Ever been somewhere and wanted to take a break, but there was no great place to sit? Designer Oliver Show decided to create a simple way to put seating into public areas, using yellow drainage pipes that are found sound the city of Hamburg. The pipes are flexible, cheap, and weather resistant. The design is simple – find a spot and wrap it in the pipe material.
The result is a bright yellow solution to making benches, recliners, and loungers in any urban location. The pipes can be wrapped around a bridge trussel, bike rack, or safety rail, and quickly create a place for you to sit. I haven’t read anything about how comfortable the seats are, but in the pictures the seats look pretty good.
Show, who studied architecture, won a HFBK Leinemann Foundation for the Education and the Arts award for his seating idea.The series is called “Street Furniture,” and you can see a video about the construction online, or see more pictures on the Architizer website.
Image source:
Street Furniture – featured on the Architizer website
Links:
Video about the construction online
Street Furniture – featured on the Architizer website.