Parklet
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Project • By Quinzhee Architecture • Parks/Gardens
Buvette Scott
Located on the steep Scott Street, the parklet glides along the sidewalk to reach the bar of the same name. Following the street angle, three circular benches unfold like bleachers in front of the large dining room windows.
Dave Tremblay / 1Px
Absorbing the charm and character of the place, the installation captures the essence of the restaurant and extends it outside during the beautiful season. Wooden paneling covering the lower portion of the walls wraps around the backrests of the benches, creating a close connection between the interior and the exterior. The iconic color of Buvette Scott covers the steel structure of the tables and seating.
Dave Tremblay / 1Px
From the street, the giant shingle cladding whispers... More
Project • By Estúdio HAA! • Parks/Gardens
Santander Parklet
The Santander Bank, from an ideas competition, selected the project by Estúdio HAA! in a partnership with Soul Urbansimo, to accomplish the urban interventions around São Paulo city, in parklet format. The restaurants at the heart of Itaim (São Paulo district), and also nearby universities, gain a new face with the new parklets installed, giving a new function to the city’s parking spaces.
The initial idea was to bring a moving and illuminated atmosphere of the automobiles that circulate around the city to inside theses smalls public spaces of permanence and recreation, through a illumination project attached to the small urban intervention.
With more comfort e much more to offer, the new parklets promise to make the streets much more... More