Banc Frais is a minimalist bench created by Paris-based designer Jean Couvreur. Banc Frais is a bench with a small water surface fed by an integrated pump system. Made of white concrete, its porosity and inertia retain the freshness of the water. Like the roof tiles of Provence homes that are watered, this technique is perfectly natural and consumes only the water needed to moisten the bench. Like a block cut in the mass, Banc Frais is the pure expression of the material’s capacities: a volume of raw concrete, delicately dug in the center, as if the water had eroded it. From its center springs the source of a water which evaporates gradually. While global warming could lead to a 1 to 2 degree increase in temperature by 2050, the development of city center buildings amplifies this phenomenon and contributes to the sensation of heat in public spaces . In the past, fountains provided hygiene and freshness to village squares, in addition to collecting drinking water. They were also spaces around which people gathered. Banc Frais aims to encourage spontaneous uses such as gatherings around the village fountain. Fresh Bench acts as an urban oasis, a fertile island. Beyond the technical demonstration, the project aims to highlight simple and inexpensive initiatives, from small to medium scale projects.
Banc Frais
by Jean Couvreur
Author
Leo Lei
Category
Furniture
Date
Jun 30, 2017
Photographer
Jean Couvreur
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