Octo sculpture and reflecting pool

'Octo', a stainless steel sculpture of 1979-80 by Wendy Taylor, mounted on a reflecting pool.

This stainless steel figure-of-eight, c4m in height, is mounted in the centre of a square reflective pool. An extruded hollow section is twisted into a Möbius strip (with a double rather than a single twist). It is placed, without visible means of support, on a shallow reflecting pool. This comprises a dark slate-like platform edged by a water channel and a granite surround. A play of shifting reflections is established between the polished surface of the sculpture, its reflections in the pool, and the mirror glass of the adjacent buildings. The surrounding landscaping was remodelled in the early 1990s by Quartet Design.