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Feel more productive and comfortable in one of our four private suites.
Client Suites & Services
Interview Rooms
Test Kitchen
Client Suites & Services
Our facility design was inspired by our clients. All four of our suites feature:
- Comfortable private lounges for you and your clients that include a secure office, a restroom, and an entry/exit outside for private access and sunshine breaks
- Separate HVAC controls for client and respondent areas to keep everyone comfortable
- Wood plank floors ideal for displays, equipment and food and beverage testing
- Food catered from award-winning nearby restaurants
Interview Rooms
Your facility rental includes an interviewing room with:
- Primary and backup wireless internet and hardwire connections
- A mounted, stationary video camera with pan and zoom for high-definition digital recording
- Audio recording with machine transcription
- Forsta and Streamline Universal video streaming capabilities
- Flip chart/erasable easel
- Display rails and display easels
- Hardwood/wood laminate floors
- A custom designed break-away conference table that can be adjusted for focus groups or individual interviews
- Ample room for large product displays such as appliances, equipment and store displays interviews
Also Available:
- 55′ 4K Smart HD TVs with HDMI inputs on mobile cart
- 40 notebook computers with 16 tablet PCs
- Gondola and wire shelving
- Podium
- Projector and screen
- Operator-assisted video
- MobiLAB™ UX user experience lab
- Living room seating
- Theatre style seating for up to 50
- Classroom style seating for up to 30
- Taste test seating for up to 40, with station dividers
Test Kitchen
AOC can accommodate multiple types of large and small appliances. Our test kitchen has twelve dedicated 120V and four 220V circuits and includes:
- 4 Full Size Refrigerators
- 4 Full Size Chest Freezers
- 4 Electric Range/Ovens
- 8 Microwaves
- Toaster Ovens
- Electric Griddles
- Electric Frying Pans
- Ice Machine
- Miscellaneous cookware and utensils
- Digital thermometers and timers
- Ample mobile product preparation tables
Our space can accommodate the rental of additional full size refrigerators, freezers, range/ovens, and other appliances as needed for your project.
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Find Out What Our Clients Have to Say.
“AOC is hands-down my favorite facility. Project management and recruiting is always efficient and accurate. The rooms and client suites are comfortable and easy to work in, and the team is just the best – very attentive and attuned to the needs of the clients and the moderators. I’m always excited to be able to bring a new client to AOC; and when I tell a client (who has used AOC before) that I will be using AOC for their Charlotte projects, I often hear that “sigh of relief” as they realize their project is in good hands!”
Gayle Ireland – Voccii, LLC



























