MIT and Google design a temporary office meeting space that drops down from the ceiling

Transformable Meeting Spaces by MIT and Google

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Finding it hard to have a private meeting in your open-plan office? This drop-down meeting cubicle conceived by MIT's Self-Assembly Lab and Google provides a temporary space to those who would like to discuss things privately, without constant interruption.

Transformable Meeting Spaces by MIT and Google

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MIT's Self-Assembly Lab and Google teamed up to design this innovative system called Transformable Meeting Spaces.

Transformable Meeting Spaces by MIT and Google

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The structure can be pulled down from the ceiling to enclose a10-foot-wide and 8-foot-tall space that can fit up to eight people.

Transformable Meeting Spaces by MIT and Google

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Users can simply push the structure up once their meeting ends.

Transformable Meeting Spaces by MIT and Google

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The retractable shell is fixed to the ceiling and constructed from 36 interconnected fiberglass rods.

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Felt lines its interior in order to muffle the outside noise, while plywood sheets envelop the structure as an exoskeleton.

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Transformable Meeting Spaces by MIT and Google

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