THE WIZARD’S GATE
The original single gate entry to this garden had fallen into disrepair and disuse, meaning the most beautiful part of a garden was no longer the first impression to visitors. To reinstate this entry and do the garden justice, a colonnade was built to hang a double gate, and in the future to support a Wisteria canopy.
BRIEF –
The gate needed to be ornamental and impactful while highly functional and sturdy. The brief was a rustic grandeur, mystique and antiquity. Using a conglomerate of motifs from Pharaonic Egypt and Mesopotamian Babylon, a design was put together, refined and assembled digitally, then transferred to a pair of 3mm sheet metal panels using an overhead projector.
From there the design was cut out by hand using a small angle grinder and steel files. After installation it was decided to leave the steel unprotected and unpainted, allowing the surface layer to corrode naturally and appear aged, the gates have earned the moniker ‘THE WIZARD’S GATE’ from reactions of visitors since installation.