NEXT | Office Project - Research and Development Hub

NEXT | RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT HUB

NEXT IS A GLOBAL ROBOT COMPANY THAT CREATES CONSUMER ELECTRONICS AND APPLIANCES DESIGNED TO MAKE LIFE SIMPLER.

“THE FUTURE IS NOW” STATES THE CONTINUAL INNOVATION OF HOME TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ROBOTICS. THE MAIN PRIORITY IS IMPROVING EVERYDAY LIVING FOR CONSUMERS.

NEXT IS OPENING A NEW OFFICE SPACE TO IMPROVE THE COMPANY THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

SEAPORT DISTRICT 42.3463° N, 71.0421° W

101 SEAPORT BLVD. SUITE 600 BOSTON, MA 02210

NEW DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION

NEXT

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT HUB

6TH FLOOR

APPROX. 12,000 SF

THE LOGO REFLECTS THE PRODUCTS OF NEXT VIA ITS SLEEK AND MODERN FONT PARED WITH ITS TECHNOLOGICALLY INFLUENCED ICON.

BRAND APPLICATION

THE BOLD LOGO OF NEXT REPRESENTS THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE PRODUCTS. WITH SUCH A STRONG BRAND, THE NEW OFFICE WILL REPRESENT THE FACADE THROUGH ITS ARCHITECTURE AND AESTHETICS.

OFFICE DESIGN RESEARCH

NECESSITIES OF A WORK PLACE: BELONGING CONTROL PRODUCTIVITY

COMFORT SAFETY DESIGN SOLUTION: TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND PURPOSE IS IMPLEMENTED THROUGH BRAND INTEGRATION AND COMFORTABLE SPACES.

HYBRID COLLABORATION: SCHEDULE TRANSPARENCY EASE OF SOUND + VISUAL RELYING ON TECHNOLOGY

DESIGN SOLUTION:

HYBRID COLLABORATION SPACES INCLUDE SCHEDULING TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS HYBRID TECHNOLOGY, SHARED SCREENS + ACOUSTICAL ELEMENTS, TO AUGMENT SOUND + VISUAL EXPERIENCE.

FOUNDATIONAL WORK TYPOLOGIES:

PERSONAL COLLABORATION

SOCIAL LEARNING

DESIGN SOLUTION: A MULTITUDE OF SPACES INCLUDE PRODUCTS TO INTENSIFY THE PRODUCTIVITY IN THE DESIGNATED AREA, WHETHER THE SPACE OPEN, ENCLOSED, SHARED, OR OWNED.

CONCEPTUALIZATION

CIRCUIT BOARD

A SMALL COMPONENT THAT HONES A VITAL PART IN FUNCTIONALITY OF TECHNOLOGY.

NEXT INCORPORATES THE ESSENCE OF SUCH TECHNOLOGY BY INTEGRATING THE FORM OF A CIRCUIT BOARD INTO BRANDING, FLOOR PLAN + ZONING, AS WELL AS AESTHETIC DETAILS IN THE OFFICE SPACE.

CONCEPTUALIZATION

PRELIMINARY PLANNING

SPACIAL ALLOCATION

FOCUS

COLLABORATE

LEARN

REJUVENATE SOCIAL

SCHEMATIC PLANNING

FLOOR PLAN

DIMENSIONED FLOOR PLAN

REFLECTED CEILING PLAN

BOBBER PENDANT BY BLU DOT

AIM BY FLOS

ACOUSTICAL BAFFLES

DIMENSIONED REFLECTED CEILING PLAN

AXONOMETRIC FLOOR PLAN

THE 6TH FLOOR IS WHERE INNOVATION TAKES PLACE. THE VICISSITUDE DEVELOPS IN SUCH A HIGH PERFORMANCE RATE BY INCLUDING DESIGN DRIVERS THAT INFLUENCE PRODUCTIVITY AND HIGHER LEVEL COLLABORATION.

ELEVATOR ENTRANCE

UPON ARRIVAL TO THE 6TH FLOOR, GUESTS AND EMPLOYEES ARE TRANSPORTED INTO A SPACE OF FUTURISM THAT LEADS THEM TO AN AREA OF VISIONARY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT - NEXT .

