House with Refrigerator Access from Outside
What if we can make a house with a refrigerator that can be accessed from outside? This question was part of Ken Suzuki's presentation during the 2015 HOUSE VISION symposium. Thinking through this idea, we realized that the logistics system in Japan is all set for the challenge of making deliveries from refrigerator to refrigerator, not just door to door. Advanced management system of logistics speeds parcels between distribution centers, but it is people who pick up or take in the parcels, and deliver them to their destinations. Meanwhile, sensing technologies and data analytics are starting to support the security mechanisms that would be needed to safely and securely provide this service. This new service is now within reach. Experience it through the collaboration of Yamato Holdings, primed for the future of logistics with its network of people within a 5 to 10 minute-walk of nearly every house in Japan, and Fumie SHIBATA, the product designer linking high technology and people with friendly design.
