Project name: Wind Wands

Location: Birmingham/UK

Client: Hamerson

Wind Wands are art features of the newly redeveloped Bull Ring Centre Birmingham - the largest retail-led urban regeneration project in Europe. The 30m, 25m and 20m high wands emphasise the principle connective vista as well as visually animate the new square with an almost constant wind induced movement emulating the behavior of trees and plants. The mirror polished stainless steel leaves form a helical pattern when the mast are still and position themselves onto the leading edge when the masts are swaying. The Light wands are internally illuminated at their base and tip and a matrix of LED light points. The night time presence of the light wands is further emphasised by LED light illumination of the 'tramline strips' of black granite.