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The final module is about designing a relaxation seat that fits within the existing deck and wall composition. During the entire design process, I was obliged to demonstrate my understanding of connections and structures through a combination of two components, in this case, timber and steel. 

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As a starting point, I looked up some seat precedents and came across a bench by Punto Design, which ended up becoming the main inspiration for my overall design. The goal of my seat design is to compliment the shape of the existing wall and deck that I had designed and to facilitate a comfortable and spacious sitting area for a larger group of people. Hence, I decided to extend the size of my seat so that half of it is outside the deck area, making it more accessible to people.

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Designing for comfort:

Timber panels are used as the seating surface due to its excellent thermal performance in creating a natural barrier to heat and cold, which allows the seat to be at a comfortable temperature to sit on. In some parts of the seat, the timber panels are also angled at 135° to create a gradual increase in height, allowing it to function as a table or a backrest.

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Designing for structural stability:

Square hollow section steels welded to steel angle and square steel base plates are installed underneath the timber panels to form a supporting steel frame structure. To ensure the structural stability of the overall seat, welded junctions are also used to connect both sloped and horizontal components and steel bolts are used to fix different components, such as the welded steel frames to the timber panels and the steel baseplates to the decking boards.

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