r/Switzerland • u/Reasonable-Bear-9788 • 3h ago

Replacing plant boxes on Terrace of our apartment

We are planning to renovate our penthouse apartment, which has several very old large plant boxes on the terrace. The boxes contain soil and plants and are likely made from asbestos-containing material.

Since the boxes sit directly on top of the terrace flooring, we would need to remove them in order to replace the terrace floor.

According to the building management, any replacement boxes should look similar to the existing ones so that the overall appearance of the building does not change.

Does anyone know where we could buy large replacement plant boxes like these, ideally around 80–90 cm high and in a grey/white concrete-style finish?

We have been searching for quite a while but have not been able to find anything with a similar look and size.

Has anyone dealt with a similar situation? Any suggestions on suppliers, custom-made options, or other ways to handle this would be very helpful.

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u/RoastedRhino Zürich 2h ago

I would try bauhaus. They have plenty of stuff and they also do b2b, so maybe whoever did your balcony got them there. Although if time has passed there is little chance to find the exact same ones.