Alcyone Apartments
Seattle, Washington
Deborah Mersky
Window grilles, Centroid marker, sconces, 2004
Cut steel, cast iron, brass

Deborah Mersky's three projects for Alcyone Apartments are vine-like masses of plants and animals assembled into intricate two-dimensional patterns. Mersky's grilles for the east facade of the building soften and humanize the alley, making what could be a stricty utilitarian environment that much richer. Her light fixtures for the front of the building remind us of climbing plants and her plaque Alcyon Centroid reminds us all of where the center of Seattle really is.