Adaptable Futures
extending the life of our built environment
Ragged and potentially dangerous remains of public park boundary fencing are made safe for passers-by (especially wobbly cyclists and small children) by placing coffee cans over the ends. This simple safety-adjustment replaces (temporarily, perhaps permanently) costly and time-taking commercial solutions … Continue reading
Hanging wire hook for putting out the rubbish for collection. Attached to the wall with bent wire hooked over the top of the wall, the threat of swinging is constrained by threading the wire through a fastener made of a … Continue reading
Reinforcing rods for the concrete block wall of a new house are made safe for passing eyes with the empty coffee cans of the construction workers (an easy form of temporary site cleaning-up too). From Chris Berthelsen (a-small-lab)
Wire twisted into pot plant holders to decorate roadside residential fencing. From Chris Berthelsen (a-small-lab)
Functional adaption of park tree for maintenance equipment storage in a run-down apartment complex just off the high-fashion avenue of Omotesando. From Chris Berthelsen (a-small-lab)
Signs advertising local restaurants lined up and stabilized over pedestrial railing. A system which also keeps them off the thoroughfare. Stabilized with tape and string. From Chris Berthelsen (a-small-lab)
No grass to stick a yard light in? Always wanted more of textured, opaque look for that front gate? This creative home owner has customised her gate to allow it to hold a battery-powered yard light and while we assumed the bath rug was hanging … Continue reading