The inspiration for the design came form the flow of water emulated by the tear drop shape and cool color palette. The diagonal pattern of the vegetation is reflective of a river.
This pattern would ideally cover the entire structure but in order to show it’s form little vegetation is shown.
Materials include: reclaimed gutter filter, wire mesh support bottom, and filter felt
I am torn between loving the form/site/scale, and questioning the material choice. It seems that the form of the "basket" and the spacing of the hole pattern are in conflict, which for me raises a question about whether the "truth" of the material has translated into the final form. The form is certianly remeniscent of a drolplet, and the organization remeniscent of a hanging basket, but it seems the material would be better suited as a column or cylindrical form so the hole pattern is not offset and in conflict as the diameter decreases. The flexibility of the grid does offer you a wide array of planting arrangements, and once vegetated my comments above may become irrelevant, but it is something to consider. That being said, i can imagine the fully vegetated vessel having a beautiful droplet form as you have intended. I am wondering if the droplet form would be better accomplished with a larger sheet of mesh like you have used in the bottom section, not a linear grided material like the gutter filter???
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