Planters

Discover Italian-designed commercial planters for plazas, streetscapes, campuses, shopping centers, hospitality environments, residential developments, parks, and public spaces.

LAB23 architectural planters combine vegetation, space definition, durable materials, and contemporary design. The collection includes freestanding planters, modular systems, large-format products, mixed-material designs, and planters with integrated seating.

Bringing Greenery into Architectural Spaces

Planters can transform hardscape areas by introducing vegetation, seasonal color, shade, texture, and a stronger relationship between people and the landscape.

They can also perform important spatial functions, including:

• Defining pedestrian zones
• Organizing outdoor seating
• Separating circulation areas
• Creating temporary or permanent boundaries
• Screening service areas
• Enhancing entrances
• Directing movement
• Supporting biophilic design
• Creating visual focal points

LAB23 planters are developed as architectural elements rather than simple planting containers.

Applications

Commercial planters can be used in:

• Urban plazas
• Pedestrian streets
• Shopping centers
• Hotels and resorts
• Restaurants
• Corporate campuses
• Universities
• Mixed-use developments
• Residential communities
• Rooftop terraces
• Public parks
• Museums
• Transit environments
• Waterfront developments
• Healthcare campuses
• Building entrances
• Available Planter Types
• Freestanding Planters

Individual planters provide flexible placement and can be used to frame entrances, organize terraces, define seating areas, and add greenery to paved environments.

Large Commercial Planters

Large-format planters create a strong architectural presence and provide greater planting volume for shrubs, ornamental grasses, and selected small trees, subject to landscape-design requirements.

Modular Planters

Modular systems allow designers to create linear, grouped, geometric, or project-specific arrangements.

Planters with Integrated Seating

Multifunctional products combine planting and seating to create compact social areas within plazas, campuses, pedestrian streets, and retail environments.

Mixed-Material Planters

Metal structures can be combined with wood, WPC, composite materials, or seating elements to coordinate with surrounding site furniture.

Materials

Depending on the model, LAB23 planters may be manufactured using:

• Galvanized and powder-coated steel
• Stainless steel
• Corten steel
• Aluminum
• HPRC® composite
• Natural wood
• WPC
• Mixed-material configurations

Material selection should consider the project location, irrigation strategy, planting design, drainage, maintenance requirements, environmental exposure, and desired appearance.

Drainage and Planting Coordination

Commercial planters must be coordinated with the landscape design and planting system.

Relevant considerations include:

• Plant species
• Root volume
• Growing medium
• Drainage
• Irrigation
• Waterproofing
• Internal liners
• Soil weight
• Structural loading
• Freeze-thaw exposure
• Maintenance access
• Overflow management

Drainage holes, internal bases, liners, irrigation provisions, and accessory requirements vary by model and must be confirmed before ordering.

The landscape architect or planting specialist should verify that the selected planter dimensions and internal volume are appropriate for the intended vegetation.

Colors and Finishes

Selected products are available with:

• Standard powder-coated colors
• Custom RAL colors
• Textured finishes
• Matte finishes
• Satin stainless steel
• Corten steel
• Corten-effect coatings
• Natural wood seating
• WPC seating
• Two-color configurations
• Project-specific finish combinations

Planter colors can coordinate with benches, receptacles, bollards, and other site furnishings.

Installation and Placement

Depending on the model and project, planters may be:

• Freestanding
• Supplied with leveling feet
• Surface mounted
• Ballasted
• Equipped with lifting provisions
• Anchored using project-specific systems
• Combined into modular arrangements

Large planters can become extremely heavy after filling. Structural capacity, handling, lifting, transportation, and final positioning must be considered before installation.

Custom Commercial Planters

LAB23 can evaluate modifications or custom planter systems for specific projects.

Options may include:

• Custom dimensions
• Special shapes
• Modular layouts
• Integrated benches
• Custom drainage
• Irrigation provisions
• Removable internal bases
• Leveling feet
• Custom colors
• Laser-cut graphics
• Branding
• Integrated lighting
• Coordinated barriers
• Special fixing systems
• Planters with Integrated Seating

Planters with integrated benches help maximize the use of space by combining landscape and public seating.

They are especially suitable for:

• Plazas
• Shopping centers
• Campus courtyards
• Pedestrian streets
• Hospitality terraces
• Mixed-use developments
• Building entrances
• Public gathering areas

Seating elements may be available in natural wood, thermally modified wood, WPC, metal, or other project-specific materials, depending on the product.

Send us the project plans, intended plants, required planter dimensions, materials, colors, drainage strategy, irrigation requirements, quantities, and installation location.