RECEPTION

THE PATH OF LIGHTS LEAD DIRECTLY TO THE RECEPTION DESK, WHERE INDIVIDUALS ARE GREETED BY THE HIGH IMPACT OF THE LOGO. THE LIGHTS TRAVEL INTO THE LOGO, AS IF THEY WERE “CHARGING”THE BRAND, SYMBOLIZING HOW ALL WHO ENTER HELP THE BRAND COME TO LIFE.

RECEPTION ELEVATION + AXONOMETRIC

THE ELEVATION SHOWN DISPLAYS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RECEPTION DESK. A PORTION OF THE DESK IS LOWERED FOR INCLUSIVITY + ADA ACCESSIBILITY.

RECEPTION LOUNGE AXONOMETRIC

A LOUNGE AREA SITS OPPOSITE OF THE RECEPTION DESKS, ALLOWING GUESTS AND EMPLOYEES TO WAIT AND WORK COMFORTABLY.

CONO TABLE

WEST ELM WORK LUCAS SWIVEL CHAIR

SCAPE LOUNGE

RECEPTION LOUNGE ELEVATION

THE SLOGAN OF NEXT, “THE FUTURE IS NOW,”DIRECTLY TRANSLATES INTO THE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN OF THE OFFICE INTERIOR.

SLEEK, MODERN ARCHITECTURE IS ACCOMPANIED BY FURNISHINGS THAT COMPLIMENT THE FORMALITY OF THE OFFICE SPACE. NEXT HAS A MISSION TO MAKE LIFE SIMPLER THROUGH TECHNOLOGY, SO THE OFFICE POSSESSES ITEMS THAT WILL HELP MAKE THE TASK OF A NEXT EMPLOYEE SIMPLER.

INCLUSIVE DESIGN LAB AXONOMETRIC

A UNIQUE APPROACH TO THE INCLUSIVE DESIGN LAB WAS APPOINTED TO THE SPACE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE EMPLOYEES AT NEXT . FOR PREEMINENT RESEARCH, PRODUCT USERS ARE INVITED TO AN INTERVIEW PROCESS WHERE THEY TEST THE PRODUCT. AN INTERVIEWEE CONDUCTS THE INTERVIEW, WHILE THE RESEARCHERS SIT BEHIND A ONE-WAY GLASS PANEL OBSERVING THE PRODUCT REVIEW.

i2i CHAIR

BLOKE CHAISE

FLEX TABLE

SOLO ARMCHAIR

EMPLOYEE LOUNGE HALL

A LOUNGE HALL IS PROVIDED FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF NEXT FOR BREAKS OR A CASUAL PLACE TO WORK. THE COLOR BLOCKING SEPARATES THE SPACE WITHOUT USING WALLS OR DIVIDENDS.

FACING THE EMPLOYEE LOUNGE HALL ARE MULTIPLE COLLABORATION AND WORK AREAS. THE CENTRAL ZONE OF THE SECTION IS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE RECEPTION. THIS AREA INCLUDES ROOMS THAT GUESTS WOULD MOST COMMONLY USE AND PARTICIPATE IN. MIRRORING THE CENTER ARE TWO WORKSTATIONS ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR CORRESPONDING TEAM SPACES AND PRIVATE OFFICES.

WORKSTATION 1 PRIVATE OFFICE 1

DESIGNATED TEAM SPACE 1 HOME OFFICE LAB WORKSTATION 2

PRIVATE OFFICE 2

LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM PRODUCT STORAGE

DESIGNATED TEAM SPACE 2

LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM AXONOMETRIC

A NONTRADITIONAL CONFERENCE ROOM WITH A CIRCULAR MEETING FORMATION ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO EASILY CONVERSE WITH EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. THREE SHARED-SCREEN MONITORS ARE PLACED ON EACH WALL FOR EASE OF VIEWING. PRIVACY IS IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE USE OF “ CASPER CLOAKING TECHNOLOGY ”DUE TO THE LARGE CURTAIN WALL OF GLASS.

ROOM WIZARD II

AIM BY FLOS

SW_1 CONFERENCE TABLE SW_1 SEATING

A SIMULATED HOME OFFICE LAB, ADJACENT TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM FOR CONVENIENCE, IS A WAY FOR NEXT TO SHOWCASE THE PRODUCTS IN A NATURAL SETTING.

