Ellipse Waterfall Surface Artwork

The surface artwork is integrated with the development of a residential tower which incorporates a restaurant and associated amenities of the Ellipse Waterfall project. The site is an open piazza, a forecourt to the tower. The artwork relates to the piazza at various scales—urban, architectural, landscape, and detail. It integrates these elements into one cohesive design. It is made up of custom-designed elliptical tiles and concrete seats, responding directly to the architectural language of the building. Primarily, the artwork is a directional device guiding the pedestrian from the mouth of the piazza to the entrance of the building. To achieve this, the tiled pattern is at its densest at the mouth of the piazza and disperses as it approaches the entrance of the building. A group of concrete seats brings a three-dimensional aspect to the piazza. Line drawings made of mild steel are embedded in the curved facade of the seats. They are an abstract representation of the historical Highveld landscape of which the site is a part. 

Credits

Location: Ellipse Waterfall, Johannesburg, South Africa

For: Attacq and Tricolt

Year: 2023

Architects: dhk Architects

Landscape Architects: GREENinc Landscape Architecture + Urbanism

Collaborators: Wolkberg Casting Studios, Kamal Ranchod, Ilaena Napier and Rafiq Paulen

Photographer: Paris Brummer