Medical Centre
Background
An eight metre diameter circular artwork, situated at the entrance to the brand new West Quay Medical Centre in Barry, forms a striking and colourful entrance to the building.
The artwork was designed by artist Angharad Pearce Jones and combines several motifs, including a steam engine wheel and hub, referencing Barry dock’s rich industrial heritage and a tree motif, representing both family and the tree of Hippocrates. A central motif of Mother and Child reinforces West Quay as a family practice and its mission statement, “WORKING TOGETHER, IN PARTNERSHIP, WITH EACH OTHER, FOR EACH OTHER “ runs around the entire artwork in black text, made of crushed coal.
Solution
The metal elements of the design were manufactured by the artist’s own company, Haearn-Designer Blacksmiths Ltd, based in Carmarthenshire, whilst SureSet supplied and installed the colourful resin bound paving. This included 29m² of 6mm Cotswold, 9m² of 6mm Apollo, 8m² of 6mm Cornish Pearl, 7m² of 6mm Pacific, 6m² of 3mm Midnight and 2m² of 6mm Forest Green.
Result
Commenting on the project, Angharad said: "The whole project went extremely well with a terrific result achieved by everyone involved. I’m absolutely delighted with the end result".