A dramatic piece of public art by Khan Lee has been installed at a new rental apartment building called The Duke in Mount Pleasant.
The public art piece consists of an 6 foot wide, 4 foot deep and approximately 60 foot tall translucent sculpture suspended above the 11th Avenue main entrance way to the building. It is made from 150 layers of 1/4” thick translucent acrylic sheets.
Architects Acton Ostry captured the public art piece on a recent sunny Vancouver afternoon. It’s envisioned by the artist as a dramatic rain drop, but unlike a dreary, wet Vancouver day, the piece reflects bright, fuchsia-coloured light through the building’s atrium.
The Duke’s dramatic rain drop
The Duke is a new rental apartment building with 201 units and ground-floor retail space.
Its design is unique in Vancouver, with a soaring, open-air circulation court surrounded by rental apartments located around the perimeter.
A dramatic vertical slot opens the court to the south-facing sun, while a translucent fabric canopy shields it from the rain. The developer is Edgar Development.
For information on The Duke, visit: dukeliving.ca/register
The central court is very reminiscent of a prison if you ask me. But the bright pink public art will surely cheer up the inmates.