Page 33 - I-Plants Magazine special 2021 Biophilic Design Awards issue - regular res

Silver Award Silver Award 33

Moss Wall Art
$10,001-$20,000 Grand Design

$40,001-$75,000
Project:
Moss Wall for Technology Project:

Mamey Restaurant
Company

Congratulations to: at THesis Hotel

Botanical Designs Congratulations to:
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A FosterPlants, Inc.

Our design c hallen ge w as t o cr e at e a “lush tr opical o asis that w ould enhan c e th e in door
Our designchallenge was to create a “lush tropical oasis that would enhance the indoor
e an
anspor
d tr
xper
g e
c
ien
ith that in min
” W
e used
d, w
gle
e guest t
t th
e jun
o th
dinin
dining experience and transport the guest to the jungle” With that in mind, we used Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.A
a
olai (Whit
ar
live Strilitzia nicolai (White birds of paradise) for their large tropical leaves which picked
ilitzia nic
or th
dise) f
a
eir lar
e bir
h pic
k
ed
es whic
v
opical le
ds of p
ge tr
liv
e Str
up on th e tr opical w allp aper linin g t w o sides of th e main dinin g r oom w alls. T o gain th e
up on the tropical wallpaper lining two sides of the main dining room walls. To gain the
d, w
eeded, with
essar
e used 14
n necessary height that we needed, without the spread, we used 14” plants in tall tapered
e
ec
out th
y h
e n
ed
e spr
eight that w
a
” plants in tall taper
s t
c
o a
hie
fiber
fibercrete planters to achieve the biophilic design intent. .
e plant
v
e th
cr
e biophilic design int
ent
er
et
List of plants/flowers used: Live Plants: Rhapis Excelsa, Zamioculcas zamiifolia, Adonidia Palm,
Spindle Palm, Clusia guttifera, Strelitzia nicolai, Dracaena Massangeana, Dracaena lisa Replica
Plants: Strilitzia nicolai, English ivy, Pothos, Birdsnest ferns, Boston ferns, Strelitzia reginae, as-
sorted bromeliads & orchids, Philodendron monstera, Spanish moss, Aglaonema species,.Contain-
ers used: Restoration Hardware (Designer provided) Topdressing used: Spanish Moss (interior)
Mexican Beach pebbles (exterior)
The story behind this design and installation:
Mamey Restaurant is a specialty tropical-themed restaurant at THesis Hotel,
a boutique property in Coral Gables, FL. We were invited to participate in the
project by the Design Firm. The project comprises live and replica interior
plants and live exterior plants. Both the interior and exterior spaces were
completely transformed by the inclusion of live and replica plants to carry off
the “tropical jungle theme” effect.
What makes this design biophilic?
Upon entering the indoor space of Mamey one is immediately transported
to the lush rainforest of Central America by the abundance of live and replica
plants that completely fill the space creating an instant sensory connection
with nature. The expansive outdoor covered breezeway is separated into
dining pods with the use of lush live plants dividing the spaces and creating
social distancing solutions while also creating the sense of being whisked
away to the forest, somewhere.
eplica “
F
g” of th
For the Intimate Dining Room we kept the replica “planting” of the e
plantin
e Intimat
e r
e k
or th
e Dinin
g Room w
ept th
overhead platform a little more restrained and used mostly Boston
er
o
v
h
ed an
ain
ostly Bost
d used m
or
e r
estr
tle m
or
a
d platf
on
m a lit
e
h as Philoden
dr
opicals suc
on
er tr
t
er
er
ns with a smat
g of oth
f ferns with a smattering of other tropicals such as Philodendron
in
m onst er a an d Sta gh or n f er ns.
monstera and Staghorn ferns.
obb
Th
e e
y that c
a
ts th
ec
onn
w
ior br
er
xt
e
z
ee
e Residential L
estaur
ant t
o th
The exterior breezeway that connects the restaurant to the Residential Lobby y
e r
o w
a
k with. T
ast open sp
ogeth
or
c
was a vast open space that provided a blank canvas to work with. Together with
vided a blank can
as a v
w
o
e that pr
as t
er with
v
e, w
a
, C
e
c
yr
e br
e th
ar
ok
e sp
er
tn
e do
olyn F
dinin
o “
our Design Partner, Carolyn Freyre, we broke the space down into “dining pods”
our Design P
r
ar
g pods”
wn int
at
d socially distan
iv
e an
h cr
anspor
which create lush, private and socially distanced spaces that transport the guests
es that tr
e guests
t th
e
at
e lush, pr
ed sp
c
a
whic
c
opical Oasis that is th
r
e
t to the Tropical Oasis that is the entire theme of Mamey Restaurant. .
y Restau
ant
r
e of Mam
e entir
e T
e th
em
o th