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Rackspace did a similar thing in San Antonio. There are many photos of the transition here: https://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/slideshow/Photos-show-the-aba

Rackspace did a similar thing in San Antonio. There are many photos of the transition here: https://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/slideshow/Photos-show-the-abandoned-Windsor-Park-Mall-165295.php https://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/slideshow/Photos-show...

notwhereyouare 6y ago
did I miss the after photos? That seems to be all before photos
- Rendello 6y ago
  My adblocker blocked the "after" photos for me
- crftr 6y ago
  If you have an active adblocker, try disabling. I had a similar issue.
Rendello 6y ago
uBlock origin blocks all of the "after" picures but none of the before ones, I was confused for a good two minutes!
msisk6 6y ago
Yeah, that was fun. I worked in the Rackspace Austin office (an old call center building with it's own problems) but I often had to be in San Antonio for meetings. The noise was crazy. Even after taking steps to address the noise it was still an issue. Not much you can do with all the concrete a mall is typically made of. And the 2nd floor shook and moved around a lot after folks moved in. It was actually nauseating.
- DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
  I'm no expert, but I have a little experience with sound mitigation. IME, the effort needed to reduce unwanted noise depends a lot on the frequency range. Very roughly speaking, dampening high-frequency sounds can be done with relatively thin and light sound-absorbing materials. Lower-frequency noise, including vibrations that shake the building's superstructure, require more extensive modifications. It would be awesome if an actual acoustic engineer or architect could weigh in on this.
  - birdyrooster 6y ago
    I wonder if you could use active noise cancelling on the floors
0xffff2 6y ago
Is that really what typical tech office space looks like these days? I know I'm really lucky to have my own office (pre-pandemic), but that looks absolutely miserable. Acres of half-wall cubicles without an ounce of thought for blocking auditory or visual distractions?

notwhereyouare 6y ago

did I miss the after photos? That seems to be all before photos

Rendello 6y ago
My adblocker blocked the "after" photos for me
crftr 6y ago
If you have an active adblocker, try disabling. I had a similar issue.

Rendello 6y ago

uBlock origin blocks all of the "after" picures but none of the before ones, I was confused for a good two minutes!

msisk6 6y ago

Yeah, that was fun. I worked in the Rackspace Austin office (an old call center building with it's own problems) but I often had to be in San Antonio for meetings. The noise was crazy. Even after taking steps to address the noise it was still an issue. Not much you can do with all the concrete a mall is typically made of. And the 2nd floor shook and moved around a lot after folks moved in. It was actually nauseating.

DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
I'm no expert, but I have a little experience with sound mitigation. IME, the effort needed to reduce unwanted noise depends a lot on the frequency range. Very roughly speaking, dampening high-frequency sounds can be done with relatively thin and light sound-absorbing materials. Lower-frequency noise, including vibrations that shake the building's superstructure, require more extensive modifications. It would be awesome if an actual acoustic engineer or architect could weigh in on this.
- birdyrooster 6y ago
  I wonder if you could use active noise cancelling on the floors

0xffff2 6y ago

Is that really what typical tech office space looks like these days? I know I'm really lucky to have my own office (pre-pandemic), but that looks absolutely miserable. Acres of half-wall cubicles without an ounce of thought for blocking auditory or visual distractions?