ECCENTRICITY 2016

Spring Hill Road Metro Station, Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) Silver Line, Vienna, VA, USA.

Sculpture: 40’ H x 6’ D tapering to 1’ D at base; aluminum, integrated light

Plaza: 30' L x 30' W; formed concrete, inlaid aluminum poem

This large iconic columnar sculpture and plaza demarcate the Spring Hill Road Station along WMATA's Metro Silver Line. The sculptural form displays shifting moiré patterns as the viewer moves about the piece— from pedestrians at ground level and above on the train platform, to vehicles and bicyclists passing at varying speeds. The plaza includes an offset concentric ring design in two tones of concrete with poetry inlaid in aluminum. Three winning haiku poems were chosen for the piece at the 2011 Annual Poetry Society of Virginia Contest for the project, including works by winners: Joan Ellen Casey, Lee Pelham Cotton, and Warren Meredith Harris. In the evening, the pillar is illuminated to create a placemaking feature around the clock.

Fabrication: CAID Industries, Tucson, Arizona
Engineering: Jack Harrison P. E., Structural Design Consulting, Wimberley, Texas

Commissioned by WMATA, Washington D.C.

Photo Credit: Katie McCann