CARING ISLAND

A new paradigm for an inclusive sociality
Holscher Design has developed for Metalco a new type of street furniture “tailored to… adult”: a welcoming oasis for all those adults who are called to take care of the youngest.
This project, born from a profitable dialogue with Inglesina, the company that for over 50 years is close to children all over the world, introduces innovative elements that normally would not find space in public places. Circular pavilions, inspired by natural spaces, become real modular
equipped areas, equipped with changing tables, benches for breastfeeding, parking for strollers, seats and tables: the ideal place to help adults to be close to children, in maximum comfort and in full sociality.

Outdoor structure consisting of three different functional areas. The first is equipped with a circular shading structure, a semicircular panel that protects both a top, that serves as a changing table, and a system of seats with backrest, dedicated to breastfeeding. The area is equipped with two steel structures that serve as parking for prams and strollers and a circular fence that identifies a protected play area for children. The second area is equipped with a circular shading structure, a system of benches without backrest with a round table, a system of stools and a round table for children and vertical decorative elements. The third area is equipped with an S-shaped steel structure that serve as parking for prams and strollers, a cylindrical litter bin with a steel structure, a system of benches without backrest that are arranged in an “S” shape, a round table and vertical decorative elements.