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46 large bespoke zintec steel trough planters for university
Bespoke powder-coated steel planters were commissioned for the University of Bristol’s new £54m Life Sciences Building. 46 large steel trough planters were supplied with a footprint of 1200 (l) x 400mm (w) in heights from 650 to 1400mm. The planters were manufactured from 1.5mm-thick zintec steel, powder-coated to RAL 9006 [White aluminium]. The
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Bespoke steel trough planters, University of Bristol
Bespoke powder-coated steel planters were commissioned for the University of Bristol’s new £54m Life Sciences Building.
Project detail
46 large steel trough planters were supplied with a footprint of 1200 (l) x 400mm (w) in heights from 650 to 1400mm. The planters were manufactured from 1.5mm-thick zintec steel, powder-coated to RAL 9006 [White aluminium].
The planters will be used to green a perimeter wall around two sides of the building, leading the eye to a 'living wall' at the top of a flight of steps off St Michael's Hill. The living wall, by Biotecture, is the most striking feature of the landscaping at the Life Sciences Building, being 41 foot high, and hosting almost 7000 plants as well as bat and bird boxes.
The building is the University of Bristol’s biggest construction project to-date, and provides state-of-the-art teaching and research laboratory space, together with seminar rooms, library, learning and social spaces, and staff offices. It is the work of architects Sheppard Robson, and IOTA’s planters were commissioned by The Landscape Group.
