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SlingSwing
Toronto, Canada
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SlingSwing
Toronto, Canada
Project Featured on Dec 07, 2015
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2015
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$0 - 10K
Inspired by the many deckchairs that inhabit Toronto's Kew and Balmy beaches during the summer, SlingSwing seeks to reinstate the colour, movement and function they provide, within a winter context.
The elements of a traditional deckchair, a canvas sling and a frame, are reconfigured to provide users with an enveloping shelter from the winds and to create a fun, comfortable, meeting place, suspended above the icy sand. The slings are clustered together to trap pockets of air within the layers of canvas, and to bring people together to keep warm.
From afar, the colourful canvases evoke a sense of summer warmth and beach nostalgia, whilst the breeze continuously animates their forms, bringing movement and dynamic colour to the winter landscape. The bright orange of the canvas was inspired by the life-saving paraphernalia attached to the stand, both as a reference to stand's function, and to act as a warm, contrasting beacon within the frozen landscape.
Constructed from standard scaffold components and marine-grade acrylic canvas, the dimensions of the existing lifeguard stand inform a new cantilevered grid frame. This cantilevered structure is stabilised by an extensive raft foundation extending beneath the sand, preventing uplift and rotational movement during heavy usage. The slings, incorporating looped and sewn ends, are threaded onto the horizontal scaffold tubes, echoing the simplicity of traditional timber deckchair construction.
The elements of a traditional deckchair, a canvas sling and a frame, are reconfigured to provide users with an enveloping shelter from the winds and to create a fun, comfortable, meeting place, suspended above the icy sand. The slings are clustered together to trap pockets of air within the layers of canvas, and to bring people together to keep warm.
From afar, the colourful canvases evoke a sense of summer warmth and beach nostalgia, whilst the breeze continuously animates their forms, bringing movement and dynamic colour to the winter landscape. The bright orange of the canvas was inspired by the life-saving paraphernalia attached to the stand, both as a reference to stand's function, and to act as a warm, contrasting beacon within the frozen landscape.
Constructed from standard scaffold components and marine-grade acrylic canvas, the dimensions of the existing lifeguard stand inform a new cantilevered grid frame. This cantilevered structure is stabilised by an extensive raft foundation extending beneath the sand, preventing uplift and rotational movement during heavy usage. The slings, incorporating looped and sewn ends, are threaded onto the horizontal scaffold tubes, echoing the simplicity of traditional timber deckchair construction.
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