Streambed Memories
Textured wall surface sandblasted exterior vertical marker wall of the building. The cast bronze leaves float mounted off the surface of the wall. The patterns are drawn from the banks and streambed of the watershed, while the entirety of the piece symbolizes and memorializes officers of the precinct fallen in the line of duty.
2003
Streambed Memories: detail
Bronze leaf with pattern etched in concrete.
2003
Looking at a Watershed: Public entry
Memory Marker element identifies station, waterprint patterns appear in the west facing lobby windows shown.
2003
Sanctuary Grove
Sculpture installed in public lobby of the building. Constructed from 17 peeled red alder logs on a steel platform mounted in the public lobby over the Watch Officer's desk. The trees are arranged to enclose and shelter a central empty space, representing a sanctuary or sheltering place, drawing imagery from the forest level of the watershed.
2003
Dream Forest
Exterior spot lamps with gobos. Casts reverse image of the forest on the northeast corner of building for four hours in the evening. Refers to the ancient forest originally covering the site.
2003
Waterprints: with shadows
Variation of waterprint pattern containing text related to the police department mission fritted onto east public lobby windows of the building. The windows using the text pattern are sited at eye level so pedestrians can read text.
2003
Waterprints: Text
Words drawn from public and police documents translated into languages used in the local community.
2003
Waterprints: Community meeting room
Waterprint pattern acts to help screen room from hot western sun.
2003
Waterprints: backlit
Patterns backlit.
2003
Sylva Icons: Fauna
Fritted images from the microscopic to the amphibian scale of fauna in the Longfellow Creek watershed.
2003
Silva Icons: Flora
Shadow patterns of trees and leaves from Longfellow Creek watershed.
2003