station quarter north
Image: Wilson Massie
Image taken during the installation of ‘Canal Shore’, a 700mm wide x 205m long kerbside public artwork in flamed black basalt with inset granite text, Blechynden Terrace, Southampton
Detail of text used in the artwork ‘Canal Shore’. 696 of the 908 crew members on board the Titanic were lost. 542 of those who died were registered as living or staying in Southampton prior to the ship sailing. 43 years old August Kenzler, was one of those number, staying at No.12 Blechynden Terrace opposite the station, he worked as a storekeeper on the ship.
Image: Wilson Massie
Bespoke coloured precast sculptural bench outside Southampton Station main entrance
A section of the public artwork ‘Canal Shore’, a 700mm wide x 205m long kerbside artwork in flamed black basalt with inset granite text, Blechynden Terrace, Southampton
Image: Wilson Massie
A view of the bespoke cast concrete step/ramp/retaining wall structures, which form a section of the public realm and public art expression embedded in the urban landscape surrounding the station on Wyndham Place
Sketches for the step/ramp/retaining wall structures in bespoke cast concrete on Wyndham Place.
Text from the supporting contextual research document which was instrumental in guiding the design concept and interpretation of the station landscape.
A section of the public artwork ‘Canal Shore’, a 700mm wide x 205m long kerbside artwork in flamed black basalt with inset granite text, Blechynden Terrace, Southampton.
Sketchbook pages