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xoxoxoBruce 07-11-2010 12:51 AM

July 11, 2010: Porsche Horticulture
 
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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.
http://cellar.org/2010/cardok1.jpg

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

It does hold great possibilities for Halloween, however.

link

Gravdigr 07-11-2010 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 670014)
It does hold great possibilities for Halloween, however.

You're devious. :thumb:

spudcon 07-11-2010 05:11 AM

If you click on the link, you'll see that these rich Porshe owners actually live in a trailer.

SPUCK 07-11-2010 05:13 AM

Seems fake. Look how accurately it has to be parked! Looks like the platform is about an inch bigger.

Sundae 07-11-2010 05:28 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 07-11-2010 06:23 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 07-11-2010 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by SPUCK (Post 670037)
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 07-11-2010 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff (Post 670057)
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 07-11-2010 03:22 PM

(Singing) I beg your pardon...I never promised you a Porsche garden....!

Tick 07-11-2010 07:02 PM

If someone was forgotten in the car there could be grave consequences. :eek:

xoxoxoBruce 07-11-2010 10:17 PM

There's controls in the pit, and in a real installation I'll bet they'd have an entrance to the basement.

SPUCK 07-12-2010 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl (Post 670038)
Ideally an indoor one, so only one cat gets to share the Paradise.

What? :eyebrow:















No snakes?

Griff 07-12-2010 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Tick (Post 670158)
If someone was forgotten in the car there could be grave consequences. :eek:

Well played.

ZenGum 07-12-2010 05:58 AM

If I had a garage like that, every single morning I would feel compelled to shout "Thunderbirrrrrrds aaarrreee ggooooooooo!".

Happy Monkey 07-12-2010 10:50 AM

Wallace and Gromit!

Cloud 07-12-2010 12:01 PM

I keep wanting this to be about something else . . . like wildflowers growing out of a Porsche shell

Griff 07-12-2010 12:57 PM

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Something like this, from here?

Cloud 07-12-2010 01:13 PM

don't see any flowers growing out of that thing

classicman 07-12-2010 01:19 PM

This better?
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http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aP2TwaMaqk...th+flowers.jpg

tulzscha 07-12-2010 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff (Post 670057)
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 07-12-2010 11:35 PM

:blush:

Griff 07-13-2010 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by tulzscha (Post 670430)
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 07-13-2010 06:35 AM

Even this one's good:
http://www.betterphoto.com/uploads/p...1carinflow.jpg

Happy Monkey 07-13-2010 12:53 PM

It looks like those patches fit within the wheelbase, and serve to make the driveway look more like two walkways.

glatt 07-13-2010 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey (Post 670503)
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.


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