LANDSCAPE

IN RESORTS PRESENTED BY
AKSHITHA RB
SUBA SREE N
DEEKSHITHA
NAVEEN T
 LANDSCAPE
In the modern era, landscape architecture for
resorts goes far beyond placement of
greenery and technical calculations. It is a
strategic field whose constant focus is the
guest experience. This means that its
considerations are far more broad than simple
aesthetics, and that site planning is a
fundamental part of the work that must be
undertaken.
These days, there are also a number of interesting trends in
resort design that are informing new project development:
INCREASING SITE CONNECTIVITY
The creation of a network of walks, trails, bike ways and
cart paths has become a priority. These offer guests a range
of movement experiences, from intense fitness runs to
leisurely strolls, on gracefully-designed routes. This network
ought not to be an afterthought but a primary resort
experience of interconnected paths, accented with shade,
lookout points, seating and meeting places. Circulation
networks like these connect guests to the best destinations
within a resort.
TREND TOWARD THE NATURAL

We see this trend in much resort landscape design,

with greater use of native plants in relaxed, mixed
layouts, and favouring vine-covered “living fences”
and interior “living walls” covered in thriving green
plant modules. These examples and many others
illustrate the desire for innovative ways to integrate
nature with built facilities
 LANDSCAPE
HARDSCAPE SOFTSCAPE
SOFTSCAPES
 INTRODUCTION TO
SOFTSCAPES

SOFTSCAPE:
*SOFT SCAPING REFERS TO THE LIVING,
HORTICULTURAL ELEMENTS INVOLVED IN
LANDSCAPING, SUCH AS FLOWERS, PLANTS, GRASS,
SOIL, FLOWER BEDS, TREES AND MULCH.
*TREES ARE USED FOR ROADSIDE PLANTING, PUBLIC
PARKS, ALONG THE RAILWAY LINES, IN SCHOOLS AND
COLLEGES & SOME OF THESE CAN EVEN FIND A
PLACE IN SMALL PRIVATE GARDENS.
*DESIGNERS HAVE OVER 400,000 SPECIES OF
PLANTS IN THE WORLD TO CHOOSE FOR
LANDSCAPING.
*PLANTS ARE CHOSEN FOR A LANDSCAPE BY THE
LOOKS OF THEIR LEAVES, SCENT, FRUIT, STEM AND
BARK.
 Softscape maintenance and
management includes:

Weed removal Mowing

Weed removal
Mowing
Planting
Aerating
Pruning and Trimming
Planting
Watering
Fertilizing
Softscaping elements will add color and Watering
beauty to your landscape, and
hardscaping elements add focal points,
access, and practicality to your outdoor Pruning and Trimming Fertilizing
living design
 SOFTSCAPE ELEMENTS

Trees:
A tree is a perennial woody plant with a single main trunk taller than about 2 meters, with
xylem tissue in the trunk and branches that continues to enlarge during the life of the plant
by the process of secondary growth
Trees

Palms:
Palm trees are a family of plants. Palms are one of the most well-known and widely planted
tree families. They have had an important role to humans throughout much of history. Most
of them are trees but some are shrubs.

Palms
Shrubs:
A shrub is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under
6 m (20 ft) tall. Plants of many species may grow either into shrubs or trees, depending on
their growing conditions. Small, low shrubs, generally less than 2 m tall, such as lavender,
periwinkle
Shrubs

Ground Covers :
A low-growing dense growth of plants, such as pachysandra or crown vetch, planted for
ornamental purposes or to prevent soil erosion in areas where turf is difficult to grow, as
in deep shade or on a steep slope.
Ground Covers
 FORM 

In landscape design terminology, form is the shape of a plant.

➤ Upright
➤ Oval
➤ Columnar
➤ Spreading
➤ Broad spreading
➤ weeping

15-25 M 30 FT -40 FT
30 FT - 40 FT

32 FT-50 FT

35 M

Wide spreading
(ex: rain tree, peepal, Spreading tree
banyan) Columnar tree (ex: gooseberry,
Weeping tree (ex: Ex: ashoka, thuja, Christmas plumeria, arjuna)
Upright tree (ex: weeping willow, bottle tree)
brush) Oval
palm, coconut, Conical
arecanut) Skinny
 TYPES OF PLANTS AND TREES USED IN SOFTSCAPING
EVERGREEN TREES FLOWERING TREES EVERGREEN SHRUBS

