The EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park is a landmark environmental education center in San Francisco dedicated to environmental justice and teaching about sustainability in the built environment. The center features: an off-grid solar array, an on-site wastewater treatment system with a constructed wetland; 15K gallons of rainwater storage; vegetative roof; reused and recycled building materials, and an array of sustainable landscape and land management solutions.
Monday, April 5, 2010
The Electrical Vines of the EcoCenter
I wanted to share with you all a sneak peak of our beautiful vines that the amazing team at the Box Shop and All Around Electric are constructing for the EcoCenter. These leaves are central to a network of welded native California Pipe Vine Coverings for the exposed electrical conduit. The team has been workin for over three months to cut, weld, buff, and shine all of the vines and leaves!
The entire art project is being headed off by Haideen Anderson, my personal art hero and political ally for over fifteen years and it is an honor to work with her and see her in her glory!
The vines will be able to provide a beautiful illustration of how electricity is distributed-via branch distribution. Stay tuned, the leaves and vines are gorgeous and will be ready for the opening!
Laurie