Within Orchard Place, visitors and residents can immerse themselves in six pillars of the community: live, eat, shop, work, move and play. Commercial tenants at the one-million sq ft mixed-used development are set to include offices, shops and dining (Farmer J and Nostos have already signed up), while a new, specially-commissioned monumental sculpture by British artist Nick Hornby is the latest addition to Westminster’s cityscape.
Nick Hornby's Power over others is Weakness statue which is a bronze statue of a horse with a person sitting on this holding a sword
On a central plinth, Hornby’s sculpture, “Power over others is Weakness disguised as Strength” brings together two unexpected images: a man on horseback and an ambiguous curling line. The references are of King Richard I, whose statue was first unveiled in 1851 during a period of untamed industrialisation; and of Laurence Sterne’s The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, based on the story of Don Quixote from 150 years before.
On a central plinth, Hornby’s sculpture, “Power over others is Weakness disguised as Strength” brings together two unexpected images: a man on horseback and an ambiguous curling line. The references are of King Richard I, whose statue was first unveiled in 1851 during a period of untamed industrialisation; and of Laurence Sterne’s The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, based on the story of Don Quixote from 150 years before.
The site-specific work is an impressive feat of engineering. Twelve metres (totalling 165 individual pieces) of Corten steel were manipulated by hand and welded together into a 5m tall, 6.5-tonne sculpture, rolled into a beguilingly delicate shape.
Nick Hornby said: “I am incredibly proud to be installing this new work in such a prominent location in the heart of Westminster. It has been an extremely exciting project to work on, both for its conceptual and engineering challenges...I am exploring our current cultural reckoning with the important questions that are being asked about the role of monuments in public spaces.”
The Broadway’s location combines the best of capital city-centre living within walking distance of three Royal parks and the destination quarters of Mayfair and St James’s.