WORK ON TRACK CO-WORKING
CARRIAGE CONCEPT
Master Thesis Konstfack University
Sponsored Partnership: SJ AB
2023
WORK ON TRACK CO-WORKING CARRIAGE CONCEPT
Master Thesis Konstfack University
Sponsored Partnership: SJ AB
2023
What if you could take a co-working space to Copenhagen?
In a future vision for train travel, the trains will be designed as an activity-based space with different surfaces for different activities such as relaxation, socializing or family time. My thesis, together with SJ, proposes a concept cart for work, comparable to spending a day in a mobile coworking space. By highlighting the new ways of working, this trolley meets the needs of different individuals and for different types of work. In the carriage, there are private digital meeting places, group compartments, open collaboration areas and cocoon-like seating in quiet areas. On a train, passengers can walk around and experience different spaces in a way that is not possible with other means of transport. By improving the use of space and incorporating amenities that enhance the user experience, I aim to transform the perception of long train journeys as boring to exciting and enable a more seamless and efficient way to get work done while travelling. This thesis encourages sustainable travel through user-centered design.
An activity-based train where the cars are designed by experiences instead of classes. In this concept instead of designing each seat to fulfill all possible working needs, there are many different seating options, like in an activity-based office, and it is possibility to move place, during the journey, by re-booking your ticket.
Design Process
This project was developed following the double diamond reiterative design process where users were involved as much as possible. From interviews, workshops to brainstorm ideas and testing the prototypes, all design decisions were based on user insights.
Project Exhibition and VR experience
This project was exhibited at Konstfack Spring exhibition where a scaled model was on display accompanied by a VR experience where the visitors could wonder around the entire train carriage interior.
