Communications giant Comcast is testing layout concepts for its new Philadelphia offices at a former suburban office complex in Horsham.

Called the “mock-up,” the high-ceilinged suburban office, which has panoramic photos of Philadelphia glued onto the walls, was created in an effort to find the layout that will fuel the most creativity and collaboration in Comcast’s new, $1.5 billion tower in Center City, writes Bob Fernandez at philly.com.

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While popular for at least a decade now at such companies as Facebook in Silicon Valley and  Curalate in Philadelphia, open floors also have been criticized as distracting and stressful for employees who need some privacy to think and create. The trick is to make the new expensive tower both fun for employees and productive for the company.

The Horsham mock-up, off Blair Mill Road, opens to a seating area with white plastic chairs for presentations and models of the new 60-story tower.

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