South Branch, North Fork + Puddles

Located at the Center’s north and south entrances, the elaborate forms made of common plumbing parts carry water from the roof to the landscape below. South Branch is organic, like the grapevine and other natural branching structures. North Fork is more geometric, referencing schematics for collection and distribution systems in our built environment. Puddles, installed beneath South Branch, brings the presence of water to mind, invoking ripples and rain.

"This was an opportunity to make a passive water feature, one that was only working if the water was running from the sky,” Bruch says. “In a 25-year rain, that roof will be shedding 5,000 gallons of water in a 24-hour period. That’s a lot of water."