Opening in 2012, this Applebee’s at 117th St. in East Harlem was the company's flagship "green" restaurant, achieving LEED Gold accreditation. The scope of work for this project included:

• Interior Living Wall in the Main Dining Room

• Exterior Green Roof Custom Planters & Plantings

 

Alison Duncan Design worked closely with the interior designer and various consultants, fabricators, and product/plant suppliers to coordinate the design and costing for each feature. The Exterior Green Roof includes three large caliper trees planted in large raised planters, powder-coated red to match Applebee’s branding.

 

The 10' x 24' Interior Living Wall is constructed of five different plant species depicting an apple, the company's logo, with a backdrop of plantings representational of fields and urban farming. The living wall is encased in a frame of salvaged wood from the New York Dock Company warehouses in Brooklyn.