IOTA was commissioned by Cardiff Council to supply bespoke Steel street planters for St Mary Street, at the heart of the Castle Quarter of Cardiff city centre.
The planters are spread along the bustling, pedestrianised section of St Mary Street, leading from the gatehouse of Cardiff Castle.
The large, conical shaped planters were manufactured in three sizes with heights 800/1200/1600mm respectively, all with a top diameter of 1000mm. All planters are designed with channels in the base to allow them to be moved by fork lift or pallet truck. 1.4003-grade Stainless Steel was used – a grade of Stainless Steel which offers significant benefits for use in public realm, as discussed here: 1.4003-grade Stainless Steel – The Unique Advantages >>. The powder coat finish was a special anti-graffiti formulation to RAL 7015 [Slate grey].
Planters of an imposing scale, in clusters of different heights, luxuriously planted, can be a very effective way to give a sense of place to large, expansive public areas. In addition to Cardiff City Centre, this strategy has also been used to great effect in these further projects: Quakers Friars, Bristol and Westfield Stratford City.
With two decades of accumulated knowledge, our understanding of the requirements of the UK landscape industry is second-to-none, and our in-house technologies and skills are leading edge.
We are a leading specialist supplier to the exterior and interior landscape industries, and our products feature in numerous schemes for corporations, public authorities, and private residences.
