NEXT.
Students entered Steelcase's National Competition, creating hybrid centered designs for a new robotics company located on the Boston Seaport. Each school submitted two designs to the competition.
This design was chosen to represent Syracuse University in the 2023 Steelcase NEXT competition.
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What's NEXT?
Each student was given the freedom to create a purpose for NEXT, and integrate this purpose into NEXT's brand and office design.
NEXT's Purpose
NEXT believes connection, support, and community push society towards innovation.
NEXT is an innovative robotics company with a mission to improve human living.
NEXT creates products that automate mundane tasks, allowing people to focus more energy on personal, community, and societal improvement.
NEXT encourages innovation and growth in all areas of life, and supports this growth through facilitating everyday living.
When we look to the future, we see what’s NEXT.
Plan + Methods
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Primary Spaces
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Reception
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Work Cafe
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Large Meeting Room
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Project Management + Development Team Workstations
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Inclusive Design Lab
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Design Team Workstations
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Engineering Team Workstations
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Individual + Visitor Workstations
9
Project Rooms
Secondary Spaces
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Home Office Lab
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Resource Room
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10
Flex Space #2
Design Director
Private Office
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Flex Space #1
Product Storage
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Phone Booth
Product Inclusion Director
Private Office
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6
Wellness Areas
Mother's Room
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Development Director Private Office
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Flex Space #3
Tertiary Spaces
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Wellness Areas
Enclosed Wellness Area
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Open Wellness Area
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Multipurpose Area
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4
Project Management + Development Team Workstations
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Project Management + Development Designated Team Space
7
Engineering Team Workstations
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Engineering Designated Team Space
6
Design Team Workstations
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Design Designated Team Space
Reception
NEXT’s warm reception area welcomes guests to the office, introducing them to the NEXT brand whilst ushering them towards the check in desk.
While they wait, guests can explore interactive areas, which provide a variety of accessible seating options.
Floor and ceiling shaping guide occupants towards the worker’s corridor or the social core.
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Work Cafe
The Work Cafe provides space for employees to escape the workplace and enjoy food and relaxation.
The cafe offers a variety of seating configurations, allowing for large groups, individuals, private, relaxed, and working setups.
NEXT’s Work Cafe promotes connection through varying levels of social interaction.
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Home Office Lab
NEXT’s Home Office Lab demonstrates what a home office would look like using NEXT products and ideals.
NEXT home offices prioritize multiuse spaces and flexible furniture to adapt to customer needs, providing a choice of work configurations in each space.
This lab is placed in the reception area, allowing consumers to experience NEXT design while waiting to enter the office.
