WYND STREAM WyndStream is a proposal for the Wyndham City Gateway Project. It draws upon the changing qualities of turbluence formation inherent within fast-travelling vehicles to create multiple dynamic moire effects along the highway. The sculpture posesses many intriguing qualities:
The 3D form of the sculpture is based upon the flowing curvature of arbitrarily-created curves expressed by the stream of wind that passes over a car: a stronger curvature on the 2D plan equates to a sharper angle when transferred into a 3D element. The spaces between the bottoms of these lines is constant, whilst the distance at their tips changes dynamically with the curve. The moire effects created within the lines elements are vastly different based on both the viewer’s perspective and theit speed. A change in distance produces a sharper (or looser) pattern, whilst their speed determines the rate at which the pattern changes. This means that inbound and outbound traffic have very different interpretations of the sculpture, expressing its ingrained experential qualities. Arbitrary chaos Flowing curvature
Lateral section 800mm x 800mm lightweightplastic 200mm x 200mm (or to str. eng. spec.s) hollow square steel beam to provide bracing on both axis steel bolt connection column and beam in pre-cut joints
Construction process
Excavated ground ready for sculpture construction
Hole bored to depth for suitable soil strength (consult geotechnical engineer) and supported with round cardboard tubing
Hollow square steel beam (to structural engineer’s spec.s) inserted into borehole with temporary supports
Concrete poured and set around steel beam and appropriately weatherproofed
Plastic column with pre-cut hollow interior (slightly larger than steel beam) aligned with crane
Plastic column accurately slid onto steel beam and connected to concrete and appropriately weatherproofed
Bolts attached through plastic column and steel beam for structural support, and finished with PlastiBond
silhouette on the sky northern panorama inbound experience outbound experience
WyndStream Wyndham City Gateway Project Architecture Design Studio: Air ABPL_30048 Carl Madsen 357577