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February 8, 2011
The first interactive bench in the world
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Cool Collector # Technology Files
The first interactive bench in the world invites you to play, move and experience the urban space in a new way. A bench which changes color and pattern as you pass by, has sprung up in the middle of Copenhagen’s ‘Islands Brygge’.
The bench is situated at the newly restored urban space above the underground parking facility in Leifsgade, Island Brygge in Copenhagen. The idea for the interactive element arose when the Municipality of Copenhagen had to restore the urban space after completing a two year building process of an underground parking facility.
Copenhagen based architectural office MAPT is behind the concept and development of the bench. At nightfall it lights up like a playful and poetic element between the new playground and football pitch. The vision of an urban space which communicates has become reality in collaboration with interaction designer Sune Petersen.
"We've been fascinated by urban spaces that communicate with people, for a long time. As a starting point, we chose something that was already out there, the benches, and then made one of them come to life. When people walk past the interactive bench, it lights up and lures with play." says MAPT
The bench is situated at the newly restored urban space above the underground parking facility in Leifsgade, Island Brygge in Copenhagen. The idea for the interactive element arose when the Municipality of Copenhagen had to restore the urban space after completing a two year building process of an underground parking facility.
Copenhagen based architectural office MAPT is behind the concept and development of the bench. At nightfall it lights up like a playful and poetic element between the new playground and football pitch. The vision of an urban space which communicates has become reality in collaboration with interaction designer Sune Petersen.
"We've been fascinated by urban spaces that communicate with people, for a long time. As a starting point, we chose something that was already out there, the benches, and then made one of them come to life. When people walk past the interactive bench, it lights up and lures with play." says MAPT
On MAPT's website you can read much more about this interactive bench. To understand how cool it is, you should just watch the video, it's pretty amazing. Really hope the bench in front of my house will look like that in a decade or something. It can also be very cool in front of museums, at festival, so much! It will give the parks a more cleaner and safer look in the dark and it is also incredible fun for kids!
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