We had this setup at Apple (early Infinite Loop days) and it rocked. The best environment I've ever done engineering in, period. Being able to shut your door f

We had this setup at Apple (early Infinite Loop days) and it rocked. The best environment I've ever done engineering in, period. Being able to shut your door for a few hours to crank stuff out is incredibly important. Being able to walk a few feet and collaborate is also incredibly important. They're not at odds. It doesn't take rocket science to design a space that works. It takes something harder: Money, and the ability for non-engineers to listen to people who haven't been drinking the latest silver bullet kool-aid. "People can't concentrate in noisy environments." How hard is that to get?