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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 7.1 BusShelterDesign Dykes CITY CLERK File # 600-30 AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: November 5, 2002 SUBJECT: Bus Shelter Design Report Prepared by Theresa Yvonne, Heritage and Cultural Arts Supervisor ATTACItMENTS: 1) Dan Dykes proposal RECOMMENDATION: ~(jls~ 1) Receive presentation from Art Consultant Lynne Baer. 2) Approve artwork or provide alternate direction. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: $112,729 is available in the 2002-2007 Capital Improvement Program for the Bus Shelter Project. DESCRIPTION: One of the high priority City Council goals for 2000-2001 'was to "Complete Public Art / Bus Shelter Project in downtown Dublin". The project provides for the replacement of three bus shelters over two fiscal years. In Fiscal Year 2002-2003, the preferred design will be chosen and the selected artist will prepare plans and specifications for fabrication and installation of the bus shelters. Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority will contribute $6,000 towards the cost of replacing each bus shelter. The bus shelters scheduled for replacement are located in the downtown area on Dublin Boulevard: 1) north side of Dublin Boulevard at Village Parkway and the 1-680 underpass; 2) north side of Dublin Boulevard at Golden Gate Drive; and 3) south side of Dublin Boulevard at Golden Gate Drive. In the Fiscal Year 2001-2002, the City Council appointed an Art Selection Committee and enlisted art consultant Lynne Baer to facilitate the selection process. A pool of artists was invited to submit their qualifications for the bus shelter designs. The Bus Shelter Art Selection Committee reviewed the works of all of the responding artists and selected four artists to each develop a maquette of the bus shelter. The maquette designs were displayed at the Civic Center and public comment was invited regarding the individual designs. The seven member committee met several times and voted on the proposed maquette designs. After much deliberation, the committee forwarded two bus shelter designs to the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission for consideration. The Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission recommends the bus shelter design by Mr. Dan Dykes (Attachment 1). Mr. Dykes has gained international recognition for his expertise in metal sculpting. He works in an amalgam of forms, from birds to trees and plant forms. An artist for over twenty y~ars, he travels extensively, teaching professional-level skills, lecturing, and giving university and college seminars. COPIES TO: Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission, Lynne Baer Dan Dykes ITEM NO. G:\Hrtg Cult Art Comm\Council\l 1-05-02 bus shelters.doc For the Dublin bus shelter, Mr. Dykes proposes a sweeping stainless steel roof that reflects the rolling hills of Dublin. The design is a result of studies of important visual and architectural references. The rolling hills of Dublin are the most significant visual reference. This shape is also evocative of the forms used in the modem office buildings within Dublin. The details developed for the shelter proper and for the interior have reference to the metaphors and images held by the citizens of Dublin. It is the recommendation of Staff that the City Council take the following action: 1. Receive presentation from Art Consultant, Lynne Baer. 2. Approve artwork or provide alternate direction Following approval of the artwork, Staff will finalize an agreement with the artist. The agreement will be brought before the City Council at a subsequent meeting for approval. This i:s fora bus ~r for'the City of California. The.design is a result of studies ,of impor~r~t visual ,and architectua~ referents, The hiill.s of Dublin are the most sign~cant visual reference, The sweeping stainless steel :roof of the shelter reflects these hills. This shape is also evocative of Ne forms used in the modem office buildings in the city. The details developed for the shelter proper an.d for the interior have reference to 'the metaphors and' heJd. by the citizens of gublin. A~Jst: Dan Dykes A~ACHM~NT 1 The bench inside, the shelter is 6 feet long and designed with a slight cu~e for comfo~. The frame is fabricated out of stainless steel for beauty and du'rability. The surface of the bench will be c.omP.°sed of Small granite t~:les. As part of the overall design theme one handcawed'clover tile will be rand°miy installed. This creates an element of playful discovery. 'The perforated stainless steel screen 'is for wind protection as well as references to the use of modern · materials. The theme Cl~OVer is carried fOrwar~f'findi!ngin th~s the panel. One four-leaf clover will be randOmly carved into the p,anei. The adjacent panel will be either acryi~c or glaSs. The central column represents the city. The roots are in the past, the suppo~ i.s in the present, and the column reaches for and defi~nes the future. The round disk on the column is a seating area that extends the personal space of' the shelter. This bench will also be tiled. The upper disk can utilize the city seal or an artist designed I~ogo. The hills of Dublin are a maj,or visual landmark. These sweeping forms are reflected in the roof of the bus shelter. Thee curving roof liines create, a more intimate spa,ce n the bench am,a. The rOof Vaults upward creating an inside-outside space at the seating area around the column.