🍯 Urban Honeycomb™

A Cluster of Connection, Containment, and Curated Chaos

Urban Honeycomb™ is a modular system of hexagonal pods and platforms that link together like a beehive built by extroverted architects. Some are seats. Some are stages. Some are shadowy little nooks for your deep thoughts or deeper scrolls. But together, they form an irresistible social swarm.

It’s not a bench. It’s not a pavilion. It’s hive mind in physical form.

The Philosophy

Most public space is too linear. Urban Honeycomb™ builds sideways, in layers and loops. It’s a celebration of:

  • Modular gathering that feels both structured and spontaneous

  • Geometric beauty with built-in human messiness

  • Vertical exploration in horizontal zones

  • Community clustering without crowding

It creates zones of interaction, isolation, elevation, and transformation—depending on where you land.

Modular System Options

Each Urban Honeycomb™ installation is built from a customizable mix of hexagonal modules in different formats:

Sit Cells: Simple hex seating pods with or without backs
Stage Cells: Elevated hexes for speakers, musicians, or spontaneous dance battles
Shade Cells: Canopy-topped hexes with climbing vines or mesh fabric
Stack Cells: Multi-tiered hex structures for lounging, clambering, or watching the world from above
Bridge Cells: Horizontal connectors between clusters for paths, parkour, or dramatic entrances

Design options include:

  • Mix-and-match material palettes

  • Light-integrated tops or solar roof panels

  • Embedded text, graphics, or neighborhood names

  • Hive Maps for multi-cell installations

Material & Build Types

Temporary (Pop-up)

  • Materials: Painted plywood, turf-topped seating, modular platform risers

  • Best For: Festivals, block parties, tactical urbanism pop-ups

  • Price Range: $8,000–$15,000 for 4–6 cells

Seasonal

  • Materials: Powder-coated steel frames, weather-sealed wood or recycled composite panels

  • Best For: Parks, courtyards, waterfront installations, university greens

  • Price Range: $15,000–$30,000 for 6–10 cells

Permanent

  • Materials: Steel or aluminum framing, HDPE or ipe wood decking, optional concrete anchors

  • Best For: Plazas, transit stops, civic commons

  • Price Range: $25,000–$50,000+ for 8–12 cells

Premium Art Spec

  • Materials: Sculptural steel with kinetic or LED lighting, glass honeycomb inserts, integrated audio

  • Best For: Museum campuses, tech HQs, design districts

  • Price Range: $50,000–$90,000+

Pricing varies based on number of modules, material finish, stack height, and customizations.

Fast Facts (Typical Configuration)

  • Footprint: 200–800 sq ft depending on number of cells

  • Cell Diameter: ~4’–6’ across (point to point)

  • Height Options: 18” seat to 10’+ stackable modules

  • Install Time: 1–3 days

  • Weatherproofing: All-weather finishes available

  • Accessibility: At-grade sit pods with optional ramp modules

  • Add-ons: Solar lighting, shade fabric, embedded poetry, motion sensors, QR-coded hive stories

How People Use It

Bee-There Hangouts: Friends swarm together and claim their own cells
Perch + Post: Ideal for people-watching, reading, or pretending to journal
Hype Hubs: Pop-up DJs, poets, or performers take over the elevated cells
Kid Collisions: Children climb, leap, and run cell-to-cell like caffeinated bees
Urban Artform: Drone photos eat this thing up

Urban Honeycomb™
Swarm. Scatter. Settle. Repeat.