Movable Chairs: Letting People Decide Where to Sit

A public space using movable chairs. Dozens of lightweight metal chairs and a few small round tables are scattered across the plaza, uniform in color, light enough to be picked up with one hand but not easily stolen. Their positions are entirely determined by the users themselves: two facing each other under a tree, three in a circle in the sun, one alone facing a pond, a few dragged against a wall. Thus, the arrangement changes daily. This approach acknowledges that designers cannot predict where and how people want to sit. The scene shows an actual afternoon state, with chairs irregularly distributed and facing various directions. Avoid: using fixed benches and seating, arranging chairs in neat rows, having all chairs face the same direction, using heavy, immovable furniture.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個使用可移動座椅的公共空間。廣場上散布著數十張輕便的金屬椅與幾張小圓桌,顏色統一,重量輕到單手可以拿起但不容易被偷走。它們的位置完全是使用者自己擺的:兩張面對面在樹下、三張圍成一圈在陽光處、一張獨自朝向水池、幾張被拖到牆邊靠著。因此每天的配置都不一樣。這種做法承認設計者無法預知人想坐哪裡與怎麼坐。畫面呈現一個午後的實際狀態,椅子分佈不規則、朝向各異。避免:使用固定在地面的長凳與座椅、把椅子排列成整齊的行列、讓所有椅子朝向同一個方向、使用笨重無法移動的家具。