MIT’s Hong Kong Innovation Node is a novel co-working space geared for collaborative design and quick realization of ideas. It is designed for both MIT and Hong Kong students to cultivate innovative ideas. Its mission is to galvanize the region's innovation ecosystem, educating the next generation of global innovators to take their ideas to impact.
MIT Innovation Node is a co-working space for active learners and makers. It includes a set of mobile furniture offering flexibility and encourages creativity in the shared fabrication spaces. 3 panels of interactive display partitions near the entrance consist of numerous led light bulbs, served to display students' work.
Light It Up
Through combining, stacking of plywood and acrylic, a structure is created to contain the led light bulbs, where its color will change based on human movement captured.
Flexibility and Adaptability
Mobile furniture can be reconfigured in the middle space, transforming into spaces for activities such as group meetings, workshops and resting.
Open but Quiet
The use of double insulated glass opens up the view in office but also keeps it acoustically undisturbed.
Compression and Expansion
The partition wall between the office and the conference room is designed to slide, so that the space can be adjusted accordingly to different occasions.
Large Open Plan
The center space can even be turn into a lecture room in seconds for talks and presentations, accommodating large groups of people.
MENS ET MANUS
"Mind and hand" MIT's official motto to encourage students not only to acquire knowledge, but also to apply them in a way that benefits the world.
Multi-purpose space
A corridor of rooms next to the pantry and entrance offers various possibility for functions and experience for users