Landscape as Climate Strategy | Pentaspace Design Studio

How can landscape drive climate-conscious design? AAMRAI Resort in Alibaug positions the orchard ecosystem as the framework for a site-responsive hospitality experience. Set within a 2.5-acre ancestral orchard in Alibaug, AAMRAI – The Mango Orchard Resort treats the existing landscape as its primary climate-regulating system. Designed by Pentaspace Design Studio, the project begins with a close reading of land, water, and vegetation, guided by landscape designer Hemali Samant. Rather than resisting the site’s tendency to collect water within a shallow basin, the design adapts to it, placing low-density villas within natural clearings while retaining existing trees wherever possible.The architectural language […]