Dragonfly Garden
MediumSteel, shotcrete, terrazzo, concrete, plants, stone aggregate
DimensionsDragonfly Pavilion and Garden: 18’ H x 230’ W x 75’ D. Pavilion only: 18’ H x 50’ W x 60’ D
ClassificationsIntegrated Art
Credit LineSeattle Public Utilities 1% for Art and construction funds
Description: Dragonfly Pavilion is the entrance feature to SPU’s Longfellow Creek Drainage and Habitat Improvement Project and serves as a creek overlook and outdoor environmental education facility. The garden and pavilion form an overlook and outdoor classroom area that initiate a journey through the site
A large sculptural dragonfly is poised over the seating area, signifying the restoration of the Longfellow Creek watershed’s environmental health over which SPU has stewardship responsibilities because of its drainage and Combined Sewer Outflow (CSO) control activities. The large bronze-red steel sculptural dragonfly is poised over a terrazzo seating area overlooking Longfellow Creek. Wings with bent steel pipe veining hover over wing-shaped water-wise garden areas that planted with drought tolerant species. The form was chosen because the presence of dragonflies in nature is an indicator of environmental health.
Location: Longfellow Creek Trail at 28th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Dakota Street, Seattle WA 98126
Location: Longfellow Creek Trail at 28th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Dakota Street, Seattle WA 98126
