Makerspace
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about makerspace
Product • By Versteel • The Maker Project
The Maker Project
Robust construction, simple aesthetics, and hand-made impressions all combine to provide the utmost in utility and function with The Maker Project. Available in Utility or A frame styles, the worktable is the center of a series which also includes occasional tables, seating, lighting, and a presentation white board. Celebrating the inherent qualities of fabrication and manufacturing, the Versteel “Studio Steel” process is standard with The Maker Project. Get involved with the “maker movement” and connect with The Maker Project. More
BRIDGE TERMINAL
BRIDGE TERMINAL is Sony’s community space on the 24th floor of the Sony City Osaki building. It is planned and now managed by volunteer employees who are from various departments of the company. The concept of the TERMINAL represents a network of communications. The design language takes cue from the dynamic network of Haneda airport / JR Osaki railroads visible from the Bridge Terminal’s expansive windows. We intended to add some irregularity into office for inspiring extraordinary communication or events by letting this space switch to a runway, a sport watching cafe bar or a gymnasium and so on flexibly. We also designed the MAKER’S ROOM for digital fabrications and experiments, add the TEST ROOM for testing Sony products and services. F... More
Project • By ATÖLYE • Laboratories
Arçelik Prototyping Center
The Arçelik Prototyping Center was designed as a base that would provide opportunity for open innovation, draw in campus employees and become an interactive space for the mutual use of engineers, makers and technicians.The needs of the Çayırova Campus employees and the product development phases that they undertake were analysed by interviews and polls, which formulated the data that was used throughout the design process. The project was realized by repurposing part of an old storage; in fact based on the information received from employees, the project has evolved into a structure with a mid-floor section that functions as an exhibition space and extends into open spaces through a layered transparency. The Prototyping Center’s spatia... More