Pipeline Park Bench

Designer Notes

Many site furniture manufacturers offer “tubular” styles of picnic tables to deliver a certain look and price-points. However, very few offer a complete complementary family of products. The Pipeline park bench bridges that gap by matching existing picnic tables already present in the marketplace, but also rounds out a complete family of products specifically designed around this look.

In terms of features there are striking similarities with each member of this family. The leg-end frame shape of the bench legs matches the side profile of the picnic table and the bike rack. The same lumber profile is consistent on the benches and table providing a similar motif, as well in the event of damage, makes replacement boards easily replaceable.  Important to note also that the lightweight all aluminum construction has the obvious benefits of lower maintenance, durability, corrosion resistance, and movability compared to traditional steel frames.

There are a couple subtle design features that make this bench unique. One is that the backrest has been intentionally designed to not be attached to the armrests. This permits a typically rigid backrest to provide just the right amount of user-response or “spring” - enhancing the overall seating experience. The second to note is that the seat armrest positioning has been designed to discourage skate boarders. They stick out to make it really difficult to get in and “Grind” the leading edge of the seat section.