Tree Weaves

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Design Schemes for Tree Weaves Stairwell Sculpture

River Echeverria


A comprehensive list of ideas and their corresponding colors

  1. Rainbow

  2. Level-Coordinated Colors

    1. Multi-tonal

    2. Solid Colors

  3. Monochromatic

1. Rainbow

  • A rainbow Sculpture would be the most artistic, creative, and beautiful option we have to offer. We are confident that we can execute an excellent rainbow gradient across the 5 floors of the stairwell that looks professional, groundbreaking, and stunning. We think having a rainbow (or 5 rainbows) going up the stairwell would be the most satisfying and intriguing installation possible. It also carries strong symbolism.

  • Transitions will alternate shades to make the gradient look more natural.

  • For each color in the spectrum we can use 2-5 shades of each color (our preference) or we can just use a single solid color for that color (i.e. Kelly Green for the Green section).

  • We have allocated these colors approximately across the floors, with Red on the bottom and Violet at the top, although this could be inverted. The pattern could also be done as a spiraling rainbow where each color of the spectrum is expressed evenly across each level, although we believe spreading one spectrum out across all the levels will be the cleanest and most impactful expression of this idea across this scale.

Inspiration

Our main inspiration for this design comes from an art installation we saw on the Facebook campus in Menlo Park. We do not know the name of the artist, but below are our photos and videos of the piece. This piece was non structural and intricately strung up with what looked like sewing thread.

Our Color Choices for the Rainbow Spectrum

RED

ORANGE

YELLOW

GREEN

BLUE

PURPLE

2. Level-Coordinated Colors

  1. Multi Tone

    1. For a multi-tonal level-coordinated motif we would recommend the same spectrum as above for the respective colors of the rainbow, green, blue, yellow, orange, as pertains to the floors.

  2. Solid Tones

    1. Green —Kelly or Fern. Kelly is true green, but Fern matches the lobby net.

    2. Blue — Electric Blue (true blue), Caribbean, or Colonial.

    3. Orange — Orange.

    4. Yellow— FS Yellow

3. Monochromatic

  • A monochromatic color option would be the least striking, least creative option available. There will be no price break or labor savings for making this sculpture monochromatic.

  • based on our experience, we recommend these color options for a monochromatic stairwell sculpture:

    • Caribbean

    • Acid Purple

    • Midnight Blue