The fundamental idea that employees need different kinds of space throughout the day is sound. But in practice we are amply provisioned with 8 different kinds o

The fundamental idea that employees need different kinds of space throughout the day is sound. But in practice we are amply provisioned with 8 different kinds of collaborative space (desks, conference rooms, auditoria, nooks, lounges, cafes, phone booths, libraries) and no space for quiet work. We even have Quiet Rooms, but they are for meditation and napping, no laptops allowed. Partly this is a question of social norms rather than physical plant. Make any of those spaces Library Rules and they would be great.