Car Park grilles design scheme
Jane Street, Workington town centre
The Jane Street façade of Workington’s new multi-storey car park
will be animated this winter (2006) by twelve detailed
ventilation grilles designed by Tom Lomax. The artist has worked
closely with local company Alan Dawson Associates, who specialise
in architectural metalwork, to produce the grilles using laser
cutting techniques. Each grille, made of galvanised steel, will
measure 5 metres high by 2 metres wide.
The designs are inspired by anagrams of the word ‘Workington’,
which 
were the result of
a special one-day artist’s workshop held for year 5 pupils at St.
Patrick’s Primary School, Workington in March 2006. The students
had previously researched car parking in Workington for a Geography
project. When the grilles are installed, they will be
illuminated by coloured lights to make the car park a creative
feature of the town.
About the artist
Tom Lomax is a public artist based in London
who has created works for the city centres of Birmingham and Leeds.
He teaches at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College
London.
Allerdale Borough Council
