Sentence:  There was an eerie silence in the dorm [... in] the factory. [...] The lamp glowed in his <WSD>bureau</WSD>, warm and reassuring and, through the window, I could see his papers strewn across the desk. [...] I called his name again. A movement from his <WSD>bureau</WSD>. [...] I banged on his door until it opened a crack[. ...] He pushed me out onto the staircase. "Get out," he screamed. The door to his <WSD>bureau</WSD> slammed in my face. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed).