Vents

We popped to St. Paul's to do a bit of shopping and stretch our legs. We had a brief walk through Paternoster Square and I always like looking at this sculpture. I've photographed it before at night and love how the light changes the feel of the piece. Today was the first time I've found out more about it and it was created by Thomas Heatherwick who also designed the stunning Olympic cauldron. Here's some further info...

Vents - Thomas Heatherwick, 2002

Heatherwick’s striking sculpture is a cunning disguise for two air vents. The structures, standing 11m high, extend from an electricity substation and provide cooling for four subterranean electricity transformers. Repeated isosceles triangles create a complex helical form in a design that evolved from experiments with paper folding. Made of hard stainless steel, the structure has been blasted with tiny glass beads to create a satin finish.

I can't believe how quickly the weekend has gone and the countdown to the working week is on. I wish we had five days off and only two working.