Im with you dude... cubicles?! methinks not...
Just get a nice simple (but BIG) workbench, drill some holes in it, get yourself a comfy leather chair... and some good speakers, and then kit yourself out as you see fit... you'll need lots of space, and youll need to be comfortable to get anything done efficiently.
Ill stick to my nice lil log cabin

... getting a new mackie desk soon too, must get back to the recording side of things!
is there a page where people can post images of thier studios, im quite proud of mine... (although its not finished yet!)
Rob.L.Leon