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9. The Ultimate Low Maintenance Aria Seat Materials specified by DJAS Architecture for 12 Moore Street in Canberra are optimised for easy maintenance: only an occasional wash-down required. Aria Seat and Simple Bin shine with ‘Wood Without Worry’ battens in Spotted Gum combined with Textura Monument frames.
Aria Seat and Simple Bin
‘Wood Without Worry’ aluminium woodgrain battens.
8. The Rise of Outdoor Education Three case studies outline how different schools have used furniture to improve, transform and add amenity to their outdoor areas.
Homebush West PS playground.
Petersham PS outdoor learning.
7. Chinchilla’s Watermelon Play Park Rounsefell Design has specified colourful Mall Sun Lounges for the Chinchilla Botanic Parklands: a $5.9 million project spanning 4.2 hectares, for Western Downs Regional Council in Queensland’s melon capital.
Mall Sun Lounges tailored to the watermelon theme.
Telemagenta, Viper Green, Pearl White, Lycra Strip.
6. 133m Seat in the Garden For the Future Custom promenade seating, 133 metres long, is installed in the Garden For the Future, an extension of the Bendigo Botanic Gardens designed by TCL with Paul Thompson for the City of Greater Bendigo.
Custom promenade seating.
133 metre-long seat.
5. In Profile – Luminary Oi Choong: “Be Brave. Be Amazing. Be Worthy.” The winner of the 2018 Marion Mahony Griffin Prize, awarded to a distinctive body of work by a female architect, Oi’s career spans the rise of women in the workplace, and of landscape architecture as a profession.
Oi Choong: 2018 Marion Mahony Griffin prizewinner.
Public Works Department, 1988.
4. Brass Detailing for Canberra Light Rail Bespoke seats and bin enclosures designed by Architectus feature brass and polished concrete. Installed in all 13 stations along the light rail that connects the fast growing area of Gungahlin, through Dickson to the City.
Custom seats for the Canberra light rail.
Brass detailing on custom bin enclosures.
3. Eaglehawk Play Space Storytelling through landscape architecture and a Banjo Paterson poem inspired this $1.3M playground designed by Gary Lantzsch from the City of Greater Bendigo. Features custom tables, Cafe Stools and a child-sized Arqua Drinking Fountain.
Special tailored child-size Arqua Fountain.
Bespoke table and colourful Cafe Stools.
2. A First Look at Georges River Council’s Prototype ChillOUT Hubs Three smart ChillOUT Hubs have been installed as part of a pilot study for the Australian Government’s Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. A collaborative project by Georges River Council, UNSW and Street Furniture Australia.
Installing solar panels at the Mortdale hub.
Kogarah ChillOUT Hub.
1. Which Batten Gets Hottest? The results of a study by our inhouse engineers may surprise you. Which material is the best choice for seats in open public spaces with hot summers? Timber? Aluminium?
We tested anodised, powdercoated and woodgrain aluminium, and oiled hardwood.
Results from one of many batten temperature studies.
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Street Furniture Australia is donating $40,000 worth of furniture from breakout spaces from the 2022 Festival of Landscape Architecture: COUNTRY to The Murri School, an Aboriginal and Islander Independent Community School in Brisbane. The collection of Linea Seats, Cubes, Curved Benches, Sun Lounges and Picnic Settings includes a pair painted by artist Casey Coolwell-Fisher, a Quandamooka, Nunukul woman of Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island, Queensland) – commissioned by Street Furniture Australia and Blaklash Creative. Director of Blaklash Creative and member of the Festival Creative Directorate Troy Casey says, “A huge part of the festival was about how we can ensure that community gets something from it. We spent two days sharing our culture, our experiences, and the responsibility to positive impact. We can’t really do that without giving back to mob, …
In rapidly urbanising Seoul, the next battle is saving green spaces: “Korea is a country that does not value greenery,” professor of landscape architecture at Pusan National University, Hong Suk Hwan, told Bloomberg CityLab. It “only acknowledges the value of property.” Samgmi Cha writes about South Korean local, 34-year-old Baik SooHye inspiring the shift of devaluing green spaces in South Korea to saving these spaces. SooHye’s ‘Plant Kindergarten’ project encourages the protection of hundreds of plants that are often destroyed at construction sites across Seoul. Cha meets SooHye in her outdoor garden in western Seoul with the many plant species that she’s saved from these sites. The rescued plants are ‘adopted’ out to others who are also passionate about green spaces in Korea. SooHye says, “I see ‘Plant Kindergarten’ as my …
We’re pleased to share that the construction of our three ChillOUT Hubs is nearing completion, part of a pilot study for the Australian Government’s Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. ChillOUT Hubs are smart, open-air community spaces. The prototype installations offer people a free, comfortable place to meet, work and play. They also enable asset managers to monitor utilities, visitation and the microclimate. For more information see our article What Is ChillOUT? The official launch will take place in February 2020. The collaborative team of Georges River Council, UNSW and Street Furniture Australia will also host a series of events including a Council Knowledge Exchange, industry hackathon and tours to site. Please register your interest with Tiffany Hoy at editor@streetfurniture.com Here is an update from each site. A Streetscape – Belgrave …
Said to be the largest gathering of landscape architects and allied professionals in the world, the 2019 ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture took place in November. Over four days delegates came together to learn, celebrate and build relationships at the San Diego Convention Center. The Street Furniture Australia team were pleased to introduce US landscape architects to Wood Without Worry, our low-maintenance timber alternative. The Aria modular furniture system and Augmented Reality site furniture app were also on show at a well-attended PPN Explore the Floor talk. For Happy Hour we even served Australian apple cider through our Drinking Fountain, which attracted a curious crowd. Cider Fountain at Happy Hour Batlow Apple Cider, all the way from the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, was served through an Arqua …
Missed out on the 2019 International Festival of Landscape Architecture: The Square and the Park in Melbourne this month? Or ready to reminisce? Who won the Herschel suitcases? This is your festival recap. More than 400 landscape architects and public space professionals attended the Square and the Park Conference and surrounding events, curated by Creative Directors Cassandra Chilton (Rush Wright Associates), Jillian Walliss (University of Melbourne) and Kirsten Bauer (ASPECT Studios). Advocacy Hundreds of landscape architects participated in an AILA Biodiver-City Demo and Die-In Activation, protesting the loss of biodiversity worldwide and advocating for change. June Lee Boxsell, Head of Innovation and Marketing at Street Furniture Australia, spoke about our support of AILA’s Climate Emergency Declaration, our current environmental efforts and ambitious plans for the future. The Square and the …
