Sail Benches Set Adrift on a River in Quebec

On the off chance that you've for a long while been itching to cruise however never had the chance, here's your chance to attempt it securely on dry area. Les Ateliers Guyon added to these Sail Seats in Vercheres, a residential area close Montreal, Quebec.

The idea for this urban furniture undertaking was to make a strange work where the general population can sit and listen to the sound of wind and waves along the banks of the St. Lawrence Stream.

The planners needed to build up a remembrance that incorporated utilitarian road furniture. They envisioned glorious sails of white oak, concrete and metal, resounding a sure part ever. The undertaking respects the city's originators, who touched base in 1740; white oak was utilized as a part of the eighteenth century to construct vessels.

"This territory of the St. Lawrence is particularly inclined to quickly changing and some of the time fierce climate," the planners said. "Fog, brown haze, ice and snow can be copious because of the closeness of the waterway.

"For tasteful and ergonomic reasons, the work must tilted 10 degrees — both to give the impression of sails flying and for clients to be agreeable." What do you think about the Sail Seats? [Information gave by Les Ateliers Guyon; photography by Félix Guy

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