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July 11, 2010: Porsche Horticulture
| The Porsche Garden was part of the Royal Horticultural Society Show at Hampton Court back in July of 2008. This stylish automobile storage system (or off-street parking solution) was part of Flemond Warland’s garden design installation which won Gold. |
Won gold?
Methinks anyone that can afford this garden, doesn't need the Gold.
It does hold great possibilities for Halloween, however.
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Gravdigr Sunday Jul 11 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
It does hold great possibilities for Halloween, however.
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spudcon Sunday Jul 11 06:11 AM
If you click on the link, you'll see that these rich Porshe owners actually live in a trailer.
SPUCK Sunday Jul 11 06:13 AM
Seems fake. Look how accurately it has to be parked! Looks like the platform is about an inch bigger.
Sundae Sunday Jul 11 06:28 AM
It is an installation for a competition - it's not someone's real house, garden or parking after all.
Flemon Warland specialise in conceptual design. From what I can tell they are Sim Flemons & John Warland. I likey. When I win the Euromillions I'll commission them to create a Cat Paradise Garden for my country home. Ideally an indoor one, so only one cat gets to share the Paradise. Eden before the fall and all that.
xoxoxoBruce Sunday Jul 11 07:23 AM
They used an actual product called CarDok, that's been around for some time.
There are a number of companies that make similar products for parking cars two high. I even saw them used in a NYC parking lot, 10 years ago.
Griff Sunday Jul 11 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by SPUCK
Look how accurately it has to be parked! Looks like the platform is about an inch bigger.
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spudcon Sunday Jul 11 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Griff
And he has to drive on the green bit to get out. I like that people are thinking about this stuff though. Cars often don't match the surroundings and look like crap in front of houses.
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tombstone Sunday Jul 11 04:22 PM
(Singing) I beg your pardon...I never promised you a Porsche garden....!
Tick Sunday Jul 11 08:02 PM
If someone was forgotten in the car there could be grave consequences. 
xoxoxoBruce Sunday Jul 11 11:17 PM
There's controls in the pit, and in a real installation I'll bet they'd have an entrance to the basement.
SPUCK Monday Jul 12 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl
Ideally an indoor one, so only one cat gets to share the Paradise.
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No snakes?
Griff Monday Jul 12 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Tick
If someone was forgotten in the car there could be grave consequences.
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ZenGum Monday Jul 12 06:58 AM
If I had a garage like that, every single morning I would feel compelled to shout "Thunderbirrrrrrds aaarrreee ggooooooooo!".
Happy Monkey Monday Jul 12 11:50 AM
Wallace and Gromit!
Cloud Monday Jul 12 01:01 PM
I keep wanting this to be about something else . . . like wildflowers growing out of a Porsche shell
Griff Monday Jul 12 01:57 PM
Something like this, from here?
Cloud Monday Jul 12 02:13 PM
don't see any flowers growing out of that thing
classicman Monday Jul 12 02:19 PM
This better?
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tulzscha Tuesday Jul 13 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Griff
And he has to drive on the green bit to get out.
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Edit: No, looking at the plants, those aren't ones you'd want to drive on. So they're just in the way.
Cloud Tuesday Jul 13 12:35 AM
Griff Tuesday Jul 13 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by tulzscha
I know a Rich Person, they have a little green patch of mint in their front driveway (the one for guests). The intent being that people roll up, crush the mint a little, and exit their posh conveyances to the refreshing scent of fresh minty goodness. I kid you not. So maybe that's what it's for?
Edit: No, looking at the plants, those aren't ones you'd want to drive on. So they're just in the way. |
wanderer Tuesday Jul 13 07:35 AM
Even this one's good:
Happy Monkey Tuesday Jul 13 01:53 PM
It looks like those patches fit within the wheelbase, and serve to make the driveway look more like two walkways.
glatt Tuesday Jul 13 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
It looks like those patches fit within the wheelbase, and serve to make the driveway look more like two walkways.
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