At The Cutting Edge
Designed by Boston’s Elkus Manfredi for a major financial services firm, this boardroom table most notably features 28 retractable touch-screen monitors. These units can be deployed individually or en masse and are integrated into an IT system that defines the term “Cutting Edge”.
Elliptical in plan with an open center, the table measures 28' x 16'. Quartered figured anigre veneer is arranged in a radial pattern and the inner and outer perimeters are solid maple with a reverse knife edge profile. The band containing the retractable monitors, speakers, and small microphone hatches is executed in stainless steel with a bead blasted finish.
Left above: Each of the 28 monitors is contained within a custom fabricated stainless steel case which pivots up to a carefully calculated 80° viewing angle. Right above: The pivoting monitor cases are raised and lowered by customized electro-mechanical lifts.
Left above: Individual monitor deployment can be managed from four locations on the table as well as from a remote master control suite. Right above: A "manhole cover" style plate conceals a sub-surface speaker at the side of each monitor and centered on each monitor is a small manually operated "flipper" door containing a self-activated microphone.
