Cybersecurity Experience Centre Design, Noida: Three Design Directions

Our concept design for a cyber and operational-technology experience centre in Noida: an OT lab, AR-VR and robotics demonstration bays, a SOC and AI development hub, a hardware lab, a 24-seat training studio and a central showcase, planned once and offered in three design directions: Aura (soft futurism), The Technology Gallery (curated technology) and Parallax (cinematic intelligence).

Concept design. The layouts and views below are our own design work, produced by Hagerstone's design team. They are not a record of a completed project, and the client is not identified.

By Dhruv Agarwal · · 5 min read

Curved petrol-blue canopy framing a wide media wall over a fluted counter with tablets, and lounge chairs in front

The brief

An experience centre for a cybersecurity and operational-technology programme on one office floor in Noida. It had to do four jobs at once: show technology to visiting leaders, partners and students; teach it in a training studio; build and test it in labs; and house the team that runs it all.

The floor is 9 ft to the ceiling, with the slab at 12 ft. That fixed how much services, lighting and canopy work the ceiling could take, and it is why every option keeps its drama on the walls and in the lighting rather than in deep ceiling features.

How the floor is planned

ZoneHoldsWhy here
Entrance foyerGlazed entry, feature wall, reception desk, bench, green wallA controlled arrival before anything technical is seen
Lab edgeOT lab, AR-VR zone, robotics zone, SOC and AI development hubAlong one side, so each lab opens onto the showcase
Showcase spineExperience table with cushioned seating, experience zone with media wall, visitor recognition wallThe route every visitor follows, with something to see at every stop
Training studio24 seats at hexagonal group tables, media wallNext to the showcase, glazed so sessions are visible from the passage
Support roomsHardware lab, library, conference room, server room, sick roomOff the main passage, reached without crossing the labs
Team floor31 linear workstations, 6 120° workstations, 5 finance workstations, 4 supervisor cubicles, 2 cabinsTo one side, so day-to-day work carries on while visitors tour

The visitor route and the work floor never cross. A tour can run from the foyer, past the showcase and labs and into the training studio, while the team works undisturbed on the other side of the glass.

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The rooms that make it an experience centre

The OT lab is a working operational-technology bay: control hardware on perforated display walls, laptops at a long counter, and screens above, so a trainer can show an industrial control system being attacked and defended.

The AR-VR and robotics zones are lit alcoves side by side, each with a screen and a display counter, sized for one demonstration at a time.

The SOC and AI development hub is the security operations room: desk rows facing a large video wall, with roller blinds on the windows so the screens stay readable.

The experience zone is a curved canopy framing a wide media wall, with touch tablets along a counter. It is where a host briefs a group before the tour.

The smart training studio seats 24 at hexagonal tables of six, for group exercises rather than lectures, facing a media wall. Its glazed corner keeps sessions visible from the passage.

The hardware lab has a long bench with power at every seat, display shelves for the devices built and tested there, and a glazed partition with dot-gradient film.

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Three directions, one plan

AuraThe Technology GalleryParallax
MoodCalm, welcoming, contemporaryRefined, tactile, exhibition-ledImmersive, bold, cinematic
PalettePearl, petrol, ice blueClay, ink blue, sandCarbon, porcelain, plum
CeilingLight, with soft luminous discsCharcoal, visually recessiveBlack, with linear light
LightingConcealed light, even glowTrack spots, focused wall washingCyan and amber accents, soft task light
JoineryRibbed petrol-blue storage, mineral topsWarm clay storage, recessed handlesGraphite storage, porcelain-look consoles
GlassWave-pattern and dot-gradient filmMicrodot gradient privacy glassLayered graphic glass, linear film

All three keep the same plan, furniture positions and room sizes. Only materials, colour and lighting change. That lets the client choose an atmosphere without reopening the layout, and keeps the services design the same whichever direction is picked.

Aura suits a centre that receives students and first-time visitors: bright, calm and easy to photograph. The Technology Gallery treats the floor like a museum, with a dark ceiling that disappears and light only where the exhibits are. Parallax is the most theatrical, made for evening events and senior briefings, and needs the most care with task lighting in the labs.

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What to settle before construction drawings

  • The demonstration list for each lab, with the equipment, screens and power each one needs. A bay sized before its kit is known gets rebuilt.
  • Cooling and power for the screens, racks and SOC video wall, sized with the MEP design rather than added later.
  • Network design: which labs sit on isolated networks, and where the server room connects to each.
  • Visitor numbers per tour, which size the showcase spine, the experience zone and the foyer.
  • The design direction, ideally tested with a lighting mock-up, since the three differ most in how they are lit.
  • Exit routes for the training studio and showcase, checked against NBC 2016 Part 4 for the full occupant load, including visitors.

