DesignCredit: XtreeE

Coral Bed

A four-model parametric urban furniture system for XtreeE, 3D printed in low-carbon concrete.

The Coral Bed is a parametric urban furniture system built for XtreeE's material library. It comes in four models, printable in low-carbon concrete or any other material their system can run. The challenge: go after complex, organic shapes without giving up comfort or structural strength.

Low-carbon Concrete

The nozzle laying a fresh bead of concrete over the coils already stacked below it.

The finished piece on grass against a shrub, one ribbon folded into back and seat.

Seen from behind, the ribbon's loops stack open like the coils of a spring.

Render of all four models in a row on a dark reflective floor, largest nearest.

Render of a high-backed model, the ribbon rising into a headrest above folded loops.

Render of a long low bench, its top face falling and rising in one shallow curve.

Render of a lounger from the foot end, the seat sweeping up towards a low back.