Danish architecture firm BIG has branched into smart home products with the Friday lock, which combines a minimal form and enhanced security features.
Controlled via smartphone, the Friday Smart Lock can automatically unlock a door when it senses the resident approaching, lock it as they leave, or allow them to remotely control who has access to the property.

The product comes from BIG Ideas, the R&D division of the architecture practice behind such buildings as Google's London campus and Two World Trade Center.
BIG Ideas head Jakob Lange told Dezeen that doors were one area of the home that clearly benefitted from the addition of connected technologies.
"I think it's a little bit strange that we are still running around with metal keys that we can lose," said Lange. "I read a number yesterday that 20 million keys are lost every year in America alone," he continued. "And for one standard key there is only 1,000 combinations, so it's actually a super un-secure system that can be lock-picked."

His team is now working on a smart doorbell with a keypad for code access. BIG aspires to "push the frontier" of connected home products, according to Lange.
The practice would like to include Friday smart locks on all its buildings in the future, but it will require convincing clients that the extra cost is worth bearing.
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