This site-specific public art concept was submitted to the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District in Washington, DC for a location along one of DC’s busiest streets. RKW partnered with the Architectural design team REFORM, to develop a concept that challenged the public art boundaries currently established in this region. We intentionally avoided the obvious applications of flat, two-dimensional artwork typical to street level building facades. Instead we developed a more dynamic, three-dimensional option that activates the space and allows the viewer to interact with from a variety of positions.
Through a combination of angled aluminum pieces, applied colors and lighting “Shimmering Gold” provides the viewer with a continual flicker of gold colors, day or night. The shimmer affect is achieved by grouping a series of illuminated angled surfaces that have each been painted variations of gold colors. This form combined with the movement and position of the viewer creates numerous individual experiences unlike any anything else in the area.
