This head-turning kinetic water sculpture in the public courtyard of the Beverly Hills Reverse Osmosis Water Plant is visible from the building’s lobby, from office windows, or from the street—creating a visual and aural focal point for plant staff or those out just walking the dog.

A gentle arc of granite tile is a stage for twenty-two vertical jets that display surprising rhythms and heights—sometimes successive, other times syncopated, but always shaping an endless variety of mid-air sculpture. As gravity brings the water slapping back to earth, a miniature rainstorm is created—as if the feature is reenacting the water cycle of which the osmosis plant itself is an integral part. Just as the water seeps through the cracks in the tile, another eruption occurs, drenching the stone all over again.

On the practical side, the feature can be switched off at any point, allowing use of the granite stage for other activities. Karaoke anyone?