The Distance of a Small Beginning
A winged maple seed becomes an expansive garden canopy, with paired pods for gathering and twisting ochre wings that frame the possibility of departure.
The Brief
The winged seed combines a concentrated centre with an expansive reach. The brief holds those scales together, placing intimate seats at the pods and allowing the wings to frame the larger garden.
Visitors meet between the pods, move beneath either wing and compare views through its ribs.
The Inspiration
A small winged seed carries the possibility of travelling far beyond its source. The concept takes that relationship between modest beginnings and a larger journey as a way to connect an intimate gathering point with an expansive gesture.
Two seed pods become places to sit beneath long twisting wings.
The Concept
Two seed pods become places to sit beneath long twisting wings. Bronze ribs and translucent ochre surfaces catch garden light, while a shared centre links the outward-reaching forms. The seed remains legible in both silhouette and detail.
An elevated view reveals the complete arrangement of the landmark, its seating and the routes around it.
The Experience
Visitors meet between the pods, move beneath either wing and compare views through its ribs. A small protected air interaction sits close to hand, bringing the story of movement into a quiet encounter beneath the larger canopy.
A small wheel sits beside the dragonfly-like structure’s curved seat, with the amber wings visible behind.
The Outcome
A small beginning becomes an expansive gesture of gathering and departure. The paired pods and outward-reaching wings connect an intimate meeting point with a sense of movement, holding the seed’s promise of a larger journey in one recognisable form.
The reverse view reveals the same structure’s layered edges, material surfaces and relationship to its setting.