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Picket Twenty, Andover


Test Valley Borough Council commissioned us to create the Picket Twenty Heritage Interpretation Scheme. Through creative education and a public art installation, we are celebrating the important archaeological history of the new housing estate, relating to the presence of buried prehistoric remains. From speaking with local archaeologists, we learned that the burial ground was how people in ancient times connected and made claims to the land.

Our creative engagement activities aimed to capture how the local community connects to the place they call home, and the world around them. We designed activities around this idea and the notion of a journey, as well as decoration and mosaic, both components of Bronze Age Art. The setting of the housing estate surrounded by a nature reserve is the main source of inspiration for our installation.

We are creating a landform sculpture that acts as an amphitheatre and provides a dedicated space for rest and reflection. From above, the crescent moon shape of the landform will encase concentric circles, moving from a cylindrical clay brick floor, a locally sourced, bespoke circular Oak bench, a cylindrical mosaic floor, with a grantie ‘totem’ - a small round table - in the centre.

An etching will be engraved on the totem top, showing a site map detailing the exact positioning of the prehistoric burial grounds beneath the ground.

The external slope of the 2m high landform sculpture will be planted to create a meadow, using site-appropriate flora and fauna to align with the existing biodiversity.


Research + narrative
Art production + delivery
Define a curatorial + contextual vision
Engagement + consultation
Project management delivery
Establishing a legacy



Community engagement in Andover, the mosaic tile design inspired by a Bronze Age pot in Anodver Museum, the site on Picket Twenty and an example of the meadow planting.