Harnessing natural systems in everyday life.
EcoEgg is smart home device concept, designed to facilitate harmonious relationships between work and life by incorporating natural systems into the work and home environment.
Context
Group university project
Result
High Distinction
ROLE
User Research
Concept Ideation
Prototyping
Video Production
Skills
UI/UX, Figma, Interviewing, Questionnaires, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects.
Our Approach
Adapting to ‘The New Workplace’
Covid-19 has greatly affected the way people work and study, requiring many workers to adopt new responsibilities, routines, technologies, and work environments seemingly overnight. Our research shines light on some of the challenges experienced by workers as they adapt to the ever-changing conditions of ‘the new workplace’.
We found that workers and students face difficulties maintaining a healthy routine, feel a limited connectedness to nature, and express a desire for more moments of joy and reflection.
Expanding on these findings, we identify how urbanisation, working from home, and a greater reliance on digital technologies, could mean workers and students are being cut off from experiencing the full benefits of nature.
Solutions Found in Nature
EcoEgg is a concept that incorporates aspects of biophilic design to help users to experience a regular workday in a way that better aligns with those found in nature. The experience is delivered through a smart of device, and a routine management app.
Our Design
Experiencing Flow
From the wake up, to study, to deep sleep – EcoEgg aims to guide users towards moments of flow-state throughout their day. Specifically, it gathers environmental and behavioural data to craft daily routines that aligns with a user’s natural rhythms.
Smart Home Integration
The EcoEgg App can be used as a central interface from which the user can control and co-ordinate other smart home devices. By integrating EcoEgg into existing smart home systems, users can create truly immersive and customised experiences.
Sensory Environments
EcoEgg combines image projection, aroma, and sound scape to transform the way people experience their surrounding environment (eg. simulating a coastal sunrise).
Dynamic Lighting
Building on research in colour theory, EcoEgg adjusts the colour, brightness, and temperature of lights in the environment to ease users back into their natural circadian rhythms, as well as supporting productivity and wellbeing.
the user journey experience
