General Meeting: Field Trip to Noble NEXT Center

Description:  Field Trip to a state-of-the-art training and meeting center (includes dinner).

The Noble NEXT center is a collaborative training and meeting environment with simulators for Dynamic Positioning, Ballast Control, Cyber Drilling and Crane Operations. Many of these simulators have the ability to recreate custom environments that are specific to Noble rigs. 

Visitors and employees enter into a well-branded reception featuring a large, blue and yellow Noble logo stained into the concrete flooring. Large scale floor-to ceiling wall graphics feature “oceanic” imagery, reinforcing the Noble culture and mission. A model ship encased in glass sits behind the central reception desk where just overhead images of Nobles core business are projected. Off the lobby is a large indoor break out space and kitchen area where up to 65 trainees can have a meal between classes. Large circular lighting fixtures create interest down the main corridor and floor-to ceiling wall graphics continue the branded “oceanic” theme.

The design concept features three large training room’s that seat 24 trainees in a class room setting with folding partitions that open up to create one large room for up to 72 in a conference setting. Room wizards at training rooms allow meetings to be managed seamlessly via web, laptop or smart phone. Wayfinding elements reinforce branding by mimicking maritime ship signage with stenciled lettering.  Simulator rooms and classrooms throughout the facility are transparent and strategically placed adjacent to each other to allow Noble to walk clients through the “observation deck” to view and experience what is taking place within the training sessions first hand without interrupting the classrooms.  

Location:  The Noble NEXT Center is located at 12550 Reed Road, Sugar Land, TX 77478

Driving Directions:

• Take 59/69 south out of Houston past Beltway 8
• Exit Highway 90 and move to the right on the feeder road
• After the shopping center (Avalon Diner and a bank), turn right (west) onto Corporate Drive
• Continue through the light at Diary Ashford
• You will deadend into Julie Rivers Road.  Turn right/north onto Julie Rivers
• At the Y, veer left/west onto Reed Road
• We are the first building on the right/north side of the street right after the “Boise” sign.
• Enter our facility under the Noble sign.