Silverburn Shopping Centre - Glasgow

Located within the Pollock area of Glasgow, Silverburn is the biggest purpose built shopping centre in Scotland. Ocmis have recently commissioned a water feature within the Winter Garden area of the development which consists of a flowing stream feature with 'rain curtain', mini-rapids, vortex pool, jet pool, sequenced vertical jets, jumping jets and a burst jet.

Ocmis worked together with Building Design Partnership (BDP) and Crystal Fountains to produce a water feature that enhances the area around it. Providing a sense of tranquillity within the hustle and bustle of the shopping centre the feature allows shoppers to enjoy a relaxing coffee, whilst the more animated sections of the feature provide an element of entertainment, helping children and adults alike enjoy a few moments of light relief.

Representing the source of the stream, a rain curtain is installed at the start of the feature with water droplets gently falling in slow motion from a height of about 7 metres to the restaurant below. Lit with full colour change LED lights and the ambient light of the shopping centre, the feature creates a distinctive and dazzling effect.

From the rain curtain the stream flows over mini rapids, creating a cascade of water leading to a swirling vortex whirlpool effect, again lit by LED lighting, eventually disappearing around a foaming central jet.

At the west entrance to Silverburn, the more animated jet pool features a circular display of sixteen Choreoswitches™ producing jets of clear water leaping up to 10 times per second, up to a maximum height of 3000mm. With a near infinite array of possibilities, the sequencing, and associated colour change LED lighting, can create unique, peaceful and relaxing low level displays to energetic, choreographed, highly animated displays.

Within the wall of the jet pool six jumping jets are also installed. These produce 12mm diameter, glass like rods of water, arching towards the centre of the pool approximately 3000mm away, and sequenced with the remainder of the feature.

And finally within this spectacular display, a Burst Jet is located in the centre of the pool and, at predetermined times, produces an aerated burst of water rising to a maximum height of 10 metres, adding an additional wow factor to the whole display.