Design:
VG Studio llc
Project Location:
Houston’s sidewalks
Sponsorship: Houston Arts Alliance
Design Team:
Victoria Goldstein
Munjer Hashim
Mario Devora
Coordination / design : Judy Labib
Fabrication: HTX Made / VG Studio
Grant: Houston Arts Alliance
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Bencho S03:
Bencho is an outdoor seat designed as a comfortable addition to public space. There are three variations to its design and materiality to suite each location. The next phase for this design is to incorporate a Wi Fi source or signal amplifier in order to enhance the public experience of place making. VGS has previously design/built/installed similar benches in public space, made of lightweight concrete that withstands the test of time and serves as a canvas for public art. Bencho goes one step further to its previous iterations; its design is compact and light, yet heavy enough to be suitable for public space use without being anchored to the floor. It also aims to provide Internet access to city dwellers while they rest or contemplating, thus making place.
Digital Model of Structure and shell. Ilustration by Judy Labib, VGS Design. Bencho Variation 01, concealed structure
Physical Model to scale. Bencho Variation 02, exposed structure
Work in Progress Prototype 01 @vg studio
Work in Progress Prototype 01 @vg studio
Bencho S04:
Work in Progress Prototype 02 @vg studio
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Design:
VG Studio
Buenos Aires
Fabrication: QImagina