Context

On the banks of the River Thames, The Hurlingham Club is one of the world's finest private members clubs. Since opening in 1869, The Hurlingham Club's croquet and tennis lawns, botanical gardens and stately Georgian Clubhouse have offered some of the finest sports and social facilities to its members. It offers cricket, golf, an outdoor swimming pool and is thought to be the birthplace of polo.

Challenge

A sculpture was creator by sculptor Barry Mason, as a centrepiece for a water feature to enhance the grounds at the club in London. Ustigate provided the mechanical and electrical design and installation.

Solution

The brass sculpture created by artist Barry Mason sits imposingly on top of the central dais of the water feature. The pool is clad in Portland stone with a central dais clad in copper. Water is fed to the top of the sculpture, cascading down onto the dais, forming a taut surface as it weirs into the lower collection pool. The water feature is illuminated at night.

The filtration and control system are situated in the basement area of a nearby building with a remote panel for ease of control.

A frost stat at the front of the nearby building shuts down the feature in the event of a freezing risk and an anemometer does the same in high winds.

All fittings in the pools were painted black to obscure their presence.