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by cs702 2613 days ago
Not surprising in hindsight. See lqet's and kylia's comments elsewhere on this thread for first-hand accounts.[a]

In my view, Steve Jobs had the right idea when he helped design Pixar's headquarters: plenty of private and semi-private working areas interconnected by multiple larger, more central, common areas through which everyone would have to travel throughout the day, increasing the odds of spontaneous interaction and collaboration with colleagues from different areas:

https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-designing-pixar-o...

https://bcj.com/projects/pixar-animation-studios-emeryville

Think of it as "privacy when you need it, sprinkled with spontaneous interaction throughout the day, when you take breaks from private work."

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[a] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19683405 / https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19683419