New seating for neighbourhood at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Chobham Manor is one of five new neighbourhoods being built at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Straford, east London. The chosen seating for the scheme was Furnitubes’ municipal-styled Newstead range. Project architects MUF Architecture / Art did though put their own unique twist on the designs, including some exceptionally high backrests that straddle the boundary fence to provide low level child-friendly seating on the play area side. On the street, the seating is more conventional, generally …