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Seems like it would be "loud" to me. While I think it looks awesome, the fact that they have a room for the phone means that it probably echoes a good deal with
by run4yourlives 16y ago
Seems like it would be "loud" to me. While I think it looks awesome, the fact that they have a room for the phone means that it probably echoes a good deal with that roof.
I'm a bit of a Spolsky-ite when it comes to office space - everyone should have an office - so it isn't my dream layout, but I will say the design is very, very cool.
- sstephenson 16y agoIt's actually very quiet in person. The space reminds me of a university library. Most of the materials, from the carpet, to the felt paneling, to the corkboard in the team rooms, to the dividers between desks, to the tiles on the rear walls, were chosen specifically for their sound-dampening qualities. The phone booths are a reaction to our former space where we'd get up and go out into the hallway to take phone calls. They exist because we value privacy, not because the office is too loud.
- run4yourlives 16y agoCool, thanks for the additional info.
- philwelch 16y agoNot just a separate room for a phone, but something that looks like a mountain shack on the outside and an interrogation room on the inside. Are they trying to actively discourage phone calls?
- joe_bleau 16y agoThat was my exact thought on seeing the lunchroom. Hard surfaces all around, or did I miss something?