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Industrial Jungle

Indoor Landscaping  |   NYC, NY

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2017 AmericanHort Cultivate Award Winner

Design  |  Installation   

Indoor Plantings  |  Atriums

The Future of Office Culture


This client approached us with the goal to create a dimensional green signature for their space. The challenge became how to impact an 85,000 square foot space with plants that complement the industrial aesthetic by juxtaposition. The colossal scale of the space provided an opportunity for the living art to unite the visitors experience with an organic spine. This cohesive green identity would also need to evolve throughout the site into different plant presentations, to diversify the experience.

An expert design complemented by a careful approach to installation ensured a successful project, while coordinating several trades on site. Extra measures were taken to ensure that the installation was performed safely, including roping off installation areas from civilians and the operation of special equipment by certified and experienced foreman.

 

 

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The client’s passion for plants and their essence to successfully design environments initiated strong direction during early collaboration.

Jack M.

JOHN MINI DISTINCTIVE LANDSCAPES

 

The client’s passion for plants and their essence to successfully design environments initiated strong direction during early collaboration. They desired a plant aesthetic that was the antithesis of corporate, so a controlled wild jungle lux palette was born.

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The trellis concept was developed to take these large leaf varieties to the heights of the site. The trellis also provided an innovative approach to a living sculpture because it could house a depth of several feet in places and showcase multiple varieties of plants.

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Further, some layers could be left unplanted to feature the trellis architecture and allow for vines to embrace it and frame windows into the trellis and its lush depths. The dramatic, green machine introduction that the trellis delivers required bold gestures to continue the look throughout the site.

Harvesting the abundant light at the reception area, a jungle room was created to entice visitors before being launched into the exciting laboratory of technology.

The bridge that connects the site was the ideal focal point to lace with jungle lux and continue the green signature like a vine growing through the space.

That concept directed inspiration for the second trellis which would feature only vines. Much like an urban ruin, or the nearby Admiral's Row, it would eventually become a mass of vines that conceal the architecture beneath it, narrating the story of nature versus culture.

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The bridge that connects the site was the ideal focal point to lace with jungle lux and continue the green signature like a vine growing through the space.

Achieving this green marvel required direct sourcing from our best nurseries in Florida. Unique, sizeable and sometimes unexpected varieties were required to enhance the palette and remind the eye that new ideas were growing at New Lab.

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14 foot tall palms were selected and tagged to deliver the ceremonial impact that the colossal scale of the site required. Plants were pre-booked months in advance of installation to ensure trailing vines and lush habit upon installation.

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A nearly 20-year-old, 25 foot dracaena marginata is lowered in to place, beginning the next chapter of innovative design. The result is a fusion of culture and nature, where the industrial womb of tomorrow’s technology is softened by the timeless vine at New Lab.

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Leadership

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Harvesting the abundant light at the reception area, a jungle room was created to entice visitors before being launched into the exciting laboratory of technology.

Keith B.

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