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Field Report: Pre-cast Preview

One fea­ture of the new park and pub­lic space project that you won’t see any­where else is its dis­tinc­tive curb edg­ing. The cur­b’s main job is to define and orna­ment the new paths and green spaces, but in some loca­tions the ele­gant, wide curb will rise up to a height that is com­fort­able to sit on. Last week, builders installed a mock-up of the curb edge for the design team and the Trust to review. The curb is made of pre-cast con­crete, which sounds indus­tri­al and cold, but West 8’s design is even more com­fort­able and love­ly than we imag­ined! The slide show below includes some pho­tos of the team exam­in­ing the mock-ups, as well as a ren­der­ing of the Play Lawn that shows the curb in its final habi­tat”. [slideshow]