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Six nodes on East Indian School Road between Drinkwater Blvd and Pima Rd, near the intersections of 75th St; 78th St; Indian Bend Wash; Granite Reef; 85th St; and 86th St.
May 2010
Painted aluminum benches and terrazzo floors
The public art is integral to the look and feel of the road improvements project along Indian School Road between Pima Road and Drinkwater Boulevard. The design keeps to the City’s commitment to enhancing pedestrian and bicycle amenities and creating a transition experience for motorists entering downtown. Artist team Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt were selected to design improvements for the project based upon their urban interventions that create the extraordinary out of the ordinary. The artist team was greatly impressed with the cooperative nature of the neighborhoods as observed at the community focus group in May of 2005. The artists learned that many neighbors knew one another and visited each other’s homes. In addition to contributing to the overall landscape design, including the selection of the trees to line the roadway, Mr. Behar and Ms. Marquardt created a series of park-like open home vignette at intermittent seating nodes to reflect this neighborly quality. Each node has a patterned floor and a garden bench, some nodes have multiples when space allowed. There are six nodes to encounter while walking Indian School Road between Pima and Drinkwater.
The small flower stitch designs in the terrazzo floors are reminiscent of the patterns in cowboy boots.
The painted aluminum garden benches bloom with whimsical flowers.
For more details of the seating node proposal please click on link:
http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/AssetFactory.aspx?vid=32361
Under Construction Photos:
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Artist Rosario Marquardt Laying Out Terrazzo Pattern for Floor |
Bench Fabrication |
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Terrazzo Installation: Red Floor |
Terrazzo Installation: Red Floor |
Jana Weldon
janaw@sccarts.org
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