Art to brighten business park

The concrete and steel sculpture is part of the public art plans

Plans have been submitted to brighten up a Devon business park with public art.

The Regional Development Agency (RDA) has put forward a project costing £200,000 for the Plymouth International business park.

The plans include a large sculpture on the Brest Road roundabout, and high quality signs and lighting at the Tavistock Road entrance.

The RDA hopes the style of the art will attract more medical companies to the site, while also appealing to other commercial businesses.

South West RDA regeneration consultant Steve O'Higgins said: "The medi-business theme running through the public art work complements our vision to turn Plymouth International into a high-quality medi-park which will also continue to attract other commercial businesses."

Jem Waygood, of Eaton Waygood Associates who designed the innovative proposals, said: "We've created a family of integrated signs and artwork, which, as well as reflecting the park's medi-business theme, also provide a clear signage system."

New signs will mark the entrance to the business park

The 15-metre sculpture will be divided into a split spire made of steel and fabric.

The base will be made of pre-cast concrete with a stone finish, with the central section made from mirror-polished stainless steel which will be lit by a stream of pure white light.

The rest of the structure will be illuminated with soft water-coloured light.

The work forms part of Plymouth City Council's planning rules which require the RDA to ensure the business park contains an element of public art.