RED PINE KACHAR TREE SARACA ASHOKA TREE BLACK BOARD TREE HYDRANGEA
GREEN-YELLOW JUNIPER ROSEBUSH

COCHLOSPERMUM RELIGIOSUM
SILVERY BLUE JUNIPERS HEMLOCK (YELLOW SILK COTTON TREE) CRAPE MYRTLE PONGAMA OIL TREE BOXWOOD LILAC

SHADE PROVIDING TREES

GOLDEN RAIN TREE BANYAN TREE ASHOKA TREE TEAK TECTONA TREE KAPOK TREE NEEM TREE ARJUNA TREE
1. Beautiful driveways 4. Retaining walls 7. Pools 10. Arbors

2. Stone patios 8. Water feature 11.Pergola

5.Terrace gardens

3. Walkways 6.Outdoor kitchen 9. Fire feature 12. Gazebo

 FURNISHINGS

SEATING
Seating is about inviting people to feel relaxed
outdoors. A seating wall incorporates comfort and
entertainment into your landscape.

DUSTBIN
Placed at regular intervals( eg: near seating) for easy
disposal and collection. all these are segregated and
collected and disposed.

SIGNAGE
A Signage is used to communicate a message. The
purpose of the signage is to promote, identify, provide
information, give directions or to raise safety awareness.

LIGHTING
Use of outdoor illumination of private gardens and public
landscapes; for the enhancement and purposes of
safety, nighttime aesthetics, accessibility, security,
recreation and sports, and social and event uses.
SEATING
WOOD
STAINLESS STEEL
CANE
WROUGHT IRON
PLASTIC
FABRIC
Signage should be placed at nodal positions, openly and prominently.
• They should be simple in syntax and must be well lit in ambient lowlight conditions.
• It should not obstruct any movement path and, if suspended, should have a minimum clear head-room of 2000 mm from the finished
floor.
• If the signage is floorbased and free-standing, then there should be a detectable barrier at the floor level for the white stick users. -
Signage systems should be clear, consistent and in all the comprehensible languages of the region. Cross signage should be avoided
to avoid anxiety and confusion.
• In general, signs should not be placed behind glass panels because of possible reflection and thus making for poor readability.
• Signage placed on pedestrian path of travel are considered obstructions; thus they should be detectable.
 ASPHALT CONCRETE BLOCKS CONCRETE BLOCKS

DRIVE WAY GRAVELT GRAVEL BRICK

ASPHALT
CONCRETE
GRAVEL
BRICK
STONE
USED CONCRETE
GRASS
STONE USED CONCRETE GRASS
 BRICK BRICK CONCRETE

WALK WAY STONE GRASS GRAVEL

BRICK
STONE
GRAVEL
GRASS
CONCRETE

GRAVEL GRASS CONCRETE

RETAINING WALL
CRIB RETAINING WALL

GABION RETAINING WALL

REINFORCED RETAINING WALL

RETAINING WALL BLOCKS

ANCHORED RETAINING WALL

PILED RETAINING WALL

WOOD RETAINING WALL

SWIMMING POOLS
INFINITY POOL
SPA POOL
NATURAL POOL
PLUNGE POOL

WATER FEATURE
POT FOUNTAINS
SELF-CONTAINED WATER FEATURES
Ningbo Yuhai Tianxia - china

hardscape elements used in the entrance of waterbody in different levels pertaining to the waterbody in different levels pertaining to the hardscape elements like stone
ningbo yuhai tianxia resort in china. artificial contours and how softscape is used to delinate contours and how softscape is used to delinate walkways and grass pavers to create
lighting to enhance landscape & architectural boundary between dry and wet areas. boundary between dry and wet areas. interest in the walkways.
features.

textural difference between different pathways and seating area and softscape children play area along the contour
creating a visual landscape.
 DESIGN STANDARDS:FOOTPATHS

 RESIDENTIAL AREAS: 2.00 M

 COMMERCIAL/ MIXED USE
AREAS: 2.50 M
 COMMERCIAL NODES: 4.00 M

CLEAR WALKING ZONE :

NO UTILITY DUCTS, UTILITY POLES,
ELECTRIC, WATER OR TELECOM
BOXES, TREES, SIGNAGE OR ANY
KIND OF OBSTRUCTION SHOULD BE
PLACED WITHIN THE “WALKING MATT-FINISH/ ANTI-SKID FOOT
ZONE” IN FUTURE. PATH AND BUS STOP SURFACES
GUIDELINES FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS