ROB OLINS
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Berkeley Square
​London

The sculpture at Berkley Square for Royal Sun & Alliance was from open competition. The brief was to create a kinetic landmark work for below the existing glass canopy building. I decided that a lightweight form would be most appropriate and I chose stainless steel mesh to indicate a semi permeable translucent form. The movement is gained by moiré patterns created by the
overlapping mesh layers. Further movement is supplied by state of the art colour kinetic lighting that continually washes the work in different colours over a four-minute cycle. The computer is linked to a satellite signal which instructs it to come on at the correct time throughout the year. It also has an override that ensures that the lights are activated on particularly dark days. As an external piece it has been designed to be very strong (can resist winds of up to 120 m.p.h.) and with colour controlled LED lights has proved so far to be very low maintenance.
Materials                          Stainless Steel mesh and wire,
Date                                     1999
Size                                       10.5m x10.5m x 3m
Site                                        Royal Sun Alliance HQ, Berkley Sq, London
Consultants                     Edward Cullinan Architects, Buro Happold Engineers
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  • Sound
    • Out there
    • Cody Dock Festival
    • Swansea
    • Birmingham Rep
    • Things that aren't there
    • House of Mirrors
    • Sonic Anomaly Sideshow
    • Sonic Waterloo
    • Acoustic Ceiling
    • BatNav NightSight
  • Socially Engaged
    • Grow 2 Know
    • Sense by Sounds
    • Listening Dragon
    • House of Mirrors Project Sensory Experience
    • Thresholds
    • Leysdown Lights
    • Truro Health Park
    • Haverhill
    • Clacton College
    • Phononic Crystal
  • Commissions
    • Berkley Square
    • Farr Vintners London
    • Chaplefield
    • Cambridge University Photonics
    • Light Lines
    • Poole
    • Magnet Comissions
    • Osterley House
  • Magnets
    • Small work
    • Magnet Comissions
  • Architectural
  • Contact & CV
    • CV
  • News