Mersey Wave + Roundabouts
Competiton Winner
Lighting Award Winner
Location: Liverpool, UK
Client: Speke Garston development Company, Liverpool Land Development Company with sponsorship from Jaguar Cars
Team: Peter Fink + Techniker
Bull Ring Mersey Wave_art cape.pdf (1 MB)
PUBLIC ART-A WORLD'S EYE VIEW_2008.pdf (19 MB)
A visually dramatic 30 meters high and 72m long gateway expressing a tidal wave of the Mersey marks the geographic boundary of Liverpool and the close proximity of the Jaguar Halewood plant. Uniquely the Mersey Wave is the first urban gateway of its kind designed to be experienced both from moving cars as well as by pedestrians. The geometry of the Mersey Wave gateway is formed by a parallel two sided progression of six 30m long fins at graduated angles from the vertical forming a continuous dynamic waveform. The two central fins form a clear and distinct gateway threshold marking the entry in and exit from Liverpool.
