WOKING BENCHES
121 Collective were commissioned by South Western Railway to design and build a series of benches outside Woking Station, simultaneously providing commuters with a place of rest adjacent to the station’s primary bus stop and activating a previously underutilised space. To acknowledge SWR’s commitment to a more sustainable future, the benches were primarily made from reclaimed and waste materials.
The freestanding gabion bases are filled with stones gathered from SWR depots and various waste aggregates, and the bespoke tops were crafted using waste materials gathered from the Tolworth Main Allotments to create a beautiful white terrazzo. The benches include spaces for hardy plants that require little to no maintenance and have been designed to sit around the existing trees on-site.