The constraint
A prominent, exposed hotel elevation with no existing planting, where anything installed has to survive weather and stay presentable every day of the year.
- Client
- Hotel Xanadu
- Sector
- Hospitality
- Location
- Hotel façade
- Scope
- Living wall installation
- Aspect
- Exterior, exposed
01 — The brief
The elevation is the first impression.
Hotel façades work hard. They are photographed, they are the first thing a guest sees from the street, and they are exposed to whatever the weather does to them.
The build-up was specified for exterior exposure — wind loading, drainage and a planting mix that holds its colour through the seasons rather than peaking for one month.
What we delivered
- —Exterior living wall system installed to the façade
- —Wind and fixing loads checked against the substrate
- —Irrigation zoned by aspect and exposure
- —Seasonal planting mix for year-round cover
02 — Challenge, solution, result
How it was resolved.
The approach
An exterior-rated system fixed back to the structure, zoned irrigation set by aspect, and a species mix chosen for continuous cover rather than a single seasonal peak.
The outcome
A planted façade that gives the hotel a distinctive arrival and holds its appearance across the seasons.
03 — Gallery
04 — Related work
Related projects.
— — Next step
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