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.