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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
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
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Tags: CWM Modular, Downtown Collection, fiberglass (FRP), Nevada, Wilshire Collection
Friday, October 14th, 2011
Two years after install, the GFRC Wilshire Rectangles still look great
We occasionally use this blog to check back in on projects that have been in for a while. Our Regional Sales Representative just re-visited this high profile project in downtown Los Angeles, originally designed by star architect Frank Gehry. The Walt Disney Concert Hall has quickly become an icon in Los Angeles. A few years after it opened, Gehry Partnerswas asked to design an outdoor seating area.
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Photo courtesy Carol Highsmith via Wikipedia
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Tags: California, CWM Modular, GFRC, Wilshire Collection
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
all images courtesy of Flower Framers of Cincinnati
Miami Valley Hospital, located in Dayton, OH, recently completed construction on a new 12-story wing designed to house their heart clinic. Designed by NBBJ of Columbus, Tournesol Siteworks provided standard and custom planters for the garden in the Neonatal Intensive Care unit, cafeteria and main entrance areas. The facility was recently awarded LEED Silver status, making it one of the greenest hospitals in Ohio. Click to continue »
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Tags: CWM Modular, fiberglass (FRP), GFRC, Ohio, Wilshire Collection
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
VertiGreen 3D trellis at the Rivers Casino parking structure
Tournesol Sitework’s VertiGreen modular 3D trellis system was recently installed at this new casino parking structure project in Des Plaines, IL. The Rivers Casino called on the Elgin, IL office of national parking structure consultant Walker Parking Consultants for the design. Katrina Laughlin of Laughlin Assocs. provided the landscape design. Click to continue »
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Tags: CWM Modular, Illinois, parking structure, VertiGreen 3D Trellis
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Craftsman Square and Round pots in Aged Bronze Metal-Infused finish
We were just sent these images by our Southern California representative, Jon Willingham. He worked with Lightfoot Planning Group on the specification of the containers, which were installed by ValleyCrest Landscape Development. More after the jump…
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Tags: California, container irrigation, Craftsman Collection, CWM Modular, CWS Rectangles, Drainage Systems
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Photos courtesy of Farthingale Stone
In the Spring of 2010, the City of Hugoton, Kansas formed a streetscape committee and began working on downtown beautification. Under consideration for redevelopment were 2 blocks of Main Street and 6th Street in the downtown area. Click to continue »
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Tags: CWM Modular, Iron MMP, Kansas, MMP finish, rectangles, streetscape, Wilshire Collection
Friday, October 8th, 2010
A combination of square and rectangular Urban Pots
The work at 5550 Wilshire Blvd., in the heart of Los Angele’s Miracle Mile district, was one of our largest projects of the year. With over 180 pots, in both GFRC and FRP fiberglass, as well as container irrigation for them all, it kept our manufacturing facility busy for some time. The landscape design for this project was done by Valleycrest Design Group of Orange County (formerly HRP Studio) for the developer Legacy Partners. We worked closely with ParkWest Landscape, who handled the entire project. More info and images after the jump…
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Tags: California, container irrigation, CWM Modular, Urban Collection
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Urban Collection planters along the main walkway
In the heart of the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort at Gainey Ranch, a magnificent 4-star hotel, you’ll find the fountain courtyard, filled with majestic palms, fountains, and streams as it leads you from the lobby to the main pool area. About two years ago the hotel horticultural staff added Urban Collection containers and CWM Modular container irrigation for additional color along the paths. More images after the break.
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Tags: Arizona, CWM Modular, Hospitality, Hyatt, Urban Collection
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Urban Collection round US-2400, US-3600 and US-3000
Sometimes I think if you follow our blog you’d think that all we do is living wall systems. Just to set the record straight, that couldn’t be further from the truth. While living wall is a fast-emerging opportunity for us, our bread-and-butter business remains manufacturing pots, planters, and irrigation systems. We try to post as many images from installed projects in this blog so that our customers have a chance to see what our products really look like in the field, and to get a sense of whether it will work for what they’re doing. We also hope, just a little, that it will provide inspiration and ideas for designers looking for ways to make their urban environment greener. More info about NoHo 14 after the break.
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Tags: California, container irrigation, CWC, CWM Modular, Metro Collection, Urban Collection
