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Hey now, I went to a high school where none of the walls went all the way to the ceiling, or even to the corners! There was only one central hallway, so in add
by OldHand2018 5y ago
Hey now, I went to a high school where none of the walls went all the way to the ceiling, or even to the corners! There was only one central hallway, so in addition to not having doors anywhere, you might have to walk through one or two other classroom to get where you needed to go.
Surprisingly, it worked.
- mkl 5y agoMaybe I'm misunderstanding, but wouldn't the sound carry through to other classrooms?
- OldHand2018 5y agoNo no, you are right. However, it was more like white noise than anything else, with the occasional word or sentence that could be recognized from someone talking too loudly. But you know, with a little thought and effort, open spaces don't have to be loud. This was covered on HN years ago: https://m.signalvnoise.com/library-rules-how-to-make-an-open-office-plan-work/ https://m.signalvnoise.com/library-rules-how-to-make-an-open...