July 11, 2010: Porsche Horticulture

xoxoxoBruce • Jul 11, 2010 1:51 am
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.


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Won gold?
Methinks anyone that can afford this garden, doesn't need the Gold. :haha:

It does hold great possibilities for Halloween, however.

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Gravdigr • Jul 11, 2010 4:38 am
xoxoxoBruce;670014 wrote:
It does hold great possibilities for Halloween, however.


You're devious. :thumb:
spudcon • Jul 11, 2010 6:11 am
If you click on the link, you'll see that these rich Porshe owners actually live in a trailer.
SPUCK • Jul 11, 2010 6:13 am
Seems fake. Look how accurately it has to be parked! Looks like the platform is about an inch bigger.
Sundae • Jul 11, 2010 6:28 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 • Jul 11, 2010 7:23 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 • Jul 11, 2010 8:35 am
SPUCK;670037 wrote:
Look how accurately it has to be parked! Looks like the platform is about an inch bigger.


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.
spudcon • Jul 11, 2010 1:15 pm
Griff;670057 wrote:
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.

My cars look like crap where ever I park them.
tombstone • Jul 11, 2010 4:22 pm
(Singing) I beg your pardon...I never promised you a Porsche garden....!
Tick • Jul 11, 2010 8:02 pm
If someone was forgotten in the car there could be grave consequences. :eek:
xoxoxoBruce • Jul 11, 2010 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 • Jul 12, 2010 6:09 am
Sundae Girl;670038 wrote:
Ideally an indoor one, so only one cat gets to share the Paradise.


What? :eyebrow:















No snakes?
Griff • Jul 12, 2010 6:36 am
Tick;670158 wrote:
If someone was forgotten in the car there could be grave consequences. :eek:


Well played.
ZenGum • Jul 12, 2010 6:58 am
If I had a garage like that, every single morning I would feel compelled to shout "Thunderbirrrrrrds aaarrreee ggooooooooo!".
Happy Monkey • Jul 12, 2010 11:50 am
Wallace and Gromit!
Cloud • Jul 12, 2010 1:01 pm
I keep wanting this to be about something else . . . like wildflowers growing out of a Porsche shell
Griff • Jul 12, 2010 1:57 pm
Something like this, from here?
Cloud • Jul 12, 2010 2:13 pm
don't see any flowers growing out of that thing
classicman • Jul 12, 2010 2:19 pm
This better?
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tulzscha • Jul 13, 2010 12:27 am
Griff;670057 wrote:
And he has to drive on the green bit to get out.


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.
Cloud • Jul 13, 2010 12:35 am
:blush:
Griff • Jul 13, 2010 6:43 am
tulzscha;670430 wrote:
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.


It was a clever thought.
wanderer • Jul 13, 2010 7:35 am
Even this one's good:
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Happy Monkey • Jul 13, 2010 1:53 pm
It looks like those patches fit within the wheelbase, and serve to make the driveway look more like two walkways.
glatt • Jul 13, 2010 4:58 pm
Happy Monkey;670503 wrote:
It looks like those patches fit within the wheelbase, and serve to make the driveway look more like two walkways.


Yes. Ribbon driveways are not uncommon in my neighborhood.