Bardascino park sign
Bardascino park sign
Bardascino Park bike rack with functionally decorative insert inspired by the ironwork from the recently and controversially demolished L’Emmanuello church
Bardascino Park bike rack with functionally decorative insert inspired by the ironwork from the recently and controversially demolished L’Emmanuello church
Bardascino Park Sign
Located in the Center City, Philadelphia neighborhood of Bella Vista, Bardascino Park is a passive corner lot formerly occupied by a hospital. Bardascino Park has a European feel with edge landscaping zones, mature trees, benches, tables and along the western edge lies a bocce court. The court is characteristic of the neighborhood's Italian heritage and lends the park a uniqueness. An adjacent party wall receives eastern light.
On that wall hung a faded sign with pragmatic letters spelling out the park's name. RethinkTANK was approached to design a new sign along with a proposed bike rack. Given the park's southeastern exposure, the new sign uses the sun as its animator. The name of the park is composed of stenciled letters that are cut from the sign's structural plane. The remaining voids are writ in sunlight within the shadow of the plane. Throughout the morning hours, the park's name swings and stretches across the party wall. The text's positioning also changes in accordance with the seasons. In the evening, the sign is lit from above casting a soft impression. Lastly, the "O" in Bardascino reveals a little bit of anisotropy or a highlight one would find on a bocce ball basking in the sunlight.