Stay Restaurant is the second green wall installation part of the same project. This Time Alain Moatti's concept was to have a wavy effect of greenery on the 8m facade of the restaurant's building. the flexibility of our system allowed us to achieve this effect of course with the right selection of plants.
As Beirut is known to be a francophone city by excellence and thus strongly rooted with French culture, Sweet tea is managed by French Michelin star chef Yannick Alleno. This somehow consolidates this organic relationship between both countries culinary cultures and reinforces Beirut's role as the westernized facet of the Arab world and a city which has always influenced its neighbors with state of the art interventions.
The challenges for this installation were the fact that it had two different systems synchronized at the same time. One wtih an open cycle, and another a closed cycle where the water has to be recollected recycled and pumped back into the system. Another important challenge was to have a double green wall with a door that opens, to allow access to the technical room at the back.
Green Studios team is a mix of designers and engineers; this duality in the firm's identity plays an imminent role in the production of both artistic and technologically advanced solutions in the field of Landscape. The additional interesting part of the story is the Mediterranean climate which adds new choices of plants that one can observe in vertical installations and this experience is definitely exciting for any professional in the field of Landscape.
These installations have earned the firm the 2011 MIT award for its scientific findings so when you are traveling to Beirut, remember to look for its green walls, the experience is worth the visit.
