Elmich’s exclusive VGM® distributor in the USA, Tournesol Siteworks, receives regular requests from designers wanting to install double-sided VGM living walls. The Sheraton Delfina pool-deck living wall, designed by major hospitality design firm Dawson Design Associates, is an excellent example of such a double-sided wall.

 

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Double-sided VGM Modular living wall at the Sheraton Delfina, Santa Monica
A 2.5m high moveable poolside privacy hedge was created by installing the double-sided wall, set into a rectangular FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic) planter. A steel frame was anchored into the planter and VGM pilaster rails bolted to its horizontal members on both sides.

 

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 A steel-tube structure is anchored in an FRP Wilshire Collection planter

 

Pre-planted VGM modules were then hung onto the rails to create the double-sided living wall. Irrigation for the plants is supplied by a drip irrigation system, which is run hidden under the poolside decking to the planter.

 

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The reverse side of the wall

 

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The graphic posters, anchored to the framework on both sides of the living wall, are not what one could easily incorporate into a typical hedge, and illustrate how versatile the VGM modular green wall system can be.

 

Article Courtesy of Tournesol Siteworks, Elmich exclusive VGM® distributor in the USA