I was impressed by the thoughtful architecture and landscape design for the Health Innovation Center—as I am with the overall campus landscaping. The outside moves inside gracefully as the exterior berms and plantings lead you into an expansive interior space and then through a series of steps, into another volume of space, that rises dramatically above you. The steps create an uplifting feeling. The drama is amplified by the circular landscape seating in the main entrance lobby.

My goal was to heighten the experience of volume and space by acknowledging, in sculptural form, the prevailing landscape and architectural elements. The curvilinear motion of OFFSHOOT responds to the landscape seating in a raised arc above it. The sculpture begins by coming out of the ceiling plenum, above the café seating, implying that growth starts inside the building and then travels out over the lobby. As you sit in the café, the sculpture floats above you, and stretches out over the entire space towards the entrance. The form suggests many natural processes.

The colorful, reflective qualities of the dichroic glass will project dynamic, kinetic patterns of the floor, ceiling and walls. Even in ambient light, as you move through the lobby, the sculpture creates a dimensional experience that changes depending on the weather and time of day. The perforated sunscreen at the entrance will reflect in the glass and create shifting, colorful light spots at certain times of the day and year, in response to our position relative to the sun. At night the work will add dramatic color flashes through the curtain wall, creating a lantern effect. The sculpture is designed as an organic counter-point that complements the geometry of the architecture and adds mystery and power to both. My aim is for viewers to experience and interpret the sculpture in different ways during repeat visits.