McChesney Architects

Out of the Strong

We recently completed this intervention in the atrium of the Angel Building for Derwent London. The form of the piece was generated using a teaspoon to draw treacle from a tin. The title of the piece - Out of the Strong Came Forth Sweetness - is taken from the motto on the Lyles Black Treacle tin which, in turn is a reference to a story in the Old Testament. The unit comprises an oval seating area from which extends a 22m long spar. The unit is fabricated from carbon fibre which is both strong and very light enabling the spar to be incredibly slender. At the foot of the piece is a seating area upholstered in leather by Bill Amberg.