Topos is celebration of place in two parts. Part One: a topographical map of Milwaukee’s East Side installed on the 16’ walls. Occupying 4 square miles, the East Side extends north-south from Capital Drive to the Milwaukee river defining the Third Ward’s southern edge and west-east, from The Milwaukee River to Lake Michigan. 

This map is CNC cut from reclaimed Honey Locust and Ash. Working closely with the City of Milwaukee’s Urban Forestry Department, the wood used in this project was from the trees previously located just out the front door. 

Facing the scaling topography is Part Two: a bench. Presented as a 4” deep cross –section of an Elm tree, the seat cantilevers off the existing column to provide a place for rest, contemplation, and memorial of past and present: acknowledging where we have come from and where we are going.