Have worked in just about every conceivable style of office over my career and the worst was probably the beehive style six desks in a hexagonal "cubicle." Too noisy and the snacks were kept on the table in the middle which wrecked any possible attempt to diet. An interesting one was in the UK in the late 70s where a large factory space was divided into glass-walled spaces so anyone could see anyone but mostly not hear them. My favorite were the private offices and my first internship in a physics lab at Oxford was one of the most collaborative where twice a day mid morning and mid afternoon a tea lady came around with a cart with Tea urn (milk and sugar premixed) and various snacks. Everyone came out of their labs almost without fail and talked informally with everyone else for 20 minutes on anything and everything. The corridor was lined with large chalkboards that were put to good use. All for the minor cost of a tea lady to focus the collaboration.