Furnitubes movable bench seating gives new purpose to square
A vacant space in the centre of a shopping development in Kent has new purpose after Furnitubes supplied long-lasting bench seating for the site.
The area of Bligh’s Meadow, an infill development on the site of Sevenoaks’ former bus station and car park, is a small square where Bligh’s Walk, Blacks Walk and Brewers Lane converge. It holds a large tree at Christmas time, but had been largely unused the rest of the year. Client Velocity Worldwide wanted to enliven this space more at other times, by offering seating for visitors to the development, which houses over 30 stores and eateries.
However, any furniture needed to be freestanding and movable so the space can be readily cleared to allow temporary events to be set up.
Elements XL benches were the ideal choice for Bligh’s Meadow, being deep enough to be stable without fixing down (and also allowing sitting on from both sides) and in weighing over 100kg each, heavy enough to not be readily moved by the public.
Plate end support versions were chosen as this allowed a stencilled reinterpretation of the Bligh’s Meadow logo to be laser cut for brand reinforcement purposes. The plates were supplied in Corten steel, chemically weathered to provide a rich colouration and patina, and sealed to prevent the oxidation from washing off onto the paving and also staining on clothes.
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