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Taking it to site

We design and build experience centres, labs and offices like this as a single contract, from concept directions to handover, across Noida and the NCR: office design and build · turnkey office fit-out · office interiors in Noida · more of our designs

Planning an experience centre, innovation lab or SOC? Send the floor plan and the demonstrations you need. Talk to the design team.

The plan

One layout for all three directions: labs along one edge, a showcase spine down the middle, and the team floor to the side.

Rendered top-down plan of a technology experience centre: labs along the top, a central showcase and training studio, workstations to the left
The plan: labs and the SOC hub on the top edge, the showcase, experience zone and training studio down the middle, and the team floor to one side.

Option 01: Aura, soft futurism

Pearl, petrol and ice blue, with soft luminous ceiling discs, ribbed storage and mineral surfaces.

Bright central showcase with a blue sectional sofa, a white experience table and demonstration bays for an OT lab, AR-VR and robotics
Option 01, Aura: the central showcase under soft luminous ceiling discs, with the demonstration bays behind. Indicative viewpoint.
Curved petrol-blue canopy framing a wide media wall over a fluted counter with tablets, and lounge chairs in front
The experience zone: a curved canopy frames the media wall, with touch tablets along the counter. Indicative viewpoint.
Hardware lab with a long white workbench, mesh chairs, lit display shelves of robots and a glazed partition with dot-gradient film
The hardware lab: a long bench with power at every seat, and displays for the kit it builds. Indicative viewpoint.
Carpeted passage beside the glazed corner of a training studio, with a green wall panel and petrol-blue door frames
The passage past the training studio's glazed corner, which keeps the sessions visible from the circulation route. Indicative viewpoint.

Option 03: Parallax, cinematic intelligence

Carbon, porcelain and plum, with graphite storage, layered graphic glass and cyan and amber accents.

Dark cinematic showcase with a plum and charcoal sofa, graphite lockers and backlit demonstration bays
Option 03, Parallax: carbon, porcelain and plum, with cyan and amber accents. Indicative viewpoint.
Black curved canopy over a wide cyan media wall and charcoal counter, with plum lounge chairs and an angled glass sign panel
The experience zone in option 03, with the media wall set into a black canopy. Indicative viewpoint.
SOC and development hub with rows of white desks and laptops, a large video wall and roller blinds over the windows
The SOC and AI development hub: desk rows facing a video wall, with blinds to control glare on the screens. Indicative viewpoint.
Training studio with hexagonal six-seat tables, a charcoal ceiling, a front media wall and glazed walls with linear film
The training studio: 24 seats at hexagonal tables for group work, facing a media wall. Indicative viewpoint.

Standards referenced

  • NBC 2016, Part 4 — Fire and life safety — means of egress for business occupancy (Bureau of Indian Standards)

Frequently asked

A space built to show technology working rather than describe it. Visitors, partners and trainees walk a route through live demonstrations: an operational-technology lab with real control hardware, AR-VR and robotics bays, a security operations room, and a showcase where a host can run a briefing. It is part showroom, part lab and part classroom, and the interior has to make all three work on one floor.

Separate the visitor route from the work floor. In this design the showcase, experience zone, labs and training studio sit along a central spine that visitors follow from the foyer, while the team workstations, cabins and support rooms sit to one side. Visitors see the work through glass without walking through it.

Clear sightlines to a video wall, glare control on every window, quiet surfaces, and power and data at every desk. This SOC and AI development hub uses rows of desks facing a large video wall, roller blinds over the glazing so screens stay readable, and carpet to keep noise down. Cooling and cable routes for the screens and racks are settled with the MEP design, not after it.

Because the layout is driven by the brief and the building, while the atmosphere is a choice. Keeping one plan and changing only materials, colour and lighting lets the client compare moods without reopening the planning: Aura is bright and calm, The Technology Gallery is dark-ceilinged and exhibition-led, and Parallax is immersive and cinematic.

An office is lit evenly for work; an experience centre is lit to direct attention. Here, Aura uses large luminous ceiling discs and concealed light for a soft, even glow; The Technology Gallery uses a charcoal ceiling with track spotlights that wash the exhibit walls; Parallax adds cyan and amber accents with soft task light. Labs and the SOC hub still get proper task lighting in all three.

Yes. We work across Noida and the NCR as a design and build contractor. Send the floor plan, the list of labs and demonstrations you need and the visitor numbers you expect, and we will prepare concept directions like these before anything is drawn for construction.

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