| These fences were inspired by looking up
at the sky while swimming underwater. Starting nearly flat at the bottom,
the bands get successively wavier as they go up, so that it is possible
to stand under the top bands and see their intersecting wave forms. The
fences are made to be seen from two different viewpoints: Close to the
fence, the horizontal waves and their large scale in a confined area gives
them a strong sculptural presence. The undulating planes invite swimmers
to run their hands along the smooth surfaces as they walk to the locker
rooms. From farther away on the pool deck, the fences appear to be groupings
of flat horizontal pieces. The shiny, waving surfaces reflect an irregular
pattern of light and dark bands that can be appreciated from a distance.
The fences were fabricated and technical elements designed by Tom McNeil.
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