‘microsoft citizenship exhibition’ by coast office architecture in wallisellen, switzerland all images courtesy cost office architecture image © david franck

stuttgart-based practice coast office architecture (zlatko antolovic, alexander wendlik) has shared with us images of ‘microsoft citizenship exhibition’, a spatial installation for microsoft’s office headquarters in wallisellen, switzerland. integrating augmented reality technology at the core of the project, the design overlays four virtual spaces on an existing floor of the building to maintain the flow and function of the office.

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 2 interior view image © david franck

running continuously along the walls, floor and ceiling, the project graphically delineates four zones within the revolving space. the colours of the strips are pulled from microsoft’s branding logo of red, yellow, green and blue. the computer-generated sensory inputs correspond to display four subject areas: society, environment, economy and future. when viewed through a smartphone or tablet screen, virtual ‘walls’ with interactive elements are observable.

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 3 courtyard image © david franck

in the central glass-encased courtyard is an additional exhibition called ‘microsoft cloud installation’. composed of a series of colourful houses raised on stilts, the project represents the company’s current and potential partner’s of the company within the national border of switzerland. the bright installation serves as the core of the project and is virtually accessible from the cafeteria and informal meeting area.

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 4 ‘microsoft cloud installation’ image © david franck

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 5 views of cloud installation in augmented reality mode images © david franck

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 6 view of courtyard from meeting space image © david franck

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 7 image © david franck

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 8 image © david franck

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 9 image © david franck

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 10 image © david franck

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 11 cafeteria image © david franck

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 12 cafeteria in augmented reality mode image © david franck

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 13 ‘economic issues’ zone images © david franck

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 14 image © david franck

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 15 image © david franck

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 16 image © david franck

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 17 plan

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 18 augmented reality diagram

coast office architecture: microsoft citizenship exhibition - 19 ‘microsoft cloud installation’

project info:

client: microsoft switzerland gmbh exhibition curator / microsoft citizenship and sustainability officer: joanna hafenmayer microsoft program manager ‘new world of work’: kevyn eva norton team: L2M3, coast office architecture