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German Village

This guide covers everything you need to know about the German Village club, including access, arrival details, security, Wi-Fi, room reservations, and how the space is designed for both collaboration and deep focus. The club is open 24/7 and accessible via the Alta Open app.

✨ Welcome to the club

This guide covers a few important details specific to the German Village club. Switchyards is a shared neighborhood work club, open 24/7 and designed for focus, flexibility, and respect.

If you ever need help, reach out to Member Services.

⚡️ “All-City” access

Switchyards membership includes 24/7 access to all current and future clubs. That’s the power of All-City membership.

🌐 Wi-Fi

Across all locations:
Network name: Switchyards
Password: madewithsoul

🛟 Reserve a phone booth or meeting room

All locations have phone booths or meeting rooms for private calls or Zooms. These must be reserved to use. No drop-ins.

Book a room at switchyards.com/rooms. It takes about 20 seconds.

You’ll receive a check-in reminder email 30 minutes before your reservation. You have up to 10 minutes after the start time to check in. If you don’t, the reservation is canceled and released to another member.

Each Club Room includes a Club Room Kit with extra dry erase markers, an eraser, and spare batteries.

🍎 Rules for a great experience

Switchyards is a shared space, and you’re going to bump into your neighbors. For the experience to work well for everyone, there are specific ways the club should be used, and not used.

Please review the Club Rules section. Members who routinely violate the rules or are generally disrespectful to others may be removed from the club.

🗄 Membership Dues Portal

Use the Membership Dues Portal to update your credit card, view payment history, and manage your membership details.

Click here to jump to the Membership Dues Portal.

🚪 Access

All members use the Alta Open app to access the club. You’ll receive a separate email from Avigilon Alta Open with an invitation to download the app. Check your spam folder if you don’t see it.

Look for the subject line:
“Activate your mobile key for Switchyards.”

You cannot enter any club without this app. If you didn’t receive the invite, reach out to Member Services.

🚙 Parking

All available parking is nearby, free, street parking. Parking is available down the main East Whittier Street, as well as Bruck, Ebner and Beech side streets. You can refer to the full map here. 

Please note: Parking fills up quickly, and is available on a first come, first serve basis. GMV Parking Map

🦉 Hours

Always open. 24/7.

🔒 Security

You can access the club anytime using the Alta Open app. The space is monitored via access control and closed-circuit security cameras.

🔮 Opening the doors

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All members use the Alta Open app to open the doors.

With the app installed, scan your phone or wave your hand in front of the black reader next to the door.

If access is set to “Always Allow,” your phone can stay in your pocket. If not, you’ll need to unlock the door from the app.

If you’ve lost access or never received it, contact Member Services after checking your spam folder.

🦉 24/7

The club is always open for work and focus. Access and security monitoring run 24/7.

👋 Clubkeeps

These spaces are unstaffed most of the time, but the club is continuously monitored. Clubkeeps physically check in on the space every day. We call it invisible hospitality.

📰 Club Paper

Club Paper is a small tabloid made for and by Switchyards members.

Submit your work at switchyards.com/clubpaper. Copies are available in the club.

🌵 The Space

Describe how sound and space are designed at this location.

  • Cafe areas are for light conversation and collaboration

  • Phone calls and Zooms belong in phone booths or meeting rooms

  • Quiet or library areas are for heads-down focus only

Adjust this section only where a location has a true exception.

🔍 Lost and Found

If you’ve left something behind, contact Member Services.
Include “Lost and Found” in your message for the quickest help.

🚫 Club Rules

This is a shared space. Please review the Club Rules and help keep the club respectful and welcoming for everyone.

☕️ Our best work is ahead

If you made it this far, we owe you a coffee.

You have a key to this place. It’s your neighborhood work club, and it’s here for you always.

See you around the club,
– SY