A copper-and-stainless-steel sculpture on a precast concrete base, proposed as a vehicle barrier at a downtown Northeast Portland intersection and paying homage to the "City of Roses."
During the design phase of a street-improvement project, City engineers determined that a traffic barrier was needed at the intersection of Holladay Street and Northeast Seventh Avenue to improve traffic and pedestrian safety. As an alternative to a Jersey barrier, the public-art proposal demonstrated how a sculpture could meet all engineering constraints while creating an asset more consistent with the value, quality, and character of the street improvements.
The sculpture was never built. As a feasible idea, however, it provided engineers with structural requirements for the barrier's core mass, bolt layout, and reinforcement.