LANDSCAPE FURNITURE

Good public spaces give people a choice of where and how they would like to sit. They provide different types of seating options such as ledges, steps, benches, moveable chairs as well as different places or locations within the same area, such as in the sun, in the shade, in groups, alone, close to activity, or somewhat removed from activity.

If the types of street furniture and manufacturers involved at a site are consistent,maintaining or replacing worn or dam-aged furnishings will be less costly

Proper installation of items will ensure durability

Damaged materials should be replaced with more sustain-able products wherever possible

The furniture should be easy to repair, and one way to facilitate this is to design it as replaceable modular parts

Street furniture is often vandalized by burning, slashing, carving, and spray painting, so this should be taken into account in the planning phase; some materials and styles are more resistant to vandalism.

The furnishings must be durable and secure, with finishes and coatings that resist stickers, graffiti and bacteria.

Furniture items designed for outdoor spaces must be con-structed of safe materials and designed to prevent injury, without sharp edges or exposed fasteners.

They are usually either attached to the ground with anchor bolts (for example, using surface mounting, i.e. attaching a bench to a concrete slab), or embedded in the ground.

The type of furniture and its arrangement should also take into account visibility and sightlines, lighting, and accessibility issues that may be faced by women, children, the elderly and the disabled. Areas which are unsafe or pose risks should be designed taking these factors into consideration.

Form and Appearance (i.e. making sure there a continuity or at least a linkage between the designs of different items)

Siting and Layout (i.e. deciding where each item should be places),

Function (i.e. seeing how necessary an item is and how it can serve its purpose)

Benefits

Aesthetical appeal

Creates identity and sense of placeSocializing

Resting Observation and learning

5 Criterias

Durability (given expected usage)

Cost (create the settings for resting, sitting and eating, and social encounterswith others.

Seating Criterias

Safety, security and maintenance Common Materials used for Furniture

SteelWood

Stone

Plastic

Concrete

Bamboo

Rattan