STREET FURNITURE
CITY CLUSTERS
Butler Wiltshire has recently completed a series of seating and planter clusters for the City of London , made from terracotta and repurposed timber . The sculptural , tessellating modules have been designed to respond to the City ’ s unique architectural heritage and provide much-needed pockets of seating and greenery within the high-rise Eastern City district .
The geometry of the modular design derives from the Coats of Arms of the historic City Livery Companies , which are typically a 5-sided crest or shield . These symbols are synonymous with the
City and can be seen throughout the district , typically on buildings , gateways , and street furniture . From the archetypal shield motif , a subtly altered , tessellating tile geometry was developed . This was extruded to create vessels of six different heights , with the same basic form used to create both seats and planters .
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