Cascade Garden

A Monumental Conservatory befitting a legend in Modern Architectural Landscape Design.

Linel provided the entire enclosure of this monumental Brazilian Rainforest Conservatory. The original conservatory, located at the Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania, was commissioned in 1989. The extensive preservation and reconstruction project started in 2021 and was completed in 2024. The entire layout of the original conservatory, as originally arranged by Robert Burle Marx, was scanned by laser, labeled, removed and then stored while the new conservatory was built. All was restored, down to the last rock, to the "original" location within the new glass house.
For this project, Linel provided and installed the structural AESS Category 2 steel and utilized a custom-engineered historic-styled I-beam version of the Linel SG1000. Additionally, Linel’s scope included operable thermally broken sloped windows operated by individual chain driven electric motors and vertical windows linked together with a continuous driven axle operated by electric motors. Linel also provided custom window screens, gutters, downspouts, and entrances.
Linel was honored to help preserve this one-of-a-kind conservatory for the enjoyment of generations to come in collaboration with Bancroft Construction and Weiss/Manfredi.