MULTIFUNCTIONAL CABINET DESIGN WITH SMART HOME APPLICATION

Office is a building that has function to run company business. The comfort of a work environment come from various aspects, one of which is the aspect of preparing the layout of the workplace. Offices require the best layout of the workplace and office equipment so that employees can feel comfortable in carrying out their work so that they can produce maximum performance. One type of workspace is open space working. One of the supporting elements in offices that implement open space working is the cabinet which functions as a place to store work documents. A cabinet is not only as a storage, but also has the function of adding to the aesthetic value of a room. Currently, there are many different forms of cabinets. However, functionally it only functions as a storage area. That is why The cabinet designed is also movable so it is easy to move to another area that is needed. The designed cabinet is also integrated with a smart home which functions as a timepiece, and a place for placing a monitor which can be used as a medium for meetings. In this research, researchers used the design thinking design method: Empthize, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test. Testing by distributing questionnaires regarding the functions of the cabinet. The results stated that 85% of all functions in the cabinet functioned well so that it could be categorized as a cabinet design integrated with a smart home that was appropriate and met the needs of open workspace.