Facility-ating Experiments

Facilities Layout is a fascinating topic. Experiments tying layout to innovation, productivity and other parameters continue to go on.

Square Feet - In Moving to New Home, Grey Traded the Cloistered Look for an Open Plan - NYTimes.com: "In November, after 45 years in cloistered offices at 777 Third Avenue, the advertising giant Grey Group moved to an open-plan layout in the International Toy Center building at 200 Fifth Avenue. The change was astonishing — and a little unsettling — for the 1,200 employees, who now occupy just six floors instead of 26. Before, most everyone had an office; now there are three in the entire company. And the floor that houses the creative and production departments lacks even cubicle walls."