T ENV21-127 Public Art Installation for the proposed Harbour Square Public Realm Project

Description

Derry City and Strabane District Council have a requirement for a Public Art/Sculpture for the Public Realm project in Harbour Square, Derry~Londonderry , which is located to the rear elevation of the city’s Guildhall and the adjacent Harbour House (formerly the Harbour Commissioner’s office). The three other sides of the ‘Square’ are bounded by Whitaker Street, Custom House Street and Foyle Embankment. A public footpath bisects the Square and acts as the main pedestrian route from the iconic Peace Bridge to the heart of the Walled City. The site is located within the historic City Conservation Area. It is envisioned that the Sculpture will be iconic and will be produced by an artist of significant calibre and renown. The Sculpture will recognise the contribution of the “Factory Girls” to the City. It is therefore imperative to create a Sculpture that will result in a unique, world class, year-round visitor attraction. Through sensitive development, it will compliment and continue the regeneration of the historic city centre while respecting the Guildhall and Harbour House heritage assets and exceptional riverside landscape setting. The overall Public Realm scheme area (within which the Sculpture will be located) is circa 3,000 m2 and currently comprises soft landscaping, footways and carriageway made up of variant pavement quality. Please refer to CfT documents for further detail