Signage

Different Types of Benches

Park benches are set as seating places within public parks, and vary in thenumber of people they can seat.

Garden benches are similar to public park benches, but are longer and offer more sitting places.

Picnic tables, or catering buffet tables have long benches as well as a table.

These tables may have table legs which are collapsible, in order to expedite transport and storage.

Wooden tables

Wooden tables are constructed using lumber boards. Pting due to moisture.

Plastic tables

Lighter, stronger, and less expensive and require no mainte-nance.

Metal tables

Heavy and durable, and require little maintenance.

Stone/concrete tables

Most durable variety,high price, and fixed in place and immobile.

Children's picnic table

Undersized picnic table designed to be used by up to four children. Made of plastic or wood.

Different Types of Tables

Detail Drawing of Benches

Standard Dimension of Seating

Wide steps also used for seating. Similarly, planter boxes, fountain edges, half walls can be used as furnitures.

There are four basic kinds of sign: regulatory, warning, informational and educational.

Directional signs should be visible from a distance of at least 20m: for clear visibility, the sign should not be further away than

47m or closer than 6m.

ShapeThe octagon is used only for stop signs, information signboards should be rectangular, warning signboards triangular, and inter-

dictory signboards circular

ColourThere should be a strong color contrast between the text and its background, and between the sign and the surface or back-ground against which it is seen black text on a white background, for example, provides a good color contrast. Clashing colors,

such as green text on a red background, should be avoided.

LetteringThe size of the letters used on signs should be proportional to the reading distance: The character width-to-height ratio should be between 3:5 and 1:1, and the character stroke width-to-height ratio should be between 1:5 and 1:10. The letters and graphic symbols should be raised at least 1mm from the background, so

the visually impaired can read themby touching them. The smallest letter type should at least 15 mm, and there should be normal spacing between words and letters.

A person resting on a bench in Ramna Park, Dhaka

Other options for seating