Disney Toon Studios

I was fortunate enough to get invited for a lunch trip to Disney Toon Studios in Glendale, Ca. This was a chance to visit friends and see their new building.  It's really a neat campus.  I was told that the large atrium area was designed by Allied Works Architecture which is the same firm that designed the new building for Pixar Animation studios. I got to visit Pixar while up in San Francisco for WWDC 2010 and really enjoyed seeing their facility as well. Both sites are great facilities with wonderful open spaces.

When you first walk in, you see a large open area. 

The nice thing about a space like this is it makes folks cross paths.  I find that meetings in the hallway tend to be my most productive ones. When meeting in the hallway, you are talking because you have something you really need to talk about, and the meeting ends on time because everyone is standing.


The open area has a Pool Table, Video Games, and Cereal Bar.  These things do a great job of drawing folks into the common area.

Conference rooms are adjacent to the common area as well.

The wood is beautiful.

There is a nice outdoor garden area and lunch tables as well.