[ h2o architectes] h2o bench

More from h2o architectes: h2o bench is a modular furniture system designed for the main square of Valenciennes in northern France.

Made from fibre concrete, the components can be configured to form stools, benches and chairs for public seating.

h2o bench
The h2o bench is one component of our winning design for the urban project competition for the main square of Valenciennes, a town in the north of France. Drawing from previous research on global urban conditions and “in-between situations”, the design concept is centred around the ideas of indeterminacy and instability. It offers opportunities for user appropriation by encouraging invention of activities and modification of the individual’s place in increasingly controlled social spaces.