Wednesday, October 26, 2016

'boulder bike racks'

Envision these as functional trail markers, bookends for the Water Flume Line Trail, with one located at the entry to Oak Tree Park and the other somewhere around the  intersection of 56th & South Tacoma Way.  These would act both as wayfinders and an invitation to riders to pause along the way and explore Oak Tree Park on one end and the South Park area on the other. 


Again, the concept & material palette is pretty simple & rustic.  Two split boulders connected by a ‘coil’ of rolled steel pipe.  Engraved fossils & text could be incised in each boulder to provide some more metaphoric layering to the park/trail puzzle.  Overall scale of each element would be roughly 3’ high by 12-16’ long.


1 comment:

  1. I love the integration of art & function with this design! A coil bike rack can pose some parking challenges though, so I'd recommend considering how to maximize ease of use and security within the design. Here's one good resource on bike parking best practices: http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.apbp.org/resource/resmgr/Bicycle_Parking/EssentialsofBikeParking_FINA.pdf

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