Swedish furniture designer designed the Yacht Bench, Panorama Bench, Union Bench Outdoor and Union Bench Indoor. The piece combines the feeling of luxurious, carefree nautical life with the elegant perfection of the Union Bench. Irrespective of where it is positioned, the bench is a magnet for people, bringing a human dimension to the public bench. It gives people maximum usability of their space, and users can choose either to maintain their privacy, or to share the space with those around them.

Whether it is a street, a square or a garden, the bench facilitates social encounters and interaction and offers a pleasant spot for pedestrians to take the weight off their feet.

The circular design of union bench enables people to savour the surroundings without constrictions. Thanks to the unique, island-like arrangement of the seats, all individually facing outwards, the bench provides a 360 degree view of the surroundings.

+ Designer: Jangir Maddadi Design Bureau

The Jangir Maddadi Design Bureau provides thoughtful design that has tremendous benefit for people, enhancing daily life. Design is not simply art. Nor is it only function. We seek to create unique pieces that lie in the delicate balance between aesthetics and usability. Our clarity-driven designs are powerful in their simplicity. Since our very first piece, the Union Bench, was launched, we have constantly sought to fulfill our desire to create new, meaningful pieces that offer freedom to our clients. Freedom to choose, without being limited by design. Our designs are neither modern nor classic, they are timeless.

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+ Product description courtesy Jangir Maddadi Design Bureau

Yacht Bench, image courtesy Jangir Maddadi Design Bureau

Yacht Bench

Bring the pleasures of boating back to the land with our Yacht Bench. With its fiberglass base and certified teak seats inspired by yacht decking, this bench is the essence of style. Lightweight and easy to maintain, the Yacht Bench has been a client favorite since it was introduced in January. Place it indoors or outside, and the Yacht Bench will always add an exclusive nautical taste. This bench arrives ready to go. All you have to do is choose a color, and we'll do the rest.

Union Panorama Bench, image courtesy Jangir Maddadi Design Bureau

Panorama Bench

Here by popular demand, the Union Panorama is the newest addition to the boundary-breaking Union Bench Collection. This long and elegant Union Panorama uses the organic Jangir Maddadi spheres to offer architects and interior designers the perfect option: a bench that seats up to twelve people with two integrated tables yet occupies a width of only 90 centimeters (35.4 inches). Specifically designed for placement in museums, libraries and hotels, as well as corridors and aisles, this bench is the perfect fit. Even in the most narrow of spaces, the Panorama gives people 360 degrees of freedom to choose their own unbroken vista.

Union Bench Outdoor, image courtesy Jangir Maddadi Design Bureau

Union Bench Outdoor

This collection of benches is made from high-quality and environmentally-friendly materials and includes the Union flower pot, the 4-seater, 8-seater with one integrated table, and 12-seater with two integrated tables. Here you’ll find some of the most forward-thinking products of public furniture design today.

Union Bench indoor, image courtesy Jangir Maddadi Design Bureau

Union Bench Indoor

The indoor bench is an item of pure luxury. Choose any color fiberglass you like and whatever seat material suits you, including hand-stitched Swedish leather and Belgian loop-cut wool. The minimalist design seats up to twelve individuals and is perfect for placement in hotels, foyers, shopping centers, and more.

+ Video

Union Panorama from Jangir Maddadi on Vimeo.

Yacht Bench from Jangir Maddadi on Vimeo.

+ All images courtesy Jangir Maddadi Design Bureau

Singaporean architectural practice Wallflower Architecture + Design recently has completed the Sun Cap House located in Sentosa Cove, Singapore. Although the site was devoid of any development during the inception of the project, it was foreseen that the future built environment would be dense with neighbouring residences barely metres away on either side.

Sun Cap House, image courtesy Wallflower Architecture + Design

The tropical sunlight falling on this resort island could also be harsh and intense but the proximity to the sea also blesses it with breezes that tend to channel through the waterways that are unique to the cove. Most properties along the waterway which also affords them best view, and the narrow rectangular project site was no different.

Sun Cap House, image courtesy Wallflower Architecture + Design

In response to the projected urban density and the site's local environment, the home is designed with a thick, nine metre high wall that forms the entrance façade which wraps around to continue along the sides. Like the pulling back of a curtain to reveal the view, the walls terminate as it approaches the waterway where thereafter an inner enclosing structure of paneled glass continues, projecting toward a pool and garden.

Sun Cap House, image courtesy Wallflower Architecture + Design

The massive, enveloping entrance and side walls are essentially a thermal and privacy filter. The wall occludes views from inquisitive neighbours but encourage the passage of breezes that find their way through the house rather than around it by deliberate vertical slotting dividing the enclosing wall into free-standing segments.

The slotting also helps to filter natural light into the house and soften the impact of the harsh sunlight. The secondary glass paneled enclosure within but set away from the enveloping walls is designed to slide away so that the impression of width does not terminate at the glass line but are extended to the tall side walls.

Sun Cap House, image courtesy Wallflower Architecture + Design

The impression of space however goes even further, for the slots in the walls reveal landscaping that extends beyond. The walls are parallel to but do not meet the eaves of the roof; a metre wide gap invites sunlight to wash down onto planting and greenery that thrive on either side of the wall blurring the distinction of an 'inside' 'outside' demarcation.

Sun Cap House, image courtesy Wallflower Architecture + Design

Though a vertical surface, the rough plastered texturing of the wall catches light streaming in from the gap above and diffuses it into the living spaces. Perhaps the spatial experience is best described as akin to being held in the loving cradle of two cupped, open hands.

Sun Cap House - Level 1 floor plan, drawing courtesy Wallflower Architecture + Design

Sun Cap House - Level 2 floor plan, drawing courtesy Wallflower Architecture + Design

+ Project credits / data

Project: Sun Cap House
Location: Sentosa Cove, Singapore
Project Completion: 2010
Program: House
Architect: Wallflower Architecture + Design
Design Team: Robin Tan, Cecil Chee & Sean Zheng
Photographer: Albert Lim

+ About Wallflower

Wallflower was founded by Tan Chai Chong Robin and Cecil Chee, bringing together a combined experience of commercial projects and residential developments. Established in 1999, Wallflower Pte Ltd & Wallflower Architecture + Design have undertaken a wide spectrum of work, ranging from commercial and residential projects and have received numerous awards for excellence in design, having been also widely featured in local and international publications. Wallflower was quickly recognised by Singapore’s Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts, as one of Singapore’s key industry players in design.

+ Project description, images and drawings courtesy Wallflower Architecture + Design