sTREEt by KiBiSi

A functional and flexible tree for the urban cityscape of Gwangju, unveiled at the Design Biennale this year.

sTREEt is an idea derived especially for the Gwangju Design Biennale 2011. sTREEt is the idea of weaving a functional line of organically informed components into the urban cityscape of Gwangju, providing the Biennale City with a DNA string uniting a cross the city through a new and unique idiom. sTREEt is a breed of functional trees for urban programs that consolidates the current cacophony of street furniture into a new hybrid species. A Gwangju family of urban furniture adding to the local culture, flora and fauna.

The series is designed as a flexible system that can grow and adapt to the special needs and specific context of every corner of the city. The family of sTREEt ranges from little sprouts combining a few elements, to the mother tree that occurs on urban squares and generous public spaces. In addition to social elements such as seating, playthings and swings, the mother tree sports a tree crown of solar panels to create shade and shelter for the urban space beneath it, as well as to power the local ecosystem of sTREEt.The beauty and overall idea of the photosynthesis theory is replicated in the urban environment. The sun rays hit the leaves of the mother tree, generating energy for the city organism.
sTREEt by KiBiSi is designed as a flexible system that can grow and adapt to the special needs and specific context of every corner of the city.
sTREEt by KiBiSi is designed as a flexible system that can grow and adapt to the special needs and specific context of every corner of the city.
Founded by Kilo Design / Lars Holme Larsen, BIG / Bjarke Ingels and Skibsted Ideation / Jens Martin Skibsted, KiBiSi is a Copenhagen based idea-driven industrial design firm. KiBiSi works with culturally leading brands and fortune 1000 companies. Each partner contributes with intelligence and experience from within his specific field providing KiBiSi with cutting edge knowledge and knowhow within the fields of architecture, design, furniture, electronics, transportation, contemporary culture and lifestyle. KiBiSi is committed to making lasting designs that carry strong ideas
sTREEt by KiBiSi.
sTREEt by KiBiSi.
sTREEt by KiBiSi.
sTREEt by KiBiSi.
sTREEt by KiBiSi.
sTREEt by KiBiSi.

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