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Home My WebLink AboutMemo - Mail Packet - 1/3/2013 (7)Fort Collins MEMORANDUM December 19, 2012 To: Mayor and City Councilmemberrs� r Thru: Darin Atteberry, City Manager tj Wendy Williams, Assistant City Manager del'-( Marty Heffernan, Director of Community Services A1(¢ Jill Stilwell, Cultural Services Director From: Ellen Martin, Visual Arts Administrator (M Cultural Services Art in Public Places Lincoln Center 417 W. Magnolia St Fort Collins, CO 80521 970.416.2789 970.221-6373 — fax ww kgov.com/arfspublic cc: Karen Combo, Director of Planning, Development and Transportation Re: Art in Public Places Mason Corridor (MAX) Art Update The purpose of this memo is to provide an update on the art for the Mason Corridor (MAX) project. Art in Public Places (APP) selected artist Robert Tully through an open competition to develop functional components for the transportation corridor project. Working with the project team, Mr. Tully has designed functional elements that create a unique, iconic, and innovative identity for MAX. The team aims to create consistency along the corridor while providing opportunities for individualization and neighborhood context at stations. WINDSCREEN DESIGNS Mr. Tully has designed unique images for the glass windscreens at each of the MAX stations. Each artwork is derived from an aspect of the neighborhood adjacent to the station and the station design (see attached). Throughout the design process, staff engaged community stakeholders in a collaborative station design process to gain an understanding of history and context along the Mason Corridor and to cater to community needs. At the request of City Council, Open Houses were held to gather input from the community on the station windscreen designs. The Open Houses were held at Northside Aztlan Community Center, Council Tree Library, Opera Galleria, Colorado State University's Transit Center in the Lory Student Center, Foothills Mall, along with an online survey. Through this community input the windscreen designs were evaluated and modified as follows: ,fit` Collins Horsetooth Station Comments included suggestions to be more literal with the image of Horsetooth Rock, more in line with the actual physical likeness. Drake Station Public feedback showed mixed results for this station. We recommend the artist modify the design, but keep the animal theme. Mountain Station Based on the quantity of comments, we asked the artist to modify the design to capture the theme of the entertainment activities that take place in Downtown Fort Collins. ADDITIONAL ART ELEMENTS (See attached for images of each element) • Light Poles Twenty—five light poles will combine hand crafted metal sculptural elements with commercially available metal components for the station light poles. • Beacon Wayfinding beacons will be placed at some of the stations to indicate the direction to the station. This component was designed by the artist, and will be fabricated by the BRT contractor. • Benches Twenty—four unique benches will be created out of colored concrete (2 to 3 colors) with stainless steel legs. The benches will be designed to complement the windscreens at each station and built to fit the space. Benches will have protruding metal corners as an anti -skate boarding element. • Sound Element Mr. Tulley will install speakers and other equipment for sound art in the station. The sounds will be nature -related. Working in conjunction with nationally known sound artist Jim Green, Mr. Tulley will develop sound files for the project team to review. The artists also will propose durations and frequency of play time for consideration. Each of the 12 stations will have a unique sound file. This will be an independent system, separate from the sound system for the station information. • Public Service Company Historical Marker- (Prospect) To help commemorate the history of the site of the former Public Service Company, Mr. Tully has designed an historical marker. The sculptural piece will include a plaque and recycled bricks from that building. He will also develop the signage text with the team. • South Transit Center Stone Panels Mr. Tully will design thirty etched stone panels to be recessed into the columns of the building. The panel images will depict the local history of transportation. of ,.Fo`�rt` Collins • Form Liners for Concrete Wall The project will reuse the concrete form liners that artist Barb McKee created for the Red Fox Meadows Natural Area Project on the walls located at Spring Creek. Ms. McKee has worked with the team to develop the layout for the form liners and prepared the liners for this reuse. The budget on this art element is greatly reduced due to the reuse of the city owned artist created form liners. The budget for this project is $ 7,700 MAX ART BUDGET The total amount being spent on art from the MAX budget is $224,766, which includes Mr. Tully's art elements at $192,650, design fees $24,416 and Ms. McKee's form liners $7,700. NEXT STEPS The artist continues to work with the Project Team on final designs for the benches, South Transit Center stone panels and the sound element. Project team will update City Council as final designs for the art elements are developed. Fort Collins APP TO THE MAX /-� UPDATE ON THE ART FOR THE MASON CORRIDOR (MAX) PROJECT - ,ft 1 AL i 0 • • 0 s i i e I a • hL OLIVE stop Neighborhood Link: historic No Text UNIVERSITY station PROSPECT station Neighborhood Link: Renowned CSU seed bank and flower trial garden M SPRING CREEK station rITMI Neighborhood Link: Dot pattern inspired by aerial maps made with Light Detection and Ranging sensors DRAKE station Neighborhood Link: CSU Veterinary Hospital SWALLOW station Neighborhood Link: Swallow name HORSETOOTH station Neighborhood Link: Horsetooth Mountain tion Neighborhood Link: Water theme from nearby ditch and station name HARMONY station Neighborhood Link: Historic apple orchard location and nearby Harmony farming colony ri BENCHES Cast concrete with integral color, 30" X 15" X 18" high. Designs vary to reflect each station locale and windscreen. Artist is in the process of developing final designs for each screen. Harmony Station design ATM TOWER HARMONY ART WINDSCREEN tv W O d L U C N C0 CLEAR GLASS WINDSCREENS BENCH PLAN, CENTER PLATFORMS 12/15/10 TULLY Chiseled edges to give CONCRETE BENCHES 30" X 15" X 3" e 1 c r r ` roes ra.r \ ICON SUPPORTS Comer angle protrude 318 inch above bench es arding device z BEACON Artist designed; Contractor fabrication LIGHT POLES Height 15' LIGHT POST WITH INTEGRATED METAL SCULPTURE TO REFLECT LIGHT sculpture made of polished stainless steel squares welded together. Two views of same sculpture. Each station to have unique pattern. Height 12'3" - Plaque Buff sandstone cap 42" x 42" x 3" �Y 37" �I HISTORICAL MARKER To commemorate the Public Service Company Power Substation on 100 West Prospect / Salvaged brick veneer on concrete .-� core. Orange -red used brick or similar with overhang courses at top as in historic building. STONE PANELS FOR SOUTH TRANSIT CENTER Sandblasted relief on Colorado rose red granite. Two sizes 34 and 54 inches high. Thirty panels will be mounted to concrete columns in themed pairs. Fifteen designs will represent transportation themes and each will have an adjacent panel with an enlarged detail that gives a more abstract representation and energy. The artist is currently developing designs with the project team. FORMLINERS used on concrete wall at Spring Creek Artist: Barb McKee, Surface Strategy LLC 1i �' � I I' I II I Il I Ill f III I Illrir dl, Images of formliner used on the site of Red Fox Meadows Natural Area. III �'I .1111 of i� \}l li, �'W� I'll �,�ll?lil ��l/I�iI Pil ��I,I iI� ��1 �y '�I i !�tml �.Lu_.,�.Ii.L,.l�}.gull �L i�1. �� ill y�l� �n� �I�i