Building & Depolying Aberdeen Umbrella's.

Aberdeen was the second major city to adopt the Public DataWeb service and the first in Scotland.

The Umbrella concept was only in outline design drawing stage and had to be 'speeded up' to meet the cities criteria for an operational service to be fully delivered in four months, from outline design to street operation.

First draft artists impressions

The design was already on the drawing board, and was granted official 'Design' status by the Design's & Patents Office.




The design was fabricated into a stainless steel prototype, followed rapidly by the production models.



Special effect LED lighting was integrated into the design.

Why we choose this design:-
Street 'furniture' with a service focus.
Completely new concept in kiosk design, and 24 hour outdoor operation
Moving away from the 'box' concept
Attraction: an interesting looking object
360 visibility
Functionality: twin screen operation; with wheelchair access

On board services provided:
Public access Internet - FREE
Public access VOIP technology
Transaction capability: card reader/printer onboard
Architectural lighting
Security/ vandal safe features
Large 20" touch screen and VDU display

The Umbrella provides public services of value and its an
attractive piece of 'street art' that every city should want!

Umbrellas in production