Hand-knapped stone from the foundation of a 190 year old barn, with hand-carved seating surfaces and reclaimed Douglas fir beams.
Stone. Wood. Time. Restraint.
These are the ingredients for this series of epic benches designed by Babick. The only intervention brought to these ancient sandstone blocks is three depressions and a gentle wash, being careful to leave the patina acquired over nearly two centuries. Shigeru Ban Architects placed one of the benches in their Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Clubhouse in South Korea.
