Landscape Forms has relaunched SHUFFLE, a modular multi-function pole that consolidates Wi-Fi, cameras, sensors, two-way communications and electric-vehicle charging into a single vertical structure. The company frames the update as a response to rising customer expectations, as public spaces keep adding single-purpose pole sensors, cameras, lighting and connectivity hardware to sites where space is at a premium.
The system stacks those capabilities into one column that Landscape Forms says is easy to activate and install. Its modular components are intended to allow customization and future adaptability, and the integrated design is meant to bring a modern aesthetic and operational efficiency to busy, multi-use environments. The company's stated aim is to expand site functionality without adding to visual clutter or cost, a benefit it asserts rather than one independently measured in the announcement.
Simplified configuration
Landscape Forms has also added a build feature to its website to streamline specification. Clients can name their preferred camera and technology brands and then choose among the options available within each, which the company presents as a simpler way for designers to assemble a configuration that suits a given site.
New plug-and-play modules
The relaunch adds feature updates built around plug-and-play simplicity, according to the company:
- a 360-degree area light and a decorative light ring;
- a 180-degree area light;
- quad-view and 180-degree camera options;
- motion sensors;
- loudspeaker and intercom modules.
Company perspectives
Shannon Lee, Business Development Manager for Smart Poles at Schréder, called SHUFFLE the solution site designers have been waiting for. In that account, the product is designed to suit busy public spaces with best-in-class product and feature sets that can be updated as a site's needs evolve, integrating safety and connectivity into outdoor spaces without dominating them so the system stays accessible and user friendly.
Jordan Agustin, President of Lighting at Landscape Forms, described the relaunch as the kind of thinking the industry needs, with technology and design working together to make outdoor spaces safer and smarter without compromising aesthetics. He said the added features are intended to enhance both the beauty and functionality of outdoor space, in line with the company's mission of connecting people to the outdoors and to each other.
Intended settings
Landscape Forms says the modular design can be configured for specialized environments as well as general public spaces. Applications named in the announcement include university and business campuses, airports and commuting hubs, shopping malls and tourist areas, concert halls, city parks, sports venues and hospitals.
Across those settings, the company points to the system's multi-use adaptability and communication features as the reason it suits site managers juggling a range of security, connectivity and convenience requirements in the same location.