| u go around a city, you will be met with the | | | | aspects. This is when people would observe the |
| typical view of park benches, traffic lights, | | | | quality, materials, and style of an object. Now, |
| telephone booths, and other pieces of street | | | | there is an evident movement in the kinds of |
| furniture. However, there are some competitive | | | | materials used for street furniture. Cities are now |
| cities that strive to put up more than the typical | | | | moving towards using granite and stainless steel. |
| furniture pieces that you are already so used to | | | | The physical aspects of an object would be |
| seeing in most cities. There are already some | | | | helpful in giving a boost to the particular brand |
| cities that have come to realise how important it | | | | image that the city would like to have in order to |
| is to offer its residents and visitors the fact that | | | | attract the right kind of people. More investors |
| they can be considered as the best cities to | | | | and businesses would be encouraged to visit or |
| study in, to live in, to work in or to visit. In order | | | | reside in your city if you have the right street |
| to achieve these great city titles, some cities | | | | furniture pieces that can be associated to the |
| have chosen street furniture that will not only be | | | | brand image of their businesses. |
| useful due to their functional purposes alone but | | | | 2. Pleasure from relationship with others. This is an |
| also due to their aesthetic purposes. That is, | | | | important aspect that needs to be considered if |
| these street furniture pieces can now be | | | | you want to attract the right crowd of people |
| instrumental in giving the cities’ residents | | | | into your city. For instance, teenagers are fond of |
| and visitors a pleasurable and positive experience. | | | | roaming around cities in large groups. If you want |
| Pleasure versus Function | | | | to be teen-friendly, you have to make benches |
| Traditionally, the local councils of the cities used to | | | | that can accommodate these teenagers so that |
| be the ones who decide as to what street | | | | your city will leave a positive impression on them. |
| furniture to use. Thus, only functionality was | | | | 3. Pleasure based on ethical belief. You have to |
| considered. The bench was only used for sitting | | | | have street furniture pieces screaming about |
| while the trash bins were only used to collect | | | | popular ideological beliefs. For instance, you can |
| garbage. However, the competitive cities decide | | | | put up trash bins that only accept well-segregated |
| to go for pleasure over function. Street furniture | | | | garbage. You may also design benches made out |
| pieces are not only placed in streets to function | | | | of recycled materials. These street furniture |
| as they are but they are now used to create a | | | | pieces are in support of environmental causes. |
| positive impression of the city. | | | | 4. Pleasure from thought or emotion. Daily |
| How to Find Pleasure in Street Furniture | | | | pedestrians, drivers, motorists, and other people |
| If you are confused about how street furniture | | | | would not be able to pay close attention to your |
| could possibly give the people some positive | | | | street furniture. Thus, you need to design them in |
| experiences, you need to take note of these four | | | | a way that would earn their attention. |
| types of pleasure as described by Lionel Tiger in | | | | If you will follow all these tips, you will be on your |
| his book entitled “The Pursuit of | | | | way to a successful development project for the |
| Pleasure.” | | | | city that you so love. |
| 1. Pleasure from the object’s physical | | | | |