More than a decade since the swing toward open-plan offices — and the resulting backlash from workers concerned about noise and a lack of privacy — a host of ancillary spaces are cropping up in workplaces, offering employees an escape from their (sometimes overly loud) co-workers. These private spaces include prayer rooms, wellness rooms and libraries [...] All of which prompts the question: After pulling down the walls that defined yesterday’s workplaces, are we once again putting them up? — The New York Times
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The answer is we need multiple types of spaces — open, closed and in between. A lot of shared offices have glass walls to separate but keep a non-claustro feel. Having an open plan is fine if you have large desk space and some separation
That above space is beautiful, but a bad office plan. I don't want to have to face someone. Need single direction seating, or L shaped workspaces with some vertical block.
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