New Park and Entrance to DCU- Dublin, Ireland
Revit- Landscaping design
The eye is drawn to the sculptural feature on the highest landscaped surface of the space. The installation of the sculptural Corten steel element has imposing verticality on an earthwork that serves as a plinth. This plinth is highlighted through the use of white diamond quartz in the vertical extruded plane, a manufactured recycled and ecological alternative to similar surfaces.
In visual terms, it is an apparently autonomous element, yet this sculpture takes up the space actively and precisely, as a group and individually; it determines movement as the user navigates their way around the whole ensemble and crosses the space. It not only heralds the presence of DCU in a timeless and iconic way, but introduces a new, dynamic and radical image for the campus.