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Sunset View Park, Signal Hill, CA
L
ocated on the southwest corner of Skyline Drive
and Hill Street in Signal Hill, Sunset View Park is a
distinctive viewing park designed to utilize the
direct western exposure and allow visitors to
enjoy the breathtaking Pacific sunset.The architect for the
park, Urban Arena, created a unique art piece where visitors
can stroll across an inlaid design featuring the planets orbiting around the sun.The columns are set up as a solar calendar to mark the spring and fall equinox and the summer and
winter solstices. On these particular days, the setting sun
shines through vertical channels strategically placed on the
outer columns to cast a shadow on the main column.
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Unique form and glass combination of blue, yellow and red glass
Lithocrete® enabled designer to replicate sunset colors that were
previously unattainable with concrete.
Urban Arena, Landscape Architects