MEYER HOMES
RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW AWARD-WINNER CREATES ICONIC SCULPTURES TO HELP CREATE
ST ALBANS’ FIRST GARDEN SQUARE DEVELOPMENT
David Harber, a renowned British a city environment that focuses on
sculptor and winner at RHS Chelsea providing a sense of community
Flower Show for three years in a row, around a central sculptured courtyard
has been commissioned to create three garden.
iconic exterior sculptures at Gabriel
Square - a contemporary residential
garden square development in St
Albans created by Meyer Homes – and
the first of its kind for the city.
At the centre of the garden square
is the mirror-polished stainless steel
‘Torus,’ - a mesmerising circular
sculpture made up of convex curves
and a defining central void. It mirrors
By combining modernist architecture its surroundings, reinforcing Meyer
with the centuries old concept of Homes’ desire to draw people into a
living on the grand garden squares of shared environment, whilst inviting
London, Meyer Homes, commissioned residents to look through a portal to
Harber to utilise a growing trend of another world.
using ‘public art’ to increase the use
of open space and create a cultural
legacy for the future. Together, they
have created a green oasis within
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To the rear of the gardens is a bronze
armillary sphere – a sundial that is
based around Harber’s fascination
with space and the solar system.