oriented Rivian Outposts further away from the cities, and Preserves — wide tracts of wilderness we’ll protect as part of our conservation efforts. We look forward to welcoming you here. Sign up for special events at our Venice hub here. While we will have vehicles onsite, demo drives and rides are done through our First Mile drive program. To learn more, please reach out to us at customerservice@rivian.com or 1-888-RIVIAN1. Rivian Venice Hub | 660 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291 | Mon-Sun, 9 am - 6 pm © 2021 RIVIAN ENJOY 7019 SHARE STORY Rivian is developing vehicles and technology to inspire people to get out and explore the world. These are our stories about the things we make, the places we go and the people we meet along the way. PRIVACY POLICY TERMS OF SERVICE FOLLOW US MORE STORIES BY RIVIAN ELECTRIFYING THE TRANSAMERICA TRAIL CHARGING OFF-ROAD ACROSS AMERICA'S BACK YARD READ A CHAT WITH ANSHU RIVIAN VP OF DIGITAL TECH READ PROTECTING WHAT WE LOVE PAIRING SUSTAINABLE TECH WITH LAND CONSERVATION FOR A CLEANER, WILDER FUTURE. READ LET'S JUST DRIVE RIDE ALONG FOR OUR FIRST CUSTOMER DRIVES IN NORMAL, IL. READ A MOVEABLE FEAST THE RIVIAN ADVENTURE GEAR TEAM MAKES MEALS AND MEMORIES IN THE DESERT READ THE INSIDE STORY DETAILS, SPECS AND OTHER UPDATES ON THE R1T CABIN. READ