We designed the bespoke salvaged timber benches and planters as a striking feature to the concourse at Buckinghamshire New University (BNU).
Careful consideration was taken in the material selection to ensure a durable and environmentally-conscious final product that aligned with BNU’s wider Green Campus masterplan.
With materials provided by the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and fellow Social Enterprise, Oxford Wood Recycling, each piece of furniture’s detailed design and fixing methods enable ease of replacement and disassembly to increase its lifespan. The timber was also treated with an environmental product, Osmo, which is based upon purified and refined natural resources.
The benefits of using UK-based timber massively reduced carbon emissions in transport, as well as utilising salvaged material that would have otherwise been disposed of. To complete the installation, each bench and planter was engraved to tell the story of its origins as salvaged and locally-sourced timber.
As part of an ongoing collaboration with Oxford Wood Recycling, we are able to support their mission to transform lives by supporting people excluded from working to move towards and into employment.
