BSI X NFA – Being
OVERVIEW
Enabling variety
for a sustainable future.
Client
Setting
No Fixed Address Inc.
The deliverable was a spatial product and management system (SMS) that embraces technology, breathing new life into existing environments and experiences. We consider the future of work consisting of smart and sustainable measures to help companies move to net zero with the applied solution.
Time
May 2023
7 Day Sprint
Role
UI/UXD
UX Writing
Team of 13
The Problem Space
Today, a valuable reason is needed for in-person work interaction. Your manager wanting you there isn't quite enough. Organizations have overlooked and changed dynamics without worker outputs.
My Role
As the UX and UI designer, I focused on ideation, following the App prototype deliverables. During the pitch, I was responsible for demonstrating the design to 10+ stakeholders across multidisciplinary fields.
Results
A range of modular and space-conscious products that increase a creative’s well being, maximizes productivity and optimizes real-estate investments.
The team familiarized the design brief to go through the initial ideation stages of the project. To start, we brainstormed with task mapping to understand the balance between an organization and its employees needs.
01
CONCEPT
Work culture.
The shift in work culture required an understanding of the creative worker across the following approaches created by BSI:
Creative Culture System
Corporate Organization
Company
Culture
Employee Needs & Behaviors
Innovation
Identifying and developing new possible futures for the creative workplace
Our design objectives were to improve the possible ways in bringing technology and spatial products to any space envelope.
Prioritization Mapping: Impact & effort tool
The team funnelled 10 ideas with an effort vs. impact matrix and task prioritization matrix.
This mostly examined the need for physical infrastructure and environments to evolve alongside new workplace practices. Enabling a broader customer-centric conversation over the "creative worker".
Currently, there are great solutions for personal workspaces for an office, however they have a set of challenges of their own. The designs are fixed with rigid, high effort installation, and work centric modes.
Rigid
Flexibility
Aiming to see the constraints as opportunities, we set out to rework the modular system approach to enable variety
Concept
Connect with a modular productivity Pod System
Design focused on all elements of a space envelope: floor, walls and ceilings for any number of people and activities at NFA's office.
02
DEVELOP
We created a variety of components to ensure users are able to create a unique pod by building on existing energy tower, material shades, and mounting system designs. Below is an in-depth breakdown on all the components and how we landed on the final designs & features.
The Components
Our system varies with user needs, therefore the components that make up our flexible design are all attachable and detachable to make every space creatively unique.
Enabling variety +
Customization
PODs are composed of circular or rectangular panels, modular tables, a technology body, and ceiling-dropped lighting.
The Body
The body is an energy efficient mounting system that provides power and internet connectivity to all other components with an internal battery bank for mobility.
In 3 sizes, we are able to have energy in different locations with fixed height.
Proprietary mounting system that provides power and connectivity (camera lens mounting system)
Recycled, aluminum build
Sensor capabilities (sound, temp, proximity)
Transponder technology
Pulse connectivity
Wi-Fi mesh, 6G, GPS, BT capable
Multiple ports (Power USB-C ethernet HDMI)
Magnetic side for component attachments
Internal Battery Bank
Personalization
Using a magnetic attachment and an interlocking twist mechanism.
This helps tailor attachment interests and preferences outside the body to give a personalized feel.
Release Button
The Body
Use Case
Re-orienting the body horizontally also brings new opportunities for workspaces such as projecting work slides or having an additional monitor at home with the appropriate attachments.
Large Screen Setup with short throw projection
The Arms
The Arms create desirable shapes for user’s needing a whiteboard, privacy, or an enclosed space.
The Body + Feet + Arms
Rollable Screen
- Whiteboard
- Projector Screen
- Privacy Screen
Foldable Screen
- Rigid Structure
- Material Inserts
Setting up quick and easy.
Attaching additional shades allow for easy spontaneous rearrangement — adding, moving and retracting.
Multi-Shade Arrangement
The Seat + Feet
The seat is a portable and multi-use container to stack or take outside. The feet has attachable automation to encourage users to interact with our digital twin prototype.
It is IoT integrated as a smart grid product to use around the city and self-synchronize at the office.
Multi-Use Arrangement
- Seat, Chair, Stool
- Side Table, Bar Table
- Storage Container
- Stackable
- Portable
- Magnetic mounts
- Automated Roving
- IoT integration
- Self storing
- Drone like synchronization
- Stackable
Continuous adaption of a space to the needs of the user and circular economy
Create a table with add-on features with ease or use a joint to enclose an area and provide your choice of lighting with The Hat for maximum flexibility.
The Round Table
Rigid Structure
03
IMPLEMENT
We invited everyone’s feedback for how they envisioned the POD. Then we implemented as many as possible. To ensure a long-standing design, I created an app to showcase the possible variety AI can create for all users.
Implemented automation to remove 'mismatches'
Advanced battery tech integrated into the system allows for ultra portability.
Proprietary Being mount system provides 2-way power distribution and connectivity
CPU AI tech
Battery Disc Tech (Aluma Power)
Sensor Strips
- Sphere wheel tech
The Being + Automation
Use Case
Power a fully equipped work station outside of the office or create an outdoor event for your team.
Take your “War Room” with you straight into the Battlefield
The Being is not only built to last, but to evolve with our implementation of prioritizing shifts from work-home to on-the-go.
The Body + The Shell + Automation
The Being App
Be Playful
Be Productive
Be Collaborative
The Being App I created strives to reduce mental load and offer an AI-generated space based on user needs
With collected data on work operating models such as Co-working, The Being app determines optimized spaces and welcomes feedback for HCI and UXR.
Instead of requiring user decision making for each Being component explored in the initial prototype:
The wire flow is focused on the value of a worker’s daily activities
To focus on the way our target audience will interact with the product, the wire flow was attached to a specific persona's daily activity:
Having more than just one POD space for yourself encourages ergonomic flexibility and a change of scenery
We created a variety of mock-ups of what the Being App can design to include:
Unwound POD View
Embedded Results
Walkthrough
The Being App prototype
Partnership
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