Landscape Forms Introduces Upfit™, a New Approach to Creating Outdoor Destinations
Landscape Forms introduces the Upfit Outdoor Structural System, an adaptive structure with a modern style and endless flexibility to create outdoor environments where people live, learn, work, care, play, and travel.
âWith the introduction of Upfit, Landscape Forms is expanding our portfolio with a new product category,â says President Richard Heriford. âWeâre excited about Upfit and what it offers landscape architects. Weâre also excited to collaborate with Arcadia and leverage its expertise in outdoor structures. Our goal is to be the industry leader in outdoor furniture, lighting, and structure.â Upfit transforms underutilized spaces on corporate, academic, and healthcare campuses and within public and transit areas into sought-out destinations. â
In-between spaces are overlooked and undervalued but hold such potential,â says Vice President of Design and Marketing Kirt Martin. âUpfit gives landscape architects tools for helping to look at these spaces with fresh eyes and create places with purpose and value at a lower cost than indoor real estate. Upfit can become an outdoor classroom, corporate meeting space, contemplation space, or social gathering hub.â
The tools to design a structure with the amenities, comfort, and function a project requires include a simple post-and-beam structure, a louvered roof with weather management capabilities and open roof, power, and embedded lighting. The structure can be specified in seven powdercoat colors. Panels divide space, create boundary, and provide functionality. Louvered panels angle to shade interiors; slatted panels provide semi-private outer and interior division; glass panels in several colors also act as markerboards; and green panels with wire screens create plant walls on the exterior and interior. Attaching peninsula and inline tables support individual and group activities.
An attaching bike rack is also available. Third-party accessories such as fans, lights, and flat-screen monitors can be added to powered structures. The louvered roof system of Upfit is operated with an electronically motorized system and can be controlled with a switch, remote control, or smart device app.
Upfit can be embedded, surface-mounted, and connected to buildings at the ground or rooftop. It is structurally engineered to be compatible with a site and includes project management and installation services. Upfit is scalable, giving landscape architects the ability to create a simple single unit or a fully powered, lit, and furnished multi-unit structure. Landscape Formsâ offering of site furniture can further outfit the Upfit structure to its purpose. âAs humans, we are drawn to the outdoors. Upfit transforms unused outdoor spaces into the kind of relevant, purposeful, and enjoyable places we are drawn to,â says Martin.
about landscape forms
Landscape Forms is the industry leader in integrated collections of high-design site furniture and advanced LED lighting. Since its founding in 1969 Landscape Forms has earned a reputation for excellent design, high quality products and exceptional service. The Landscape Forms U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan with sales representatives throughout North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and Asia.
Landscape Forms collaborates with renowned industrial designers and consultancies, landscape architects, and architects to design and develop integrated collections of products that address emerging needs and help create a sense of place. Additionally, the company has formed global marketing partnerships with select companies that share its commitment to design. Landscape Forms has an installed base of products around the world. Clients include municipalities, transit centers, corporate, college and health care campuses, sites such as Orange County Great Park; and familiar brand leaders such as Boeing, Cisco Systems, Disney, Sprint, American Airlines, Herman Miller, and Nike.
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about arcadia
Arcadia Building Products, Inc. is the building industryâs premier designer and manufacturer of high-quality pergola and shading structures.
With patented products like the Pivot, the Slide, the Pivot XL, and bonus features designed with advanced technology, Arcadia has become one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States, appearing on the Inc. 5000 list for the past four years. Founded outside of Atlanta in 2011 by CEO and Chief Product Architect Scott Selzer, Arcadia has grown to include two major manufacturing facilities in North Georgia and Nevada, and a massive dealer network that spans from Canada to the Caribbean.
Arcadiaâs motto of âgood isnât good enoughâ and its dedication to its core values of quality, customer service, and innovation, serve as the driving forces behind the companyâs continued innovation and growth.
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about kem studio
KEM STUDIO was founded in 2004 by Jonathon Kemnitzer and Brad Satterwhite. The partners graduated from the University of Kansas, Jonathon with a degree in industrial design and Brad in architecture.
After working in industrial design and architecture firms, the men met and created a studio based on âbetter design better living,â a philosophy that merged industrial design and architecture to approach projects more holistically. KEM STUDIO works with a variety of clients on diverse projects, from concepts with Airstream; residential, commercial and cultural architecture with public and private entities; and speakers and amplifiers for Martin Logan to furniture for Herman Miller; kayak helmets for Shred Ready; whiteboards for Ghent; and corporate spaces for Adobe. The firm has received numerous awards, including Good Design awards for product and architectural design, Best of NeoCon award, HiP honors, IDEA awards, and AIA awards. KEM STUDIO is based in Kansas City, Missouri.
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