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No. 1 Traveller’s lounge – Gatwick airport
The interior living wall in the new 10,000 sq ft lounge, is now complete. Set in a superb environment, flanked by the games room and the coffee bar, this wall is a classic example of bringing the great outdoors in!
The wall assists in creating a relaxing haven, away from the hustle and bustle of the busy airport. Enjoy a bit of the outdoors, without getting cold feet! Well worth a visit, for a truly relaxing flight experience.
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No. 1 Traveller’s lounge – Gatwick airport
The interior living wall in the new 10,000 sq ft lounge, is now complete. Set in a superb environment, flanked by the games room and the coffee bar, this wall is a classic example of bringing the great outdoors in!
The wall assists in creating a relaxing haven, away from the hustle and bustle of the busy airport. Enjoy a bit of the outdoors, without getting cold feet! Well worth a visit, for a truly relaxing flight experience.
Banrock Wine - Westfield
The world’s first living billboard was successfully installed in August, at the Westfield Shopping Centre, West London.
Working with ANS, wine company ‘Banrock Station’ created this superb work of art to mark the launch of their new special edition wines. As it was only in place for two weeks, the billboard has an integrated pump, so that shoppers can water the floral installation!
Catlin Group Ltd – Interior Wall
To complete the look of their stunning offices, a living wall was required. ANS worked closely
with Catlin’s to complete this bespoke scheme. Due to the wall being double sided and on the
7th floor, weight was a critical consideration. The ANS modules were fixed to a wooden
framework (fabricated by ANS), and worked well with the curvature of the wall.
A maintenance contract was agreed, to ensure the wall is always looking at its best.
Chelsea flower show 2011
35m2 wall was supplied to the Tourism Malaysia Garden. Designed by David Cubero and James Wong of Amphibian designs, using interior plants to create this Malaysian style design. The garden is accessed through a series of floating entrance frames that lead from a stilted villa to a sunken seating pavilion, surrounded by a pool studded with drifts of fragrant tropical water lilies.
Wrapping around the whole scheme, a recessed brown limestone wall densely planted with curtains of trailing jungle vines provides a dramatic foil to the foreground of floating terraces of tropical plants, punctuated in places by streams of falling water.
Digby road – London
The living wall at the Network Housing Groups new affordable housing development, near Hommerton Station (London), was finally completed in June 2011, bringing much needed greening to the area of London, using the bespoke, ANS Living wall system™. It was a huge challenge for ANS, as it stands the tallest living wall in Europe; possibly the world. With it topping out at the 14th floor, the wall covers over 220m2, using in excess of 24,600 plants.
Due to the height, maintenance will be carried out by experienced abseillers, trained in horticulture.
The top of the wall ran smoothly into the green roof (also supplied by ANS Group), using the same species of plants to ensure good coverage and establishment. The green roof runs up at a 45° slope for approximately 6m, until it leveled out across the remainder of the roof. All in all, approximately 750m2 of ANS Green Roof System was supplied to the roof areas.
For those of you with an interest in the subject, the project recently won the Estates Gazette Green Award – Residential Development of the year 2010. A brilliant ending, to a fantastic project!
Marks & Spencers – Sheffield
When the truly sustainable store was opened in Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, the assertive living wall forms an important part of the buildings envelope.
The new store, covering approx 12,400 sq ft, was built from scratch on a former brownfield site. The whole bent of design was sustainability and a number of notable features have been incorporated, including LED lighting as opposed to standard lighting, reclaimed bricks from a local mill, rainwater harvesting reducing mainswater, natural ventilation and electric carcharging points in the car park.
A green roof, consisting of sedum planting was also supplied by ANS, along with the living wall, creating wildlife habitats. Considerable insulating benefits also come with the package; all water for the irrigation system is taken from the underground, rainwater harvesting tank.
National art gallery – Trafalgar square, London
ANS successfully worked with GE to install in Trafalgar square, the first living wall that brings Art to life! The wall was designed to bring one of Art’s masterpieces to life – A Wheatfield, with Cypresses, one of Van Gogh’s famous paintings, was depicted in plants. The actual painting itself can be seen in Room 45 of the National gallery.
640 modules were grown, using over 8000 plants of varying species. The artwork was created by hand-planting each plant into the individual modules, using a numbered drawing. Once the modules were all planted, at ANS’ southern nursery, they were hung vertically to establish and then dispatched.
Due to the very tight deadlines on the project, the whole installation took 3 days to complete.
Westfield Shopping Centre West London
Westfield Shopping Towns had a planning requirement at their White
City development to include a greening element to help overcome the
ecological impact of such a huge project.
The wall was completed in November 2008, and proclaimed the
longest vertical wall planting in the world. It is comprised entirely of
Modules with vertically growing foliage.
Over 200,000 plants, of mixed variety, in 5,000 Modules, all supplied
with established planting, grown and installed by ANS Group Europe.
Our skilled team of Horticulturists, Designers & Installers, worked
together with the Westfield Team to draw the entire project together
at every stage.
The successful installation of the Living Wall at Westfield opens up a
new chapter in Landscape Design, and is living proof that the ANS system suits both very large and very small projects.
When the new reception area was created for Planteria, a living wall seemed to fit the bill!
