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APPLYING THIS TO WIDER SHEFFIELD MATERIALITY
from The Bus Stop
The arms of the bus stop will be personalised and appropriate for it’s given location, speaking to it’s history and climate
Kelham Island Steel
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The arms of the bus stops in Kelham Island will be formed of steel to speak to it’s rich steel history.
Hillsborough Recycled Football Shirts
Sheffield Wednesday football club and Hillsborough Stadium are the stars of Hillsborough, through recycling football shirts it pays homage to this throughout the area.
City Centre Concrete
The city centre and Sheffield’s Interchange form Sheffield’s industrial and transport hub. Concrete speaks to the industrial nature of the area, and in keeps with the language of it’s surrounding.
Peak District Stone
Stone speaks visually to the language of the Peak District, but also references the thousands of abandoned millstones originally used to grind grains into flour. This also forms the logo of the Peak District National Park Authority.
Ecclesall Road Timber
Ecclesall Road is known for it’s selection of green spaces and the Botanical Gardens which has been there since 1836. Therefore, an organic material felt appropriate inkeeping with it’s green roots.
