You seem to be a bit misanthropic. A single advantage of working in an office within a team is that you engage everyday, face to face, with human beings, learn

You seem to be a bit misanthropic. A single advantage of working in an office within a team is that you engage everyday, face to face, with human beings, learn from them, eat with them, struggle, fight, laugh, sweat, etc. All those things I hope you won't tell me you can do with your pet(s). For me the prefered config is a war room, with tech lead and devs in the same place, at the same table. Add headphones, irc and politeness, and you'll get great things done quickly, if (big if) the team spirit is good.