Mystery Entrance Going Underground
I try and make it a habit to document anything interesting made of concrete I find around Edmonton or Calgary or any city I am in for that matter. This is an underground entrance I found at the legislative grounds in Edmonton. I tried the door but it was locked so I don’t really know where this goes.
While I don’t know where this goes what I do know is that there is some really interesting form work done on this entrance. The best part is that the forms were made using rough wood and varying the depth to give the side walls two different thicknesses, as well as some really great wood grain and saw marks. I really like this look and will try and to incorporate it into a residence, maybe a fireplace? I really like the symmetry of the entrance overall. While it may be a bit gratuitous I would have liked to have seen one more light on right of the door so it would be perfectly symmetrical.
If you look at this side wing you will see a very defined colour change, in the first picture you will really notice it on the left wing. I am sure this was a mistake where they ran out of concrete or it was the very end of that truck and they started with a new load. This is a great example where mistakes or oversights can create some really cool traits in a piece. if you look really closely you can see a bit of voiding at this colour change which probably means the bottom had a bit of time to set before the next load was poured on, it is almost like a cold joint in a way.
When you look hard enough you can find beauty even in objects you walk by every day. What was the last interesting piece of concrete you came across?
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