Civic Improvement Plan - Wollongong City Council - NSW Government

2. Public domain projects2.10 URBAN FURNITURE STRATEGYUrban furniture, including seating, bins, andbollards are an essential part of the publicdomain. Furniture should provide a good levelof amenity without causing clutter. Whereother elements such as built form, street trees,lighting or public art define the character of thestreet, furniture should take second place. Insome places, however, furniture may be usedto define space and set a particular character.Generally, there should be a range of furniturethat is standard throughout the city centre, topromote a homogenous image and allow foreasy maintenance. Some places are definedas special, allowing for custom designed orindividually selected furniture.The strategy (see Figure 2.6)is based on:• importance of street/space;• type and intensity of activity;• topography;• cost effectiveness – including recurrentmaintenance costs;• equity of access – provision ofaccessible furniture in public openspaces where possible;• design street furniture to be multifunctional, comfortable, easy to maintainand robust and• visual and environmental appropriatenesswithin the particular context.Detail design for urban furniture will be outlinedin a separate Public Domain Technical Manual.18 WOLLONGONG CITY CENTRE CIP 2007