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Mathematical 'root bench' combines three types of wooden furniture
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SEOUL - Inside Seoul's Hangang park sits Korean architect Yong Ju Lee's latest project: Root Bench.

Intended to look like the roots of an enormous tree, the 100-foot long piece of furniture features dips and rises throughout - allowing park-goers to sit, lean, or lie wherever they wish.

Lee designed the bench using a computer algorithm, which generated its three-dimensional geometry. The algorithm used a mathematical model based on a reaction-diffusion system, which shows what happens when one or more chemicals are concentrated.
 
The structure is supported by a metal frame and features a top-laid wooden deck. Three different types of furniture comprise the structure: a children's chair, adult's chair, and table - all at different heights.

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Robert Dalheim

Robert Dalheim is an editor at the Woodworking Network. Along with publishing online news articles, he writes feature stories for the FDMC print publication. He can be reached at [email protected].

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