The design of the overall form for the Forumtorget sofa has been completed at this stage, to be refined further during the phase for construction drawings.

The new prototype for the Forumtorgtet sofa, developed by Dsearch is now on site. The prototype explores three alternate materials, and was produced by Tidaholm Industries. The design was based on sampled parts of the planned 70 meter sofa, with the aim to investigate performance in terms of comfort, identity, structure, material and manufacture.

The development for Formtorget incorporates physical models produced by our inhouse laser cutter, that allows investigations of formal prinsiples in regards to aesthetic qualities, seating comfort as well as fabrication logics. The parametric model used enables the production of models from 1:50 to 1:1 to be produced.

Dsearch developed a series of proposals for massing and facades of Braxen 19, a block in central Linköping. The design prinicples was concieved in response to the ideas formed within the White Linköping office, and will be further refined as the project continues. Two properties of this block was under consideration, and the concept involved two alternate pattern formations, and two alternate modes of execution – a lamella based design and a panel based design.

Dsearch was part of the White competition team for Forumtorget, resulting in a competition win for a new vision for this public square in Uppsala, Sweden. A main feature of the design concept was a close to 70 meter long sofa, a public furniture installation that includes a continuously varying section that provides the possibility to facilitate infinite numbers of seating configurations. The proposal also included an integrated lighting solution, and was based on a parametric design approach, for future design development. Read more on the project here.