Iran, Tehran, Gholhak, Gol-e-yakh St, No. 1, Unit 301

Urban Furniture

Urban Furniture

A city could be a living and active ecosystem that’s built based on the requirements of human creatures need urban furniture . Hence, concurring to human needs, they ought to be prepared with gear that becomes a reasonable environment for all sorts of gather or person activities of citizens. That’s why nowadays within the advanced urban arranging and beautification industry, there’s a term for urban furniture. It points to the pieces of goods that we found in the urban environment like streets, parks, and other public areas. It is the general term for the furniture that is placed in public or semi-public spaces. Most of the time, because of public usage, they are fixed, or semi-fixed. On the other hand, street furniture includes all the objects or pieces of equipment that are placed along streets and roads. 

Urban and Street Furniture
Urban and Street Furniture

So, what is the difference between it and street furniture? Actually, street furniture is the ones that in the street. But urban furniture is placed in not only streets and roads, but also in other public places like parks or stations. Also, there is a slight difference in the purpose. Urban furniture refers more likely to relaxation and fun like benches. But street furniture also includes signs, warnings, traffic organizers.It is outlined concurring to the character and culture of citizens to supply an excellent city with progressed advances for city inhabitants. Urban furniture should be designed in the way that meets following attributes and encourages user engagement and contributes positively to the environment.

Safe: Public spaces are accessible to everyone, thus when planning urban furniture, designers must take into account the diverse user groups interacting with it: the aged, the disabled and also children. The urban furniture should be safe for all user types. 

Multi-Functional and Comfortable: People tend to avoid things they dislike. If a user had negative experience, he/she will hesitate to sit on the bench again. Negative experiences can be overcome through good placemaking principles. Moreover, furniture should offer multiple ways for users to interact with it, allowing them a sense of customization of the space.

Creative and Innovative: Mass production is cheaper which is why in most cities we see same the kind of benches, dustbins and bus stations. Though this may offer a sense of continuity at a macro level of the urban scape.

Playful and Fun: We tend to think that urban spaces and urban furniture are aimed for adults, and thus should be serious and not fun. When designing urban spaces and furniture it’s easy to forget about little ones in us. Alternative and think out of box designs make objects fun to use! Urban furniture is partitioned into four common categories:

  • Street furniture
  • Park furniture
  • Traffic furniture
  • Information and advertising furniture

 

In this unit we have the possibility of supplying and exporting the following goods: