Cloud Gehshan designed environmental enhancements to revitalize Philadelphia’s Spring Garden Connector for the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation. Inspired by the Spring Garden Greenway theme, CG developed illuminated portal structures with intricate American Wisteria inspired patterns, designed to transform the dark underpass that serves as an entrance to the heavily traveled SEPTA rail network and as a gateway to Northern Liberties.

The CNC-routed panel/structures are rear-illuminated with a concealed lighting program that changes from morning to afternoon and into evening. The suspended lighting fixtures, co-designed with TLP project the wisteria pattern onto underpass surfaces and have a monochromatic blue violet color.

The project, described as “imaginative” and “beautiful” by public meeting attendees, is also a key component of the DRWC’s master plan goal of connecting Center City Philadelphia to its Delaware River waterfront. The project has been well received and has been written about in many local publications.