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SVALDR Bench with weathered-steel base and timber seat in a contemporary courtyard
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SVALDRELEMENTAL OUTDOOR ARCHITECTURE

Architectural outdoor seating

SVALDR Bench

A simple place to sit within the wider landscape.

SVALDR Bench combines a weathered-steel architectural base with a timber seating surface to create restrained outdoor seating that belongs beside SVALDR planters, screens, fire features and landscape systems.

Project specifiedFinal configuration confirmed against the actual site and use.
Flexible sizingSeat length, depth, height and fixing strategy are confirmed against the project, user group and surrounding landscape.
Global supplyDestination, freight and local requirements reviewed at quotation.

Purpose

Designed to belong to the whole landscape.

SVALDR Bench combines a weathered-steel architectural base with a timber seating surface to create restrained outdoor seating that belongs beside SVALDR planters, screens, fire features and landscape systems.

SVALDR products are presented as part of a coordinated outdoor architecture system rather than isolated decorative objects. Material, scale, sightlines, services and neighbouring elements are considered together.

Product framework

What defines SVALDR Bench.

Key features

  • Weathered-steel architectural base
  • Timber seating surface
  • Restrained Nordic-influenced proportions
  • Designed to coordinate with the wider SVALDR system
  • Freestanding and project-fixed pathways subject to configuration

Configurations

  • Straight bench
  • Repeated bench layout
  • Selected custom-length pathway
  • Project-fixed or freestanding arrangement
  • Timber and finish options confirmed per project

Materials

  • Weathered-steel base or support structure
  • Exterior timber seating surface selected for the project
  • Fixings appropriate to the final installation
  • Timber species and finish confirmed for destination and exposure

Applications

Where it works.

01Residential courtyards
02Resorts and lodges
03Hospitality terraces
04Commercial landscapes
Weathered steel surface and folded edge detail

Weathered steel

A surface designed to change.

Weathered steel develops a changing oxide patina rather than remaining visually static. Colour, tone and texture vary with exposure, drainage and wet-dry cycling. Early weathering runoff can stain pale or porous adjacent surfaces, so detailing matters.

Read the weathered-steel material guide

Technical planning

Confirm the project before manufacture.

These points are reviewed as part of product selection and quotation. Exact requirements depend on the product configuration, site and destination.

  • Confirm expected loads and public or private use
  • Review fixing requirements and substrate
  • Timber exposure, drainage and maintenance should be considered
  • Surface temperatures can vary with sun exposure
  • Public-facing projects may require accessibility, edge-detail and local safety review

SVALDR Bench

Send us the site, dimensions or early concept.

Plans, photographs and approximate dimensions help Apollo confirm the most suitable configuration and prepare a project-specific quotation.

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Connected project pathway

Plan weathered steel outdoor bench as part of the wider project.

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