FLO
Within Network Constraints
Adaptable infrastructure bridging the gap between temporary street trials and permanent parks.
Role
Industrial Design
Timeline
12 weeks
Skills
Site Specific Design, 3D CAD & Rendering, Urban Systems
INTRODUCTION
Finding the Problem
PROBLEM
PROCESS - Protptyping
Initial explorations focused on a movable fountain—a single object that could bring water features to temporary plazas.
Through sketching, a question emerged: why design a standalone fountain when the real need is an integrated system? Seating, greenery, and water could live in one modular unit.
The concept shifted from a single fountain into a modular system—each unit functioning as seating, planter, or water feature depending on the configuration and season.
Solution
FLO
Closing the GAP
The same modules reconfigure to serve different street layouts—adapting to community needs without replacing infrastructure.
Scaled prototypes tested spatial relationships, sightlines, and the integration of greenery within modular configurations.
Activating empty plazas with FLO
Reflection
Infrastructure as a System
Flo proved that Industrial Design can operate at the scale of urban infrastructure—not by designing permanent monuments, but by creating adaptable systems that serve the messy, shifting reality of how cities actually change. When furniture becomes modular, seasonal, and integrated, temporary spaces stop feeling temporary.
