Overview

Furnitubes manufactured and supplied a range of seating and planters for the new rooftop terrace at IKEA's Hammersmith store.

The first-of-its-kind showroom opened inside Livat Hammersmith (previously known as Kings Mall), and consists of two floors offering home furnishings and a Swedish deli. An 8000m2 rooftop area, surrounded by residential buildings, can be found through the deli on the second floor. The existing hard landscaping and roof were removed and an outdoor area created that would benefit the residents of the surrounding flats, as well as IKEA and Livat shoppers.

Products supplied

250 Uniun seating and planter modules were supplied in total, including those used in the public realm outside. They were manufactured from recyclable rotationally-moulded LLDPE, in IKEA's iconic brand colour. The products were arranged in distinctive geometric configurations on the podium, making the bird's-eye view for residents on the higher floors of the residential buildings an attractive sight.

Access to the customer car park is via the second floor, which meant that any products in this particular area had to comply with fire safety regulations. As steel is a non-flammable or combustible material, Furnitubes designed and manufactured all-steel versions of its Uniun bench and planter modules, which were colour-matched to co-ordinate with the other plastic versions further up the rooftop.

The Fern range was also used in the scheme to provide additional planting solutions. A large square steel version was used to house a large tree belonging to a resident on the ground floor, along with smaller steel rectangular planters, placed outside the ground floor residences, giving the area a more attractive look.