I
want to reconsider stone as a primary material again. Thinking either a grouping of 2-3 large
stones with some incised fossil imagery or a more involved construction of a
mortared stone form.
A
light-colored stone would read well against the foliage and relate well to the
pre-existing stones in the foreground.
Large stones could serve as a visual anchor and offer a place of informal
play and discovery for children from the adjacent playground. A mortared stone form could mimic a
flume-like element.
An
informal seating/gathering area could be created as part of a flume-like
vignette.
Stone
is easy to clean if tagged. Depending on
type, it is indestructible. There would
be no need for a footing. A relationship
between the meadow along 74th, the landscape island in the parking
lot and the quarry in the park could be established by simply placing a large
stone with incised fossils at each location.
As
I develop the material approach, weathering steel could be used judiciously as
a contrast ‘binding element’ or an echoing frame for the stone. Could also be a material tie-in with the bird
boxes.
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