The Hanging Garden
The Hanging Garden is where technology meets nature. Designed by Patrick Blanc and QUAD Studio, the suspended green ribbon sculpture wraps around the exhibition spaces and penetrates the glass towards the garden outside. The fish pond on the ground defines the way the visitors move around the space.
Designed by: Patrick Blanc and QUAD studio
Structural System Designed by: RFR
All Images by Partick Blanc, QUAD studio and RFR
The Hanging Garden is where technology meets nature. Designed by Patrick Blanc and QUAD Studio, the suspended green ribbon sculpture wraps around the exhibition spaces and penetrates the glass towards the garden outside. The fish pond on the ground defines the way the visitors move around the space.
Designed by: Patrick Blanc and QUAD studio
Structural System Designed by: RFR
All Images by Partick Blanc, QUAD studio and RFR
Patrick Blanc
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Design workshop with Patrick Blanc
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Patrick Blanc at work
As one of the most famous botanist in the world, his planting plan for The Hanging Gardens is a work of art in itself
Manufacturing Process
The making of this 3 dimensional green ribbon sculpture need detail calculation so that water can free fall around the entire ribbon to feed the plants hanging on the sculpture. RFR created an extensive structural system to do just that. They then indexed each part ready for manufacture.
A layout plan of all segments are identified and indexed with the highest point tagged in green and the lowest point tagged in purple
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Fabrication of the Hanging Gardens
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Fabrication of the Hanging Gardens
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Gutter components individually manufactured ready for assembly
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Each component is skilfully fabricated and bent into shape a total of 68 components were manufactured and assembled in the factory ready for mock up tests
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A one to one scale layout plan was laid out in the factory yard for the mock up assembly
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The gutter and hanging structure are assembled together
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Stiffeners are applied to the structure above the gutter
The Installation
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The installation of the structural system for the Hanging Gardens shows the extent of the meandering structural ribbon ready for installation of the planting specified by Patrick Blanc
Planting Process
The different planting species specified by Patrick Blanc are individually installed onto the meandering ribbon.
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This video capture shows the laborious task of plant installation of “The Jungle Dragon Dance” by Patrick Blanc
To be continued....