Yup, it looks pretty expensive to me. Other than the messy wires, the whole place looks freshly done up.
I guess it's the vibrant orange walls and lighting (orange lights?) that gives it a very modern look.
Definitely doesn't look "All the monitors were used throwaways" and "Desks and chairs on the left were free on the side of the road"
Wow. It was so shitty in person, I remember it so vividly.. Although better than the concrete floors and open stud walls it had before.. Did I mention the ceilings were 6 feet..