Up until very recently, I have been going into the office every day since they let us in post covid. I have a very hard time staying focused at home. I also really enjoy having friends at work. Once you have a family, it is really nice to have adult relationships outside of the home, and frankly it's really hard to maintain hobbies outside of work with all the kids activities and house tasks.
For personal reasons I've moved remote this year and it's hard, but I can manage for a while I guess. It is really nice to walk out of my home office and be instantly home, but I find that I have to work longer hours to get the same amount of work done at home.
As for layout, my office had open seating areas for talking, quiet areas, and a dozen or so phone booths for more privacy. I usually just worked in the open collab areas and used my headphones when needed. This has been the way for the last decade prior to covid.
I'm a host for a cabin on airbnb and vrbo and I can say that it is remarkable that airbnb has achieved such a horrible reputation amongst hosts and guests alike. The truth is that the product is pretty great, until something goes wrong... Airbnb will refund a guest their money for seemingly any unverifiable accusation. I greatly prefer bookings from Vrbo despite their horrid tech simply because they are more reasonable when a guest sees a ladybug and wants a refund.
I grew up in Florida in the late 80's/early 90's and now have 2 children under the age of 7. Their days are almost exactly as you describe your children's days (and in public school). I think you need to take anything coming from US news with a healthy dose of skepticism. I do think it's healthy to discuss these topics to help remind us of its importance, but it's not as bad as everyone would have you believe in the online world.
For personal reasons I've moved remote this year and it's hard, but I can manage for a while I guess. It is really nice to walk out of my home office and be instantly home, but I find that I have to work longer hours to get the same amount of work done at home.
As for layout, my office had open seating areas for talking, quiet areas, and a dozen or so phone booths for more privacy. I usually just worked in the open collab areas and used my headphones when needed. This has been the way for the last decade prior to covid.