Some very positive feedback has been received from the office staff. Some comments made are:
‘1st impressions always count; this one is revitalizing’
‘Variety is the spice of life’
‘Our living wall gives a refreshingly inviting reception to any visitor’
The request from the project team at the NEC was to provide screening, and a natural sound barrier. As with Westfield, a support structure was specially built, upon which the Modules were suspended. Although there is a similar purpose to Westfield, the wall for the NEC is an entirely different design and planting selection. The uniformed strips of colour and texture, result in a visually stunning spectacle, that draws planting and design very closely together.
Modules were grown and delivered for Frosts Cityscapes, to create this spectacular wall, stretching up to level 11 of the hotel.
The main aim of this wall was to achieve high BREEAM points.
With this in mind, all the plant species were chosen to attract bees, butterflies and other wildlife into the city of Southampton.
ANS Provides the answer!
This wall is a classic example of what can be achieved in the domestic market.
Completed in 2009, shade loving species were used to ‘green up’ the basement area of this property.
To complete the stunning look of their interior, this restaurant in London, had an interior living wall installed. The desired effect was a treble clef, which was created in the wall out of over 15 species of interior plants.
To complete the stunning look of their interior, this restaurant in London, had an interior living wall installed. The desired effect was a treble clef, which was created in the wall out of over 15 species of interior plants.
When this new domestic property was built in London, space in the courtyard was extremely limited. With no room for pots and pans, it was decided to use the wall!
This superb interior wall was recently installed in an executive lounge at the Biggin hill airfield.
Every 2 weeks, a maintenance team visits the wall to report any deficiencies, carry out a health check on all planting, calibrate irrigation if needed and apply a liquid feed. This ensures the wall is always looking its best, as it greets passengers!
with large sections of cold, rendered walls facing the property, a greening solution was needed. However, there was very limited space, hence why the ANS Modules were used.
Over 1600 modules were installed, with 13 species of plants, all chosen to suit the shade aspect of the courtyard
When this garden was re-designed, a bland, rendered wall was the one thing spoiling the completed appearance. Enter the ANS Systems! What better way to green up the vertical space? ‘Bands of planting’ was the description that the designers had to work on.
These modules grown for Chelsea, were all planted with one species of grass. The walls were part of a more complex garden; whilst plain, in the situation, they were very effective.
Surrounding the Cote Brasserie restaurant, in the Mailbox shopping centre, an ANS Living wall has been installed, following the shape of the steps leading down to the restaurant.
The unique feature of this wall, is that all the water for the irrigation, is pumped from the nearby canal. A filter system is used to ensure no harmful substances are fed to the plants.
There is no minimum, on the different species of plants used in any particular wall. On this project, only Ivies were used to create the vertical living wall. Maintenance is minimal; the plants are trimmed as and when is required.
ANS Living wall modules were supplied to this project to complete the modern look of this courtyard. With slate tiles running around the courtyard in conjunction with the living wall, a beautiful modern style was achieved.
Another very interesting internal living wall; this was installed for the body shop group in the Westfield (Stratford) complex.
Due to the nature of the store, a living wall depicting a world map was requested. Soleirolia soleirolii was used for the 'sea' – a number of herbs and other plants formed the countries. The wall is divided by the shop front glass, meaning 2/3's of the wall is inside the shop and a 1/3 is outside. Each country contains native species of plants, which then correspond with the line of natural products in the shop. Plants are regularly replaced to keep up with the changing product lines.
Going Green?
You can bank on it with TriodosOne of the projects completed in January 2012, was an internal living wall for the Triodos bank. Triodos is a Dutch company, who are described as being "the world's leading sustainable bank". A living wall in the reception area of their Bristol branch perfectly complements their business ethics.
This living wall was installed in the reception area of Plantrite's main office in Abingdon. It was an interesting design, with both a curve and a right angle shape to contend with!
500m2 of ANS Living Wall System™ were supplied and installed mid-2011 on the Aquatic Centre. After extensive research by the architects involved in the project, the ANS System was the only system that could handle the complex curves and angles of the structure. A full size cross-section was created on the nursery to demonstrate exactly how the ANS System would achieve full coverage with no gaps.
Planted with blue moor grasses (Sesleria Caerulea), the design was to resemble the rippling of water. As the plants move, swathes of blue and green are created, achieving an awe-inspiring visual impact to the 'already stunning' Aquatic centre.
Wrapping round two sides of the Wilkinson store, it is a major part of the Sutton high street redevelopment. Councillor Jayne McCoy, executive member for planning, economic development and housing, said: "This living, vertical garden is a signature part of the town centre improvement project, and I am pleased that it has finally been delivered. The wall will be in bloom all year round and will bring health benefits, as well as colour to the area."
The wall was sponsored by TFL and Wilkinson's, working alongside Sutton Borough Council.
The London School of Economics realised the ecological benefits of installing a living wall on its property. A superb location was found on the 4th floor terrace area, which is viewed by over 9000 students.
Living walls aren't just for corporate, commercial and retail environments, as this beautiful living wall demonstrates.
This prestigious Georgian privately owned property in Cambridge Gate is now complemented by a two storey high living wall enhancing the courtyard of the home making a very welcoming and aesthetically pleasing area.
This residential courtyard garden will no longer suffer from winter blues as the living wall will be enhancing life, colour and interest all year round!
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