Design & Functional Styles
Style and functional variations to ensure your Architerra product is the best possible fit for your project.
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For Planters, Bioretention Planters & Water Features
For FORMA Modular Planters & Planter Walls
For Planters, Bioretention Planters & Water Features
Top Design Styles
Straight Sides
Simple and clean top with hidden bracing and thicker side material. Minimal thickness .190″.
Top Flange
1-2″ wide double flange at top to create ‘wider’ look and add structural rigidity. Typically allows for standard .125″ thick material on planters and other products.
Bottom Design Styles
Standard
Simple corners where planter sits on the ground. Planter is placed on cushions to facilitate drainage and prevent scratching of planter and surrounding surface.
Inset
Planter bottom is inset 2″- 4″ from outside edge to create a hovering effect.
Legs
Available on smaller planters, ‘legs’ at short ends of planter allow for open space under planter.
For FORMA Modular Planters & Planter Walls
Top Design Styles
Straight Sides
Simple and clean top with hidden bracing and thicker side material. Minimal thickness .190″.
Top Flange
1-2″ wide double flange at top to create a ‘wider’ look and add structural rigidity. Typically allows for standard .125″ thick material on planters and other products.
Connection Styles
Fitted Joints
A joint or corner where connection hardware and bolts are hidden to create a clean, seamless connection.
Visible Connecting Bolts
A variable joint with slight separation and visible connection hardware to add a little character to your planter or wall modules.
Connecting Lip
Overlapping plates for hiding connecting seams between planter or wall modules.
Functional Styles for Standalone Walls
Freestanding Walls On Structure
Standard Planter walls 6″ – 36″ height. Walls include bottom flange to distribute weight and hold wall in place with weight of soil.
Freestanding Walls On Grade
Standard planter walls 6″ – 18″ height. Walls include bottom flange to distribute weight and hold wall in place with weight of soil. Custom walls up to 36″ height.
Freestanding Walls With Tieback On Structure
Allows for taller heights and soil profile and as required for structural engineering/integrity. Tiebacks can be to building structure or other Forma components for structural rigidity.
Freestanding Walls With Tieback On Grade
Create customized retaining walls up to 48″ tall with standard dimensional pieces all without site welding. Uses stakes and posts to provide structural support.
Functional Styles for Modular Planters
Planters with Open Bottom
On Structure
Modular planters with bottom flanges but open bottoms. Max width 8′. Max length 12′. Max height 5′. Designed to sit on roof protection foam, leveling feet or compatible with many other brands’ paving pedestals.
On Grade
Modular planters with bottom flanges but open bottoms. Max width 8′. Max length 12′. Max height 5′. Designed to sit on concrete or compacted gravel base, with or without leveling feet.
Planters with Closed Bottom
On Structure
Modular planters with similar designs to our landscape planters with closed bottoms. Max width 8′. Max length 12′. Max height 5′. Designed to sit on roof protection foam, leveling feet or compatible with many other brands’ paving pedestals.
On Grade
Modular planters with similar designs to our landscape planters with closed bottoms. Max width 8′. Max length 12′. Max height 5′. Designed to sit on concrete or compacted gravel base, with or without leveling feet.