1x1 Système de mobilier urbain by Mykolas Seckus and Antonio Gandolfo

1x1 Système de mobilier urbain by Mykolas Seckus and Antonio Gandolfo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Or in Mobilier Urbain Competition Category.

OrMobilier Urbain· 2020

1x1 Système de mobilier urbain

by Mykolas Seckus and Antonio Gandolfo

Client: MA projects

A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Mobilier Urbain Category

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The Design

About 1x1 Système de mobilier urbain

1x1 est un système modulaire de mobilier urbain destiné aux espaces publics. Chaque élément fonctionne seul, en tant que banc, table, jardinière ou lampadaire, ou bien en groupes qui composent de petits espaces extérieurs. Toutes les pièces partagent la même structure standardisée, les mêmes matériaux et les mêmes modes de fixation. Le bois, le béton préfabriqué et l'acier inoxydable sont utilisés. Les composants sont fabriqués hors site puis assemblés sur place, ce qui réduit le volume de transport. Le système peut être étendu ou réduit par l'ajout ou le retrait d'éléments, ce qui rend possible aussi bien un usage permanent que temporaire.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Or

1x1 Système de mobilier urbain est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or, une reconnaissance immensément prestigieuse décernée à des designs de premier ordre, merveilleux et remarquables. Les lauréats Or sont des créations extrêmement innovantes, visionnaires et d'un éclat glamour éblouissant, qui reflètent le génie, la sagesse et la maîtrise de leurs concepteurs. 1x1 Système de mobilier urbain est censé être une invention très louée, avant-gardiste et monumentale, qui apporte une valeur sans précédent. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or est un projet spectaculaire et respecté qui sert grandement l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. 1x1 Système de mobilier urbain crée de vifs sentiments de désir, éveille la passion, encourage la créativité et nous fascine.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The design is a unique modular urban furniture family. Furniture elements work both as stand-alone urban furniture pieces as well as a small scale public realm with adjustable programs. Design can be described as flexible, scalable, industrial, modular urban furniture which can work as a permanent or temporary public space intervention. Due to the intelligent use of materials design achieves high optimization as all elements use the same standardized frame structure likewise common materials and fixing methods.
Dimensions & Packaging: Bench: 1000mm x 1000mm x 460mm
Table/Platform: 1000mm x 1000mm x 60mm
Lamppost: 100mm x 100mm x 1000mm
1m. Planter: 1000mm x 1000mm x 1000mm
0.5m Planter: 1000mm x 1000mm x 500mm
1m.Pipe: 100mm x 100mm x 1040mm
0.5m. Pipe: 100mm x 100mm x 540mm
0.25m. Pipe: 100mm x 100mm x 290mm

Additional information and drawings are inside the PDF document.
Tags: Industrial, Modular, Scalable, Interactive, Optimized
Production Technology: Materials:
Timber (Local or Baltic Birch)
Concrete (Precast)
Steel (Stainless Steel)

All the elements would be manufactured off-site and then brought for assembly to the site, thus optimizing the shipment size and convenience of production.

Realization Technology:
Manufacturing would be quite conventional since there is no complex geometry involved. Concrete would be precast, timber parts cut using usual machines and steel parts would be coming from semi-finished elements welded together.
Design Challenge: One of the hardest challenges was how to make individual elements work together in a vertical and horizontal structure layout. Furthermore, how to minimise material options as well as fixing methods while creating a robust and feasible design proposal.
Research: In the world, with continuous globalization and mass production, we forget to address the need for individuality. While in architecture it is a common understanding to respond to a site's specific needs and spatial qualities, street furniture is usually the victim of generic design. The industry is moving towards supply by demand model with local solutions and the customer having an increasingly higher voice in customization. 1x1 modular furniture design attempts to address these concerns
Inspiration: Design derived from the inspiration of a post-industrial site Refshaleoen, Copenhagen. Due to a comprehensive understanding of the site qualities, was pointed out the concern that the site would not have an extensive public realm, thus it was retrieved to hypothetically provide it through a multitude of small interventions. Furthermore, apart from the inspiration of rich and unique site qualities, the concept was influenced by insights of scaffolding structure and Dieter Rams shelving system 606.
Project Duration: The project is a conceptual design with design inspiration deriving from Refshaleoen, Copenhagen. Though design could be implemented and used in other sites, preferably within an industrial setting
Operation Flow: The system can work as individual furniture piece (bench/planter) or in groups forming small outside spaces (park/urban farm). While one might initially need only a small seating place outside their facility, another season might ask for a larger space where increasing numbers of visitors and clients could be accommodated. 1x1 design allows to expand or shrink by either adding or taking away individual elements. Furthermore, there is no need for a long-term commitment in case something changes.
Team Members: Mykolas Seckus
Antonio Gandolfo
Image Credits: credits for visuals:

Antonio Gandolfo & Mykolas Seckus