Sunday, 27 May 2012

Project 3 - Rationale


My design is an integral bench with a bike rack at the back of it which bicycles may be free standing. This furniture is designed with geometric patterns for the shape, and ergonomics for its scale.


According to the brief, I selected Bicentennial Park as the location. Bicentennial Park is a diverse natural asset combining the Badu Mangroves wetlands on Homebush Bay with 40 hectares of beautiful parklands featuring gentle hills, lakeside meadows and soothing green vistas. The reason why I choose it is the Bicentennial Park has a long shared pathway near Rhodes and connects to Olympic Park. Many people both from Rhodes, Concord West and other around places spend their time by riding bicycles along it. Therefore, I base on this location design this bench with bicycle stand. This new street furniture is a good way to encourage the community when people sit down and have a rest after riding bike.

My design is constructed from two different materials. Durability, weather resistance, appearance, and functionality are extremely important variables of the material of the bench and the bike rack. Therefore, the main material of my design is stainless steel. This kind of material has good resistance to corrosion and staining and low maintenance, so it is good for making outdoor furniture. In addition, the surfaces of the seat and the back are laid on strips of hardwood timbers. Also the color of my design is kept with its materials’ original color. The installation of this bench is screwed to the ground and this may increase the strength of the bike stand. 

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