Commended: Granary Square Benches, King's Cross, London

摘要

Located outside London's busy King's Cross Station, Granary Square is one of London's newest public spaces, and one of the largest of its kind in Europe. The eight benches are arranged in a formal arrangement of facing pairs around four existing fountain pools. The design brief was a concept of a seamless bench at eight metres long with a potential weight of almost four tonnes. The complex shape and requirement for hidden LED lights meant CNC machining was essential but this size could not be achieved in a single stone.