Landscaping the grounds of the Metropolis residential complex

Benches

Catalogue benches — Sete and Urban N — stand along the walkways, in the courtyards and by the entrances. The backless ones, on a faceted concrete support, went on the open squares and along the ornamental grasses. The ones with a back and armrests stand in rows by the lawns and the ground-floor shopfronts, where people sit for longer.

Long seats

Long seats were made for the complex specifically. They run along parapets and retaining walls and follow the shape of each space. No catalogue item comes in that length — they were made for the particular place.

Bins and bollards

Rock concrete bins stand by the entrances and the benches. Bollards separate the roadway from the pavement. The complex's monogram is cast into them — not stuck on or painted, but part of the piece itself.

Deliveries since 2021

The first pieces arrived in 2021, and further batches followed in stages — for new courtyards and entrances. A new bench has to look the same as the one that has stood next to it for years: the same form, the same colour of concrete, the same timber. For a complex built in phases, one manufacturer makes that easy.

The colour is not paint: the pigment is mixed into the concrete, so a scratch or a chip does not show a different colour. The surface is treated with a water repellent. Timber is used only for the seats; everything else is concrete.