Elliptical bench series
A series of stone benches across Northwest Michigan, set out with trammel points and built as proper structures — bluestone tops, limestone legs — not decorative lumps with seats attached.
The eye can tell when an ellipse is only pretending. These benches were set out from two foci using trammel points, then built to that geometry rather than approximated with tangent arcs.
That precision matters because the bench has to feel calm when occupied. Strange geometry is exhausting when someone is sitting inside it.
The seat needs comfort and the legs need footing below frost depth, but the bench still belongs to the same structural vocabulary as the walls. Weight, bedding, bearing, and fit do not disappear because the object is smaller.
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