FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, THE WESTCLIFF
This iconic hotel is a stylish urban resort, located on a steep hillside with excellent panoramic views over the heavily Jacaranda-treed & prestigious suburbs of Johannesburg. The practice has been involved for many years on the property, but recently carried out a major environmental refurbishment when it changed ownership and was converted into a prestigious […]
NIKKI BEACH RESORT AND SPA
The recently completely Nikki Beach Dubai is the first Nikki Beach Resort in the Middle East offering an unparalleled beach resort experience. Designed to reflect the ideals of the Nikki Beach brand the project combines dining, music and entertainment with various swimming pools including DJ outlets and in-water dance floor areas. The beach-casual yet sophisticated […]
PRIVATE RESIDENCE JOHANNESBURG
This complex and sophisticated Palazzo style private residence required landscaping design befitting of its grandeur. Structured, symmetrical and ornate, the architecture defines the design aesthetic of the estate. Formal planting beds, private recesses and manicured lawns are connected by textured pathways and staircases across a multi-level terrain, populated largely by indigenous plants. Traditionally Italian hardscaping, […]
MENLYN SHOPPING CENTRE
The new landscape to the Menlyn Mall Complex offers the shopper the unique experience of relaxation spaces on a central park podium with al fresco restaurants spilling out onto a piazza area. Large trees create shade to the fringes of the park with random clumps of extra-large multi-stemmed Pride of India trees. The purple and […]
QASR AL SARAB DESERT RESORT BY ANANTARA
Located in the Liwa Desert, one of the largest uninterrupted sand deserts in the world, Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara is a unique setting offering some of the most breath-taking views imaginable. The evocative landscaping throughout the resort forms a desert oasis and plays with the idea of connecting with the inhospitable desert […]
90 RIVONIA ROAD, SANDTON
90 Rivonia Road is a modern development, located in the centre of Johannesburg’s bustling business district of Sandton. Multi-level planting beds, populated by vegetation of differing heights, were designed to create harmony across the grand staircase and winding ramps. Non-orthogonal angles in the landscaping contrast with those found within the architecture. Lighting is used to […]
THE ST REGIS MAURITIUS RESORT
The St Regis Mauritius Resort, an upmarket destination in the South of Mautitius, is set with the picturesque La Morne mountain as a backdrop. An old fishermans boathouse, converted into the kitchen for the beach restaurant, is contrasted with the formal French colonial style of the rest of the development. Keeping with this theme the […]
THE ST REGIS SAADIYAT ISLAND RESORT
Located on Saadiyat Island, this development includes a mix of a St Regis operated resort hotel, villas, apartments and a retail centre flanked on two sides by a golf course and one side by the sea. Throughout, a subtle Mediterranean theme with off-white and cream facades; and terracotta tiled roofs can be seen, all overlooking […]
FAIRMONT ZIMBALI RESORT
This Resort development which consists of a hotel, fractional ownership garden condos, beach club and private signature villas is situated in the Zimbali coastal resort 45kms north of Durban. This elevated site overlooking the Indian Ocean, includes the natural watercourse which runs through the development. The natural wetland has been rehabilitated and designed to snake […]
FAIRMONT THE PALM
The Fairmont Palm is situated on the man-made island Palm Jumeirah. The 5+ Star hotel is flanked by two serviced residential apartment towers each of which are designed around an island resort theme and include various flowing water features and swimming pools. The architectural design is contemporary arabesque with the landscape design that reflects this […]