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Seating / Waiting Area Furniture vs Social Modular Sofa (Soft Seating)
Spec comparison for two products on Aviation Souk. Both compete in Passenger Seating & Gate Furniture.
Passenger Seating & Gate Furniture
Seating / Waiting Area Furniture
by Burri Public Elements
Swiss-engineered indoor waiting-area seating and kinetic bench systems purpose-built for airports, transit terminals, and high-traffic public foyers.
Passenger Seating & Gate Furniture
Social Modular Sofa (Soft Seating)
by UFL International (UFL Airports)
Fully upholstered modular airport lounge sofa on a solid oak sled base — configurable for premium waiting zones and airside dwell areas where comfort replaces throughput.
| Cost of ownership | Seating / Waiting Area Furniture | Social Modular Sofa (Soft Seating) |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | — | — |
| Lead time (weeks) | ?–? | ?–? |
| Delivery | — | — |
| Install | — | — |
| GCC airports deployed | 0 | 0 |
| Certifications | 0 | 0 |
Specs
Technical specifications.
| Spec | Seating / Waiting Area Furniture | Social Modular Sofa (Soft Seating) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary indoor seating system | SurfBench (kinetic wave-motion bench) | — |
| Available configurations | 3-seater, 4-seater, 5-seater | — |
| Seat material | Clear-lacquered European birch plywood (Birke lackiert) | — |
| Frame material | Powder-coated steel | — |
| Motion mechanism | Passive kinetic — no motor or electricity required | — |
| Installation environment | Indoor only | — |
| Spare-parts guarantee | 20 years years | — |
| Country of manufacture | Switzerland (Made in Switzerland) | — |
| Broader bench range | City Bench (Type A/V), Landi, Spektrum, Seniors' Bench, Inclusion Bench — 69 variants across outdoor/indoor | — |
| Transit-shelter integration | HSI® ZERO / ONE / TWO stop-infrastructure systems include integrated seating | — |
| Base material | — | Solid oak sled base (natural or stained finish) |
| Upholstery | — | Fully upholstered in specifier-selected fabric |
| System type | — | Modular (seat, corner, end, ottoman modules) |
| Configuration | — | Fully configurable to floor plan; CAD files on request |
| Structural warranty | — | 10 years |
| Manufacturing standard | — | ISO 9001 certified |
| Origin | — | New Zealand |
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