STREET FURNITURE
STRATUM PLANTER WALLING – EDGBASTON
In 2023, Street Design were specified to manufacture and supply the raised planter walling and seating for a new residential development in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Working with Winvic, the contractor and Fira, the project landscape architects, Street Design developed the manufacture details for the aluminium raised planter walling.
Podium raised planter walling A first floor podium formed the main part of the project with 3 large, shaped, raised planting areas with porcelain paving and aluminium deck areas between the planters.
The podium build up consisted of; a plastic egg crate drainage layer with a geotextile membrane on top, allowing the planter walling panels to be assembled, creating the raised planting areas. Aluminium ground plates and cross brace straps ensured the walling remained vertical during the build and fill procedures. The planter walling was manufactured in sections and bolted together on site.
As part of the landscape design, the raised planting areas included rounded corners and changing wall heights. The radius corners were manufactured with an external radius of 1500mm and the heights varied from 351mm up to 771mm, above the drainage layer level. The paving and decking areas were laid on an aluminium framework with riser supports.
Street Design worked closely with Deckbuilders Limited, who were appointed to install the podium garden area and a smaller roof garden on level 8. The installation of the raised walling quickly formed the raised areas and created the flooring spaces for the paving, decking and grass zones.
The scheme included seating, lighting and steps leading up to the raised grass sections. There were 2 types of seating included; low level, timber slatted, linear, informal seating that defined the steps and grass areas and more formal, recessed timber slatted
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