CITY OF SUNNYVALE: CITY HALL
Sustainable Public Art
Bold and Innovative
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LEED Gold Art Installation
•Recycled
•Regional
•Innovation and design
•Local (less than 500 miles)
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4 PREVIOUS WORK: U.N.I.T.Y
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5 PREVIOUS WORK: U.N.I.T.Y
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6 PREVIOUS WORK: TWIN LANTERNS
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7 PREVIOUS WORK: NURDLE NOOKS
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8 PREVIOUS WORK: NURDLE NOOKS
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9 New 119,874 square‐foot, four‐story, Net Zero Energy and Certified LEED Platinum City Hall
PROJECT SITE: SUNNYVALE CITY HALL
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10 Recessed 8’ tall x 11’ wide x 14” deep wall niche
ARTWORK SITE: SUNNYVALE CITY HALL LOBBY NICHE
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11 RFQ: PROPOSAL TEXT
The Sunnyvale City Hall building presents a fantastic
opportunity to explore the natural conditions of light and color highlighted in my work. I would propose to create a backlit optical sculpture placed into the lobby niche designed on the themes of modernization, sustainability, and Sunnyvale’s native landscape . I propose two preliminary concepts, one literal and one abstract . The literal project would be a hanging optical sculpture of sign language hands spelling out “SUNNYVALE” repeating 6‐1
2 times vertically within the niche . The sculpture
would hang on fine steel cables and attached to two tracks mounted into the ceiling, manufactured by the same company as referenced in the solicitation (Systematic art ‐ s
ky picture
rail). 20‐5
0 Members of the community would be used to create
the hand molds . The second proposed concept would be to create a mold of local redwood tree trunks, and ideally trees that were removed to clear the “redwood trail” located directly outside of the new City Hall. The tree trunks would be filled with recycled glass and optical polymer.
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12 TITLE: Branches of Illumination
PROPOSAL RENDERING: SUNNYVALE CITY HALL LOBBY NICHE
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13 SUNNYVALE: BRANCHES OF ILLUMINATION
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COMMUNITY EVENT
• Gather and select 2‐4 branches (OAK OR REDWOOD) from the project site to be molded and filled with recycled plastic (Redwood Trail, North Meadow, or other) 14 • Branches to be 6” to 10” in diameter
and 6 to 7 foot tall. 2‐4
branches will
be used for the final art installation
and replicated for the Sculpture
• R
equesting to remove the branches
the day of the event and bring back to
BenPhippsStudio for molding
• Same community process that was
successfully completed with hand
molding
• A tree molding demonstration will
also be conducted on site using
environmentally safe alginate molding
compound
.
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PREVIOUS COMMUNITY EVENT (hand molding)
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PREVIOUS COMMUNITY EVENT (hand molding)
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17 DESIGN: Branches of Illumination
• Sculpture containing transparent art and light
• Reflect/Interact with the natural and artificial lighting • Symbols of Innovation and Sustainability
• Recycled content
The r
ecycle d art ‐ on
ce waste
materia l ‐ s
uspende d in optically
clear resin reflect s and refract s light
that passe s throug h it, creatin g a
dynami c and interactiv e surfac e that
‘moves’as viewer s pass near the art.
Natural light cast throug h these
optical sculpturescreate s additional
effects ; colorful projection s eithe r
within the art or onto the ground
increas e the interactiv e qualit y of the
system .
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18 Artistic Process:
• Se
lect and identify tree branches with
community (2‐4
branches). 6” to 10” in
diameter and 6 to 7 foot tall
• M
old branches in environmentally safe
seaweed (alginate)
• Fill the alginate mold with transparent
resin
• Create a Silicone mold of the resin tree
branch
• F
ill the mold with recycled plastic for 4‐
6 artistic replicas
ARTISTIC PROCESS: Branches of Illumination
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MOUNTING STRUCTURE: Branches of Illumination
19 • The optical branches will stand
vertically within the wall niche
• E
ach branch will be supported by a
custom 12”x12” metal base plate with
steel rod at the center. (making each
piece easy to move every 2
‐3
years)
• B
ase plate painted to match the floor
tile
• Branches placed within the 14” niche
• A
dditional stainless
‐s
teel safety cable
can be attached to the Systematic rail.
(only if required by the city for
additional earthquake protection)
• I
f required base plate can be approved
by a licensed engineer
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20 LIGHTING: Branches of Illumination
• No requested changes to the lighting layout
• Overhead LED track lighting is acceptable or direct spot lighting • City supplied LED lighting and electrical
The art would stand in dayligh t like prisms , projectin g subtle colore d shadow s acros s the ground or walls. By night, th e LED illuminate d sculpture woul d create a centerpiec e as a brillian t sustainable and modern sculpture inspired by science and technology.
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21 • Low maintenance and highly solar and impact resistant • The material is similar to what is used in impact resistant windows and is UV stabilized recycled polycarbonate
• Artwork could be hand cleaned with windex when required Technical Feasibility:
This project will use the same molding/casting techniques as a 2020 completed project UNITY a 1% public art project in Elk Grove CA where 1,000 hands we molded and filled with recycled plastic. The sculptures will be molded at Ben Phipps Studio in Long Beach using our recycled optical glass and polymer MAINTENANCE: Branches of Illumination
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22 Budget: $20,000 all inclusive
Art Fabrication – conducted at BenPhippsStudio
Art Materials – $4,500
Labor – $6,500
Installation – $2,000
Metal standing structure – $1,600
D
esign Fee ‐$2,
000
C
ontingency – $2,000
Insurance – $1,400
Project management – covered by Studio
Fees for Permits – not required
Structural/Mechanical Engineering consultation – if required BUDGET: Branches of Illumination
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23 SUNNYVALE: BRANCHES OF ILLUMINATION
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