Bocage Urbain Oxygene
Waterless plant furniture
Captures and revalues rainwaters
BU Oxygene captures rainwater that can be accessed on site by diverting gutters, recovering street runoff waters or connecting to gullies.
Benefits: self-sufficient watering all year round, even during heatwaves; no need for human labour or energy
"Vertuo's water retention capacity is sized according to the climate and offers an efficient storage solution for various climates"
- Richard, Head of Roads and Green Spaces Department, City of Nogent
Easy to install
BU Oxygene is a plug and play greening furniture system. The modules are easy to install, requiring no civil engineering, and can be deployed in a single day.
Benefits: quick to install - our furniture can even be setup temporarily
"The Vertuo team has created a solution for the city that is as simple as Lego, both modular and easy to setup"
- Damien, independent installer
Design
Our chief designer Elodie Stephan thinks of Bocage Urbain Oxygene as being in a perpetual balance between aesthetics, functionality and ease of installation.
Benefits: Vertuo designs are unique and alluring, and can easily integrate into an existing urban landscape
"Vertuo's design approach for La Défense (Paris, France) offers perfect integration of the project into its environment"
- Julien, PLD project manager at Veolia
Modular
The design possibilities are endless! Many usages are possible: building frontages, schoolyards, alleys, squares, terraces...
Benefits: adapts to every situation, with or without accessible gutters
"The modularity allows for all kinds of configurations adapted to each location and user's needs"
- Hugues, head of the Paris social landlord
Naturally enjoyable
BU Oxygene modules can be fitted with a wide array of wooden seats, to create inviting and refreshing spaces in the summer.
Benefits: flexible use, all-in-one: nature in the city and street furniture
"Vertuo offers a new vision of street furniture; nature-based, user-friendly and aesthetically attractive"
- Eric, Nantes citizen & user of Vertuo
Plants
that last!
The VERTUO system boasts a record plant recovery rate: plants settle in and thrive thanks to the ideal soil maintained with stable hygrometry all year round.
Benefits: long-term investment - little plant renewal required
"It's crazy! In 3 years, the plants have taken over our terrace without any action on our part!"
- Julien, property manager
Empower
biodiversity
At the customer's choice, we offer a plant pallet either 100% endemic in accordance with OFB label, or an alternative proposal depending on site constraints and user requirements.
Advantages: positive for biodiversity, comfortable for Human-beings and more robust over time
"Oxygene brings added value in terms of biodiversity while also taking into account aesthetics, thanks to locally selected plant species"
- Lucien, water & biodiversity expert
BU Oxygene is the ideal modular solution for quickly revegetating constrained urban environments, while keeping maintenance costs under control. Ideal for schoolyards, squares, deck-level architecture, building frontages, etc...
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