"Go in there," he said, pointing over his shoulder to an open cubicle.

The employees work in open cubicles, similar to those in offices anywhere in the West.

An open cubicle stood on the other side of the hatch.

But, according to Mr. Sherman, the open cubicle is here to stay.

The open cubicle is also distracting when he needs to read documents.

The rest of the space is likely to be filled with generic but still Kafka-esque open cubicles.

Instead of open cubicles, the building is defined by clusters of private offices for teams of 10 to 12 workers.

The steward sat in an open cubicle facing the lounge, a book open on his lap.

But how are these sources going to leak the information if they're sitting in open cubicles where everyone can hear their phone conversations?

"In the old space, we had to interview clients in open cubicles even if it involved sensitive crimes," he said.