Project 3- a sense of place



 Figure1: a corner of the Moore Park

Project Three: a sense of place

According to the brief, my challenge is to create an innovative public furniture element which helps give the public space its “sense of place” and “sense of belongingness”. It should also provide a linkage between people, prompt strangers to talk to other strangers as if they know each other.                                                                         

My design is a table setting is made up of four seats and one table, which is designed to be used in the park. The identified park I found it’s called Moore park- a large area in the eastern suburbs of Sydney (Figure 1).

Advantages:

My design is accessible. It is suitable for every person including elderly, children and disabled people. The space under the seat is for putting feet and goods.  The round table at the centre is also available for putting things on.

Compared to the existing chair in the park, my design let more people sit together and people can choose to sit in different directions for seeing different angles of beautiful views. The angle between two chairs is 90 degree that it is convenient and comfortable for people to chat instead of sitting side by side.

The material of final design is anti-corrosive pine wood which is cheap, commonly used for outdoor furniture and can give people the feeling of nature.

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