Cayuga modular outdoor furniture

Cayuga is a modular outdoor bench system- made with a hollow composite cement base and a reclaimed urban wood (ash) top seating deck. A prototype has been installed at The Brickworks for over 7 years now with great success. (where it was selected as best of show in the Design X Nature competition). The feedback I've gotten is that the public loves this system becuase its welcoming, comfortable and supports so many different uses. Children take to it very naturally and have been seen using it as playground furniture). The protoype was made locally using Ontario craftspeople and it's been proven in a very demanding environment. Cayuga would make a great addition to the urban landscape!

The orginal competition statement:

Name : Cayuga

Cayug is a modular outdoor (and indoor) public seating system. Its sculptural puzzle- like shape allows for multiple configurations creating an undulating topography that speaks to the multiple layers of glacial till that form the landscape in this part of Ontario. The wood seating deck is warm, friendly and inviting. The cement/ wood composite base is solid, durable and references the kind of technology used to form the bricks produced in the Brickworks kilns. The idea is to employ something we have been experimenting with, a hybrid of cement, wood chips from The City of Toronto wood lots and straw. This will produce a super strong and durable cement composite that should stand up well to outdoor public use.

Material:

-Seat Deck: salvaged wood from The City of Toronto (ice storm and or ash borer)

-Base: a lightweight composite of cement/ wood chips (City of Toronto wood yard) and straw.

Dimensions:

60” wide x 62” deep x 17- 27” high