Final Presentation Board

This board represents all the strengths, features and advatages to this bench design allowing different perspectives of visual information , the over all functions of this bench is also described through the text.

Final Bench Design Animation

This video animation provides a closer look at my final design ( Urban Seater) Giving a 360 degree rotation around all angles aswell as close ups of key features and mechanics

Sketch up with color

Bench design from sketch up rendered in the final color of green.

Final design Sketch Up

For the final developmental adjustments to the final i have added ran filltering grip humps on each separate seat which guids rain away from the seat in addtion to its fliping. An interst con venience to this bench is it has two sitting heights for tall or shor bodies.

Final design with developments

For the final design the following developments have been made: a backink support has been added to the bench and it can flip around on a locking hinge, i have also added the convenience of a 36o degree rotation on the bench and its support.

developmental design 3

This bench is perhapes the best candidate Interms of a development its is ver simple bust very effective in rainy areas, when it is wet and not yet dry u can simply flip it over to the drier, symetrical side.

developmental design 2

This bench could possible be developed su to its asthetically pleasing appearance as well as it room beneath that can craddel people suitcases in a air port, train or buss station. it is also one peice and very easliy moulded.

Developmental design 1

This bench development is simple and in one peice , making it very mass productable and only requires to bolts for mounting, it also has to heights of seating for separate height groups. This design was a strong infulence on the 3rd development and the final design.

Bench Concept 15

This concept is a interesting and pleasing asthetic deign and would suit higher class areas, unfortunatly it offers little interms of inovative funtion. making it one of my weaker designs

Bench Concept 13

This concept in terms of its form and shape is an interesting design with room for luggage beneath it as well as only one support on the left hand side. The bench would need for original function in-order to be further developed

Bench Concept 12

This bench is very minimalist and simple in its design, however it has good cover for any luggage people may have with them. It also has memory foam on the bench to make the seating extremely comfortable for long waits

Bench Concept 9

This design offers a unique function in terms of the seats being able to be added or subtracted at with they are also very simple in form making them easily mass produceable. The seats can face either way depending on viewing preference i.e. in two way bus station. They also have room underneath for luggage

Bench Concept 8

This design is mostly asethic, its main function/ attractive feature its is room for luggage beneth in single weight support. The angle makes the bench interesting.

Bench Concept 7

This deign is quite convenient as it can fit direcly against a wall , or it its not on a wall the rounded back can be used to lean on if the user prefers it.

Bench Concept 6

This bench design is rather simple and would be easily produced/ moulded. is has a open and closing transparent cover for ur luggae to protect it from rain and thieft.

Bench Concept 5

This bench reconomicly fits most bodies ergonomicly wit is curved seeat .The advantages of this design is it can be carve out of a single block of wood or made with a single mould

Bench Concept 4

This bench is very simple and takes up very little room. The curved design allows different seating height giving a variety for any user.

Bench Concept 3

The advantages to this design is that it has the look off a traditional bench, making it fit in to most surroundings. The most important feature tot the bench is the wide arm rest which can be used to put phones or luuggage, plants can also be placed here.

Bench Concept 2

In between the the stucture of this design there is a slightly stretchable fabric which cushions the bench making it more comfortable seating for users

Bench Concept 1

Initial ideas (rough)

Chair Ergonomics Calculator

http://www.ergotron.com/tabid/305/language/en-US/default.aspx

This is an ergonics calculator that i found through google search. The calculator takes your height and works out the most comfortable heights and distances you should have while on your office chair facing a desk. This will help me find a balance between most heights through finding measurements for a variety of heights.

Flexiable love chair

This Chair like the one below is also eco-friendly and made of card board with wooden outer side. This chair is extremely stretchable and adjustable my shape and length. The design allow the char to be warped and pulled in different direction, it can also fold up t avery small size. This char is extremely unique and strong due to the denseness of the cardboard being used, and is actually beinging sold in the market to day.

Eco Chair

This is a video i found of an interesting char design it is mad entirely of cardboard, and can change length due to its expanding and retracting nature. the chair for obvious reasons is very eco-friendly, which is appropriate considering the stat of our environment nowadays. In addition to this the chair is surprisingly strong and durable and can easy hold the weight of a few people. the design due to being cardboard is however not very durable outside with moisture. the raw material mixed withe white makes a minimalistic yet appealing aesthetic look.

Chair design guidlines and fundimentals

My design focus

Exceptional Aesthetic Chair Design

Interesting / good pool chair designs

Pool chair by definition:

a light chair like a folding bed, which you can sit or lie on outside

For an out door pool chair there are certain aspects on which most of your design efforts should be focused on. A pool chair is in a lying down orientation there for the ergonomics of that position should b typically e carful considered whilst working out measurement. Like a bench a pool chair needs to be very duriable to the elements that come with the out doors (rain , sun decay etc) for this the right materials have to be used. As well as this the chairs are in an environment of entertainment and luxury therefore should look beautiful and sculptural to fit with its environment.

Interesting / good stool designs

Stool by definition: a simple seat without a back or arms

Stool design is perhaps the most simple form of chair design, where the least amount of feature need to be explored during the design process. The height of the stool is dictated by the height of the counter or area it has been placed, therefore hight can vary, perhaps a adjustable height is something that should be considered. the need for back support on a stool is minimum and unnecessary as long lengths of seating are not typical. ergonomics too, is something not of extremely high importance again due to the duration of time spent on stools. A good stool design fits into its environment and is sculpturally fitted with the environment around it/

Interesting/ good, bench design

Bench chair by definition :

a long seat for more than one person

Interesting/ good, office chair designs

Office Chair By Definition :

An office chair, or desk chair, is a type of chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is generally comfortable and adjustable and can swivel 360 degrees.

Interesting / good couch design

Couch/Sofa by definition : an upholstered seat for more than one person

Chair Ergonomics- Diagrames and measurments

Key Ergonimic Area For Consideration

This diagram displays the area that are most key for a comfatable seet and approxamitly how they should be placed in relation to the chair.

The Chair Ergonomics Calculator

Chair ergonmics

This is an interesting video i found on the advantages of certain ergonics on chair, and how they can effect you and your enviroment. These ergonomics are an aspect to m design that i will have to take in to some consideration.

The video streaming source for this clip was : youtube.com

Brief Chair History And Definition

The simple definition of s a movable seat, with a back, for a single person gives no indication of the truly vast range of objects that qualify under this description. Furthermore, few people today are aware of the fact that for much of its history and chairs go back through classical times to the time of the pharaohs the chair was reserved for kings, lords, and bishops; ordinary folk sat on backless chests, benches, or stools.

The word chair derives from the Latin cathedra, hence the designation of a church that was the seat of a bishop as a cathedral. Medieval chairs, religious or secular, were large framed affairs often with linenfold panels, and frequently provided with a canopy or tester, typically placed on a dais to further emphasize the importance of the occupant.

During the 18th century, before furniture production passed largely into the hands of factories, chairs were made with more curves than before, a process that required considerable material, since curved sections typically legs and backs were usually sawn out of the solid. The progress from straight and sometimes turned legs to shapes such as the cabriole and the klismos, and the development of designs not requiring stretchers, but relying instead on techniques such as knee blocks, corner blocks, and wider tenons in substantial rails, can be followed as a logical timeline up to the point where commercial pressures for continual innovation resulted in the riot of revival styles that characterizes the 19th century.

Reference: http://www.finewoodworking.com/PlansAndProjects/PlansAndProjectsAllAbout.aspx?id=3042

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