Starburst

Harwell Science Park, Oxfordshire, England

A captivating focal point and an iconic meeting place on Harwell Science Park Campus. The sculpture is designed to represent the cutting-edge scientific research for which the center is renowned.

Design details

Discovery

We felt delighted to have the opportunity to develop a concept sculpture which resonated with our design ethos. At David Harber, we aspire to draw inspiration from physical phenomena and concepts of space and time. This felt like a natural fit.

Design

Starburst captures the explosion of energy from a splitting atom. The golden radiating spikes of the exploding nucleus are dramatic yet delicate, made of a lightweight material supported in a stainless-steel ring.

Development

Elevated in an elegant cradle suggesting a field of energy surrounding the exploding nucleus, the piece was dramatically uplit. Observers are encouraged to walk beneath it to observe its full impact.