Architecture and design firm, Think Big Factory, has brought together video technologies, gesture interfaces and networked devices to present a working prototype of a smart building. In its Openarch project the company demonstrates a building designed from scratch to incorporate a connected digital layer that transforms a building into a flexible, interactive space.
Think Big Factory demonstrates a space where
partitions can be moved so the space adapts
to different situations.
The building is also connected
to others, demonstrated with an incoming Skype call
projecting a life size figure on to a room
wall.
A Kinect based gesture based control system
was designed for Openarch. Projectors turn almost any
surface into an interface and users can operate
all connected components within the house via hand and body movements.