Sky Reflector Net Fulton Station
But the space does more than just transmit natural light through an opening; it collects a larger view of the sky’s changing conditions. This is thanks to Sky Reflector-Net, a 79-foot-tall tensile structure suspended inside the conical atrium. The combination sculpture–daylighting device was conceived by artist James Carpenter, who then collaborated with Grimshaw and Arup to fine-tune it and integrate it with the architecture and engineering. Composed of a steel cable net and 952 perforated, folded aluminum panels, it drives light deep into the cavernous space. At the same time, it draws the eye up to a luminous field of blue-gray tones. And for good measure, it conceals the hulking mechanical infrastructure. Carpenter likens the perceptual effect of the net to “folding the sky down into the station.”
Sky Reflector Net Fulton Station
But the space does more than just transmit natural light through an opening; it collects a larger view of the sky’s changing conditions. This is thanks to Sky Reflector-Net, a 79-foot-tall tensile structure suspended inside the conical atrium. The combination sculpture–daylighting device was conceived by artist James Carpenter, who then collaborated with Grimshaw and Arup to fine-tune it and integrate it with the architecture and engineering. Composed of a steel cable net and 952 perforated, folded aluminum panels, it drives light deep into the cavernous space. At the same time, it draws the eye up to a luminous field of blue-gray tones. And for good measure, it conceals the hulking mechanical infrastructure. Carpenter likens the perceptual effect of the net to “folding the sky down into the station.”