air up

Flavor Lab & Makerspace

In 2022, we've been approached by air up to work with them on their expansion into a new headquarter building.

In an amazing new building near Munich's Ostbahnhof, we have planned a Flavor Lab and Makerspace, allowing air up to further refine flavors and rapidly prototype their scent-based bottle system.

air up's drinking system is transporting freely selectable scents, coming from pods mounted on top of the bottle, through the mouth to the olfactory receptors, where our brain perceives this smell as taste.

Location
Munich, DE
Client
air up
Year
2022
Area
750 m²
Scope
Flavor Lab, Makerspace
Status
Completed

Project Overview

Discover
Signing Support
‍through our network
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Discover
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  Securing Location
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  Understanding Processes
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  Location Analysis
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  Risk Assessment
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  360° Virtual Tours
Design
20+ Zoning Variations
process-optimized workspace planning
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Design
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  User Research
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  20+ Zoning Variations
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  Process-optimized Zoning
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  Lab Bench & Workspace Planning
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  Lab Equipment Planning
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  Kitchen Design
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  Electrical Planning
Build
- Flavor Lab
- Quality Lab
- Makerspace
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Build
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  New Lab Floors
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  New Doors
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  New Lab Ventilation
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  Flavor Lab Kitchen
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  Quality Kitchen
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  Makerspace
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Structured Procurement
equipment & furniture
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  Equipment & Furniture Research
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  Decision Workshops
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  Equipment Procurement
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  Discount Negotiations

Developing a Design Vision

Discover
Through our network with the property developers at Rhode+Schwarz, we were able to help air up secure this dream location. The location was only very briefly on the market and we quickly made sure, that all lab and makerspace requirements can be created in this office building.
Image Credit: R&S Immobilienmanagement GmbH
Working closely with our clients helped us understand the workflow and preferences of the team. The zoning and workspace positions were discussed in great detail with the client's teams during our Discover workshop. We went through many variations and derived the final floor layout while constantly involving the respective teams.
Design & DRAW
Detailed furniture and equipment layout was planned for the labs and the makerspaces. Changes in building services were also planned according to the new layouts.
Build
Flavor Lab & Quality Testing
We designed two Lab kitchens - Flavor Lab and Quality Testing. The look and feel of the technical kitchens were designed to match the aesthetics of the spaces around.
Site
Design
Built
Site
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Makerspaces
We designed a functional and clean workshop environment for air up's team - right in the center of their HQ.
In the makerspace, air up can iterate quickly on new designs of their product, using 3D-printers as well as traditional crafting tools.
Hackathon Area
Finally, integrated with the productive lab and makerspace areas, we left some flexible, open space for the team to come together and be creative. Here, air up can host workshops, ideate on new ideas and facilitate hyper-productive hackathon sessions that bring out the team's creative energy.