Electric Wharf
Fact Sheet
Title
Electric Wharf
Artists
David Patten (lead artist) www.davidpatten.co.uk
muf www.muf.co.uk
Esther Rolinson www.estherrolinson.co.uk
Charlie Gallagher
Commissioner/client
Complex Development Projects (CDP) www.complexdevelopmentprojects.co.uk
Commenced
2000
Completed
Last commission installed spring 2006.
Location
Electric Wharf, Coventry
Scope
Designed as a live/work community with a total of 76 lofts, 21 new build, low-energy homes fronting the Coventry Canal and 27,000 sq ft of office space. Realised in three phases (phase three currently under construction)
Budget
£83,500 artists' fees, consultation, consultancy fees
£25,000 temporary projects
£100,000 'Trace Elements' production costs
£250,000 lead artist and architect input into the public realm and private areas
£220,000 landscaping
£5,000 carpark and bridge design development
£7,000 marketing and evaluation
Funding sources
Coventry City Council
Arts and Business
Arts Council England (Regional Arts Lottery Programme and Grants for the Arts)
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Advantage West Midlands
Project consultant and manager (arts)
Sam Wilkinson, InSite Arts
Other professionals
Larry Priest, Bryant Priest Newman Architects www.bryantpriestnewman.com
Harrabin Construction
PCPT Architects
Frank W Haywood & Associates, Coventry (structural engineers, Phase 1/ 2)
Price & Myers, London, (structural engineers/ designers of the bridge)
D W Pointer & Partners Ltd, Bromsgrove (mechanical and electrical services)
Contacts for further information
David Patten, [email protected] www.davidpatten.co.uk
Larry Priest, [email protected]
Sam Wilkinson, InSite Arts [email protected]
www.ixia-info.com where there is a short case-study of Electric Wharf
