The WellHouse
The WellHouse is an immersive prototype that brings Panasonic WELL's vision to life, transforming the home into a wellness sanctuary for families.
The home itself becomes a singular sensor — an array of hardware and microphones woven through the Panasonic ecosystem — and Umi taps into it to care for the family within.
Part showcase, part learning lab, the WellHouse was built by my innovation team at Panasonic, the Kasa Design Lab. We prototyped what agentic wellness could feel like when it's built into the architecture itself — designing for natural voice interaction, interfaces that work for every member of a family regardless of age, and moments of care that emerge when they're needed rather than when they're summoned.
I worked closely with Yoky Matsuoka to bring her vision to life, leading the design of every physical and digital experience and overseeing the end-to-end build — all in six months.
Umi checks in with Grandma Naomi about her medications and how the room's temperature and white noise have improved her sleep.
Umi connects Naomi with her daughter Mari to plan the virtual dinner they'll share across their two homes tonight.
Umi assists Naomi with her garden by selecting vegetables for the community dinner. We used Panasonic’s transparent OLED TV to create an enlarged, notional window interface.
Umi hosts a virtual dinner between two homes on a transparent kitchen display, sharing live nutrition info as the meal comes together.
Umi coaches the kids through portions on a countertop that can see the ingredients in front of it.
