Enough benches for everyone!

The Longest Bench dances down the spine of the promenade at Littlehampton's Blue Flag beach. Created by Studio Weave, the bench is constructed of thousands of pieces of hardwood that have been reclaimed from landfills and old seaside groynes. When the bench begins a playful curve, the pieces of hardwood are suddenly accented with bright colors to highlight the change.

Promenade Samuel-De Champlain by Daoust Lestage

The project location into the Promenade makes it an important entry to the site and revives the imaginary of a river pier and of its intrinsic structures, turning it into a local visual anchor and light beacon – a significant newcomer to the constellation of industrial relics dominating local landscape silhouette and vistas.

The award-winning design includes: bike and pedestrian paths, seating, decks, artwork, four contemporary gardens and sporting fields.  The new planting interweaves between paving and has a rhythmic layout, breaking down the length and making a sequence of seating/play/paths.  With a bold backdrop of autumn foliage, the new planting complemented its context even through the fog.

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