Ashfield Boys High School NSW, Australia (2017)

Twenty-five freestanding Forum Seats and eight Cafe Round Tables provide flexible seating in an upgraded courtyard at Ashfield Boys High School.

A set of four Mall Mitred Slim Benches fit around a central planter. The 90 degree joints featured stepped battens.

The battens for the Forum Seats and Mitred Benches are powder coated in timber-look Aluminium Woograin Bush Cherry – for very easy maintenance.

The seat frames are powdercoated in DuraBright UV-resistant Sensation Orange, and Cafe Tables in Deep Ocean.

Twenty-five freestanding Forum Seats and eight Cafe Round Tables provide flexible seating in an upgraded courtyard at Ashfield Boys High School.

A set of four Mall Mitred Slim Benches fit around a central planter. The 90 degree joints featured stepped battens.

The battens for the Forum Seats and Mitred Benches are powder coated in timber-look Aluminium Woograin Bush Cherry – for very easy maintenance.

The seat frames are powdercoated in DuraBright UV-resistant Sensation Orange, and Cafe Tables in Deep Ocean.

location

117 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield

client

Custodian: Ashfield Boys High School

market

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