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Friday, May 18th, 2012
All photos courtesy Farthingale Ornamentals
We just recieved images of a recent installation at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center St. Louis. It really illustrates how sprucing up an existing property with new pots & planters can give a place a “pop”. The facility offers 223 rooms and 37 meeting/banquet rooms. The hotel is actually located in Chesterfield, MO, the largest city in west Saint Louis County with a population of just under 50,000.
Don Hellstern of Farthingale Ornamental & Architectural Stone in Kansas City is a local distributor of Tournesol Siteworks products, and was kind enough to send along these images. Don worked closely with Fred Kovar of the Harrick Group in Chicago, a respected firm specializing in the design of hotel projects nationally. Fred called out an unusual custom color for the Urban Tall pots (see this post for more Urban Tall), “Parrot Orange”. We received a sample, and were able to match the color.
"Parrot Orange" certainly pops against the background
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Tags: Custom Color, CWC, CWM Modular, Missouri, Urban Collection
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, January 24th, 2012
The new terrace at the entrance to Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
Tournesol Siteworks was part of one of the hottest tickets in Las Vegas last fall when renowned Washington DC chef Michel Richard opened his newest eatery, Central Michel Richard at Caesars Palace. The restaurant was named to several “Top 10″ lists within months of opening. Landscape architect Chris Attanasio designed the outdoor terrace using our Wilshire Collection rectangles to create the terrace space, and Downtown Collection as focal planters.
Downtown Collection DS-6000 planters, in a custom shade of green
More images after the jump…
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Tags: CWM Modular, Downtown Collection, fiberglass (FRP), Nevada, Wilshire Collection
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Photo courtesy Jim Fitzpatrick, Newport Beach Independent
Mario Batali is at it again! One of our most popular blog topics last year was the installation of an edible living wall at Pizzeria Mozza’s first store in Los Angeles (see posts here and here and here). He and partner Joe Bastianich have expanded their Pizzeria Mozza concept, putting in their second store in Newport Beach, CA. The success of the Tournesol VGM edible living wall at the first store convinced them to make it a motif at the second.
Tournesol VGM modular living wall at Pizzeria Mozza, Newport Beach CA
Jim Fitzpatrick, in a column for the local Newport Beach Independent reported on the new store a few days ago:
A drive down PCH may never be the same. Click to continue »
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Tags: California, Greenscaped Buildings, Living Wall, Pizzeria Mozza, VGM
Friday, August 26th, 2011
The bungalow expansion project at the Beverly Hills Hotel started last year, but only was installed in the last month or so. You can see the previous post here (from last October!) showing the sedums growing into the Tournesol VGM modular living wall system.
Installation photos courtesy of Paul Hansen of Pierre Sprinkler
The architect for the overall expansion project was Gensler, and the landscape architect (who specified the VGM wall) was Michael Hee of SWA Group of Los Angeles . The original concept and planting plans are shown below Click to continue »
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Tags: Beverly Hills Hotel, California, Instant Jungle, sedums, VGM
Monday, February 28th, 2011
Downtown and Wilshire Collection planters, The Clark Hotel, Los Angeles
We recently worked with Syntax Builders on the pool deck of the Clark Hotel. This historic hotel in the heart of downtown L.A. was built in 1913, and known for most of its years as the Hotel Clark. The current owners are adding a pool and lounge area, and reopening the building as a 350-room hotel.
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Tags: California, Downtown Collection, fiberglass (FRP), Urban Collection, Wilshire Collection
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
The Rolling Stone Los Angeles at the Hollywood and Highland Center
The recently-opened Rolling Stone Los Angeles at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles created a private al fresco dining patio despite facing a high-traffic retail zone. The design (by Brodin Design-Build) relies on Wilshire Collection planters and and VertiGreen trellis panels. Click to continue »
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Tags: Calfiornia, dining, greenwall, patio, trellis, VertiGreen, Wilshire Collection
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Using Wilshire Rectangles to form a "living wall"
While we’re on the “hotels in Los Angeles” theme here (see the last post), it seemed a good time to post a few pictures from a project we worked on earlier this year. While it wasn’t a particularly large installation, it demonstrates nicely, as did the Hotel Redbury project, how Wilshire Collection rectangular planters can be used to form a sort of living wall. More after the jump…
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Tags: California, Wilshire Collection
Friday, October 15th, 2010
The Glade at the Redbury Hotel
The Redbury Hotel just opened at the famed corner of Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, CA. This upscale boutique hotel, part of The sbe Collection, features a terrace garden that they’ve called “The Glade”, which includes (from their website):
Teak Decking, oversized wicker furniture, large planters, daybeds, moorish inspired lanterns, and lush landscaping with wall of creeping fig & trees
in short, it sounds like paradise! More after the jump…
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Tags: California, Hollywood, Village Collection, Wilshire Collection
Friday, October 1st, 2010
Grow-in for the VGM wall going into the Bevery Hills Hotel
We were excited to be chosen as the manufacturer for the living wall going into the Beverly Hills Hotel, the prestigious private hotel in the heart of Beverly Hills. SWA Group of Los Angeles specified the wall, made up predominantly of sedum plantings. More after the jump…
The Beverly Hills Hotel is considered one of the finest in the world!
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Tags: Beverly Hills Hotel, California, Instant Jungle, living walls, VGM
