1x1 Stedsmeubilêrsysteem by Mykolas Seckus and Antonio Gandolfo

1x1 Stedsmeubilêrsysteem by Mykolas Seckus and Antonio Gandolfo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award yn Goud in Strjittemeubels Ûntwerp Competition Category.

GoudStrjittemeubels· 2020

1x1 Stedsmeubilêrsysteem

by Mykolas Seckus and Antonio Gandolfo

Client: MA projects

A' Design Award yn Goud Winner in Strjittemeubels Category

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The Design

About 1x1 Stedsmeubilêrsysteem

1x1 is in modulêr stedsmeubilêrsysteem foar iepenbiere romten. Elk elemint wurket op himsels as bank, tafel, plantebak of lantearnepeal, of yn groepen dy't lytse bûtenromten foarmje. Alle ûnderdielen diele itselde standerdisearre frame, deselde materialen en deselde befêstigingsmetoaden. Der wurdt gebrûk makke fan hout, prefab beton en rustfrij stiel. Komponinten wurde bûten de lokaasje produsearre en dêrnei op de lokaasje gearstald, wat de ferstjoergrutte ferminderet. It systeem kin útwreide of ferlytse wurde troch eleminten ta te foegjen of fuort te heljen, sadat sawol permanint as tydlik gebrûk mooglik is.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Goud

1x1 Stedsmeubilêrsysteem is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Goud, in ekstreem prestisjeuze erkenning foar earste-klas, prachtige en treflike ûntwerpen. Goudwinners binne tige ynnovative, fisionêre en glamoureus ferbjusterjende skeppings dy't it sjeny, de wiisheid en de feardigens fan har ûntwerpers wjerspegelje. Fan 1x1 Stedsmeubilêrsysteem wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige priizge, trendsettende en monumintale útfining is dy't unferlykbere wearde leveret. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Goud is in spektakulêr, respektearre projekt dat grutte foardielen bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. 1x1 Stedsmeubilêrsysteem makket yntinse gefoelens fan begearte, stekt passy oan, stimulearret kreativiteit en fassinearret ús.

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