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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Aged Copper Village Collection planters, ready for packaging
While walking across our production floor today, I saw an order going through the final prep and polishing before being packaged up. The pots, our Village Collection VS-2400 in the metal-infused Aged Copper finish, positively glowed. They look great, and will be packaged and shipped shortly.
There’s only one way to get them to look like this. Two of our crew, Anthony and Luis, were putting the finishing touches on the last couple of pots. I took out my cell phone and snapped a few shots of them doing the buffing.
Anthony and Luis, hard at work hand-polishing the finish
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Tags: Aged Copper, metal infused, Village Collection
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
The Award!!
We recently blogged about our participation on the design team for the Conference Center at the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The landscape architect leading the project, H.M. White Site Architects, applied for and was given an Honor Award for the project.
We’re extremely proud to be named alongside them – it’s our first official award from a chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects! We’ve been doing this a long time, but never has our participation on a design team been recognized. Other firms on the team included Plant Driven Design and Greenlee & Assocs (Horticulturalist), and Wolf Creek Company (Irrigation).
From the letter:
This was a huge collaborative team effort which we could not have done without the expertise and support of a talented consulting team. We would like to congratulate you as a participant on this endeavor.
Thanks again to Sam Lawrence, Hank White, and all their collaborators for including us on this exciting project.
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Tags: ASLA, awards, Hypertufa, Saudi Arabia
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
Mi Dia restaurant patio, Dallas, TX
In 2008 we fabricated a custom Urban planter for a retail mall project in Florida. The planter was designed to hide bollards, so was designed specifically to be the same size as our 24″ square, but 48″ tall. Once that project was complete, we adapted the tool for our own use – and the Urban Tall planter was born.
The pot is something of a “red-headed stepchild”. It is has different proportions than the rest of the Urban Collection, and so only garners one line in our marketing materials. Nevertheless, it has become one of our more popular planters. Although it doesn’t get much attention, we felt it deserves it’s own post.
The planters in the image above and below were specified & installed by GHA Architecture/Development of Dallas, TX. The Mi Dia From Scratch restaurant, and the neighboring Winewood Restaurant (both located in Grapevine) used the URT-2400 with our CWC-R1850 container irrigation self-watering insert. All the containers were delivered in the T-0 texture in black.
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Tags: California, container irrigation, New York, Texas, Urban Collection, Urban Tall
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Original concept for the King Abdullah Financial District Conference Center
We’ve done a lot of unusual projects over the years, but the KAFD Conference Center is probably the most exciting one we’ve come across. Located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the structure is covered with over 15,000sf of modular green roof, with nearly 10,000sf of living wall inside.
Tournesol Siteworks was invited to participate on the design team by HM White Site Architects, who are responsible for the breakthrough modular green roof design. The building, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in New York City, is the first major element in the new development slated to be the home of new banking and financial infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. The project will utilize a number of remarkable environmental construction technologies to reach an expected LEED Gold status.
KAFD Elevation
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Tags: Custom, design services, Green Roof, International, Living Wall, Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
If you’re browsing through this month’s copy of Landscape Architecture magazine, you’re likely to run across this ad on page 19. We’re beginning to promote our partnership with Street & Garden Furniture of Australia, and featuring our use of upcycled urban Boulevard™ Wood.
For those not familiar with Boulevard, we’re using wood felled in typical urban situations (that would usually end up in the landfill), treating it with a special high-temperature process, and creating a valuable wood that will last for the life of the bench. It is directly comparable with tropical hardwoods like Ipe or Teak, without the environmental baggage.
Call any of our sales team to find out more about upcycling, while eliminating the need for deforestation in the Amazon!
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Tags: Boulevard Wood, Northlakes Collection, Street & Garden
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
The Urban Collection, shown at the Hyatt Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, AZ
In response to a number of requests from customers last year, we’re implemented a quick ship program for 2012. With the way that we typically work, it’s hard to get a pot order, even a small one, out in less than a week. This year, we decided to put in place a program that will make it possible! Best of all, there will be no additional cost for this service.
The quick ship program features two of our most popular FRP (fiberglass) planter collections, the Urban and Metro. Limited quantities of most rounds, squares and rectangles will be available to ship within 5-7 business days, depending upon the final color and finish. Metal infused finishes will typically take slightly longer than base or MMP finishes. Confirmed ship dates will depend upon order size and current inventory levels.
This existence of this program in no way guarantees a specific delivery window to any customer. Check with your Tournesol salesperson for product availability and specific details.
A Metro Collection square, as seen at the Crocker Galleria in San Francisco
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Tags: fiberglass (FRP), Metro Collection, quick ship, Urban Collection
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Join ASLA – NCC on February 16th for the next lecture in its 2012 lecture series: Living Walls – the Intersection of Art, Ecology and Technology!
Living walls ignite the imagination of designers everywhere. And what is not to like, for as encapsulated visions of nature with their seemingly perfect beauty contained on a wall or screen, they tend to idealize nature in the urban realm. The panelists will expand the dialogue on living walls to explore the many facets and perspectives of how living walls create a perfect intersect of design, environmental science and sustainable technology. Dialogue will include both public and private sector projects and a discussion on available technologies and resources. Many of these walls and living design manifestations have been emerging as a response to today’s urban issues such as tight urban spaces, the general trend towards greener cities, fostering habitat in blighted neighborhoods, and emissions reductions. Some of the living wall projects that will be shared include recent Bay Area installations including the Drew School Wall, 12 Gallagher Lane, and the Metreon’s Moving Art Panels. Plus, there will be artful and inspiring examples from cities around the globe that may prove to expand your own definition of living walls. The question: “How sustainable are living walls – are they an urban panacea or just an iconic fad?” will be explored by each presenter.
Panelists leading the evening’s conversation are:
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Tags: ASLA, California, education, living walls
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
The Southwest Washington Medical Center Parking Structure, Vancouver, WA
Back in the Fall of 2005, we were just starting to hang planters off the side of buildings. We had recently acquired Flower Framers of Cincinnati, a manufacturer of window boxes and other hanging planters. That led to the insight that we could probably do the same type of product for larger commercial applications. The planters at the Southwest Washington Medical Center, installed in 2005, were one of our first attempts at the design and fabrication of large, custom hanging boxes. The photograph taken above, and most following, were taken by our sales manager John Denman during a visit to Vancouver, WA in December, 6 years after the product was installed.
Custom hanging planters, taken in the Fall of 2011
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Tags: Custom, Hanging Planters, lessons learned, Revisit, Washington
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Tournesol Siteworks is at this year’s New England Grows in Boston again this year, exhibiting with our distributor partner Bisco Irrigation.
We’re showing off our entire range of products at the show, including planters, living wall and trellis products, as well as our newest additions, Deck & Paver Supports and Site Furnishings. Come visit us during the show at Booth #2223, or see a few of the photos below for show highlights!
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Tags: Bisco, Boulevard Upcycled Wood, Massachusetts, trade shows
