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.
New 2- and 3-stream Urban Collection recyclers
If you flip through this year’s catalog, you’ll find that we put a lot of work into expanding our range of ash & trash receptacles. We’ve added a number of options to what we were creating before, including adding a range of 1-, 2- and 3- stream recycling systems. They will be part of our Urban and Wilshire Collections, two of our best selling products.
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…
This year Tournesol Siteworks became involved for the first time with the ASLA Legacy Project following the recent ASLA conference in Washington DC. We were asked by Hilary Oat-Judge of Washington DC landscape architects Oehme, Van Sweden & Assocs. to donate containers for this year’s project. As we got more involved, we found out what a great program this really is! More after the break…
UR-3600 square planters in bronze finish
This high-rise near downtown San Diego, owned by Affirmed Housing Group and built by Turner Construction, was never supposed to be a customer of ours. According to our regional sales representative Jon Willingham, the client had already purchased a significant number of planters from a local manufacturer when Turner and the landscape contractor Benchmark Landscape gave us a call. The unwanted planters were stacked in a corner of the project when he arrived…
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Urban Collection planters after installation
The designer of this project, located in suburban Los Angeles, made the most of a small space with tight weight restrictions. By mixing the modern-feeling Urban Collection planters, large stone mulching, and plant selection, DWLA landscape architects created a modern minimalist feel, getting the most out of the green in the project.
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all images courtesy of Greener by Design, New York City
Far above the corner of Eighth Ave. and 34th St. in New York, the Haymes Investment Company has created an idyllic terrace garden on the 22nd floor of the 5 Penn Plaza building. Designed by Landgarden Landscape Architects and maintained by Greener by Design, the project used Urban and Wilshire Collection planters to create a comfortable space overlooking the New York skyline.
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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.
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.
The City of San Jose, CA, has made amazing strides in greening their downtown this year, and Tournesol Siteworks has been fortunate to provide pots and irrigation for most of the work. Click to continue »
