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Street furniture is a collective term for objects and pieces of equipment installed on streets and roads for various
purposes, including traffic barrier, benches, bollards, post boxes, phone boxes, streetlamps, street lighting, traffic
lights, traffic signs, bus stops, grit bins, tram stops, taxi stands, public lavatories, fountains and memorials, and
waste receptacles. An important consideration in the design of street furniture is how it affects road safety.
Components: various styles and finishes according
to the requirment of the context
Steel bollards
Cast iron bollards
Stainless steel bollards
Composite bollards
Anti ram-raid protection
Illuminated bollards
Pedestrian barriers
For security reasons ,also create
a sense of differentiation or A Shimla railing showing
demarkation of ones property . How a railing has been used by
A woollen items roadside vendor
Fencing
This traditional fencing offers
elegance and security whilst
allowing freedom for architectural
content.
LITTER BINS
To be kept in mind –the placement ,the material used for the type of waste
used ,the design should be such that it is comfortable in use (for eg. Easy to
open lid),number of bins placed (eg. More litter bins are required in a small
street wid restaurants and eatouts,lesser required on a highway)
Service Areas, Trash Enclosures, Dumpsters, and Me-
chanical Equipment shall be visually screened
Advanced products like bomb resistant litter bins have now been
introduced using special material for manufacturing
GRIT BINS:
In cold countries Grit bins are
essentially used
holds a mixture of salt and grit
which is spread over roads if
they have snow or ice on them.
A grit bin improves winter road
safety on roads which are not
gritted by other means, such as
from a winter service vehicle.
How it works?
The bins are used to spread a thin layer of grit onto
the road surface, covering any snow or ice.
The salt component of the grit lowers the melting
point of the snow causing it to melt (see sodium
chloride).
The grit component improves the friction between a
vehicle's tires and the road.
Bathing Fountains:
In hot areas splashing
fountains are generally
used:
a fountain intended for
people to cool off in.
These fountains are designed to allow easy access,
and
feature nonslip surfaces, so that people can safely
use them to cool off in on hot summer days.
Splash fountains have zero standing water, to
eliminate possible drowning hazards, so that no
lifeguards or supervision is required.
These splash pads are often located in public pools,
public parks, or public playgrounds (known as
"spraygrounds")
CASE STUDY
CLUTTER
“Unnecessary signage, bollards,
railings,
yellow lines and even traffic lights clutter
the
streets and ruin the visual impact of our
surroundings
In 2004 English Heritage invited the public to
undertake their own audit of street clutter as a
first step to campaigning for the removal of
unwanted items of street furniture.
CO-ORDINATION
Lack of co-ordination between items of street
furniture can add to a sense of clutter. The
same quantity of street furniture can be
accommodated without appearing cluttered if it
is co-ordinated. Co-ordination implies overall
coherence. Items of street furniture in close
proximity to each other should appear to be ‘of
a family’ in design terms but care must also be
take in the siting and arrangement of each
element.