Project
Hyperlocal
Health Care
Microsoft Living Well Health Center
Redmond, WA, USA
Envisioning
the Future
Large interactive screens that respond to natural gestures, speech and touch are evident throughout the future workplace environment. The "team action wall" allows for real-time problem solving and execution.
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The collaborative workspace features smart whiteboards and technologies that allow for participation by remote team members.
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The restaurant space is used to test new trends in hospitality while doubling as an entertaining area for private events.
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NBBJ designed a custom sofa for the living room to meet the client's specific requirements and to add a sense of high-quality craftsmanship to this high-tech environment.
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Equipped with sensors, Kinect technologies and a personal, digital chef, the future kitchen allows for ease of cooking and exploring new techniques and recipes tailored to dietary needs.
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The entire space is designed as an immersive showcase for customers. Following tours of the center, the “conversation room” allows for private feedback and debriefing sessions.
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The main entry is inviting yet provides a high level of security to ensure visitors are properly greeted and checked in.
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The Envisioning Center doubles as a prototyping lab and immersive showcase for Microsoft’s new products and services, demonstrating how new technologies may transform the way we live, work and play.
The design of the 7,000-square-foot Envisioning Center balances the ideas of openness and exploration with security and privacy, for the sake of Microsoft Research’s intellectual property. Unique from most research and development labs, the center displays futuristic yet real-life scenarios staged in office, home, retail and restaurant environments that explore the possibilities of embedded technologies like Kinect for Windows and Perceptive Pixel (PPI) displays.
The space itself is the result of ongoing collaborations between the company’s Strategic Prototyping team and Office labs, and is inspired by trends seen across the industry. Visitors can work on interactive desks, talk with colleagues using digital walls and cook in a Kinect-enabled kitchen. The space allows for the testing of new prototypes and also incorporates a “third place” area for various kinds of pop-up retail ideas. Custom furniture was designed by NBBJ for the living room and restaurant space in order to meet the client's specific needs and to add a sense of high-quality craftsmanship to this high-tech environment.