WORKSTATION 2 AXONOMETRIC

EACH OF THE THREE WORKSTATIONS ARE ACCOMPANIED WITH A PRIVATE OFFICE AND A TEAM SPACE FOR ULTIMATE COLLABORATION. DESK SYSTEMS ARE CAREFULLY CHOSEN FOR EACH SPACE DEPENDING ON WHICH GROUPS INHABIT THE AREA.

WORKSTATION 1

WORKSTATION 2

WORKSTATION 3

ON THE QT BY ORANGEBOX

LOCATED ON THE EAST CORNER IS WORKSTATION 1. THE DESK SYSTEMS ARE ARRANGED IN THREE “U” SHAPED FORMATIONS TO ACCOMMODATE A “ME + WE”SPACE FOR EMPLOYEES. TWO ADDITIONAL DESKS ARE SITUATED IN THE AREA TO HOST VISITORS.

DESIGNATED TEAM SPACE 2

EACH TEAM SPACE INCLUDES A SHARED SCREEN AND A DIVERSITY OF SEATING OPTIONS, BUT HAVE DIFFERENT FURNISHINGS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE DESIGNATED TEAMS. ALL TEAM SPACES INCLUDE WALLS THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH DRY ERASE FOR NOTE-TAKING AND BRAINSTORMING.

THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE OFFICE HOUSES THE ENGINEERS OF NEXT . THESE INDIVIDUALS MUST HAVE AMPLE LIGHTING. FLEX HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE DESKS WERE CHOSEN TO ESTABLISH SPACE DIVISION AND FUNCTIONALITY TO THE CONSCIENTIOUS TEAM.

WORKSTATION 3 IS OCCUPIED BY THE DESIGN TEAM, PROCUREMENT AND SOURCING PERSONNEL, AND THE RETAIL CHANNEL MANAGERS. IN THIS AREA, EMPLOYEES ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE DESKS, WHICH HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE RAISED AND LOWERED TO THE PREFERRED HEIGHT OF THE USER.

PROJECT ROOMS + MOTHER’S ROOM

MOTHER’S ROOM

FOR ABSOLUTE PRIVACY, PROJECT ROOMS ARE ENCLOSED AND EQUIPPED WITH ROOM WIZARDS TO DISPLAY AVAILABILITY.

PLACED NEAR THE RESTROOMS IS THE MOTHER’S ROOM, POSSESSING A SOFT SHAPE TO PROVIDE ANY MOTHER OCCUPYING THE SPACE A SENSE OF SERENITY.

HALLWAY TO RESTROOMS

PROJECT ROOM 2

PROJECT ROOM 1

THE ARCHITECTURE OF DEDICATED TEAM SPACE 3 CONTINUES TO FLOW TO THE WELLNESS ROOM AND THE RETAIL MOCK-UP. BOTH THE WELLNESS ROOM AND THE RETAIL MOCK-UP ARE EQUIPPED WITH A ROOM WIZARD II TO HELP WITH SCHEDULING, COLLABORATION, AND WORK TIMES.

RETAIL MOCK-UP

WELLNESS ROOM

WORKSTATION 3

WORKSTATION 2 DESIGNATED TEAM SPACE 3

PRIVATE OFFICE 3

RETAIL MOCK-UP + WELLNESS ROOM

EXPONENTS MEDIABOARD

NEIGHBORING ROOMS, THE RETAIL MOCK-UP AND WELLNESS ROOM OBTAIN THE MOST DIVERSIFICATION OF FURNISHINGS TO PROVIDE USERS WITH A VARIETY OF WORKING AND RESTING OPTIONS.

AVI BY ORANGEBOX

A BRIGHT OPEN SPACE, NATURAL LIGHT, AND A LARGE BRANDING MOMENT PROMOTES INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION AMONG EMPLOYEES.

WORK CAFE AXONOMETRIC

THE KITCHENETTE IS COLOR BLOCKED TO MAKE FOR SEPARATION IN AN OPEN SPACE. MULTIPLE SEATING OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR OPTIMAL INCLUSIVITY.

LAGUNITAS TABLE BY COALESSE

TOGETHER BENCH BY COALESSE

LESSTHANFIVE CHAIR BY COALESSE

BOBBER PENDANT BY BLU DOT