Green + Screen #5 installed!
There is finally a nice place to sit and eat a slice of Spak Brothers Pizza! Yesterday, Green + Screen #5 was installed at the corner of Winebiddle and Penn Avenue. This design, by far, has been the most complex, but it is also the most elegant and functional Green + Screen design on Penn Ave. Architects, Rebecca Mizikar, Matt Zambelli, and Catherine Peek and designers Josh Lederer and Myles Geymen were the dedicated volunteers who help see this project to fruition since Spring of 2010. Jason Sauer from Most Wanted Fine Art also played a key role in much of the man power in getting the bench installed.
The inspiration for the bench design came from the oak slats that were purchased from Construction Junction. With the help from students from Summit Academy, the slats were stripped and refinished to use for the outdoor bench design. A lot of time and planning went in to figure out how to create and build the undulating bench design. The bench is comprised of simple materials: re-purposed oak slates, off the shelf piping, and machined steel legs. There will be a second piece of the bench constructed this summer that will wrap around the corner onto the Penn Ave side. Landscaping of this site was complete last fall with volunteers from eDG and Pittsburgh Cares.
A big thank you goes to everyone who helped with this project. We hand many volunteers dedicating countless hours to make this Green + Screen happen. It has been an incredible journey with an amazing outcome.
Here are a few pictures that recap the design process:
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