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Warm Embrace is a type of new-style park bench in order to provide the homeless with a temporary shelter.
Warm Embrace is inspired by the traditional Chinese bamboo scrolls and tile roofs. With an ingenious structure combining a steel frame, a pile of wooden planks and some elastic ropes, Warm Embrace has two different forms. In sunny days, it is obviously an attractive and comfortable park bench; but in rainy and windy days, the homeless can easily transform it into a semi-enclosed hut. Its layered structure can divert water and prevent water from flowing into the internal.
Department of Industrial Design
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Department of Industrial Design
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China