DR.

D Y PATIL COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, AKURDI, PUNE

Landscape architecture

CASE STUDY ON RESORT

CAPE ROYALE RESORT

YEAR – 2021-2022
SUBMITTED BY-
PREETI KUMARI
3RD YEAR SUBMITTED TO –
BATCH - B AR. PUNAV ATHAVALE
 CAPE ROYALE RESORT
A PEACEFUL OASIS IN THE
MIDDLE OF A BUSY CITY

• This excellent project is located in one

of the most luxurious hotel resorts —
Cape Royale on the island of Sentosa in
Singapore.
• It is one of the area’s biggest tourist
attractions, with beautiful views of the
sea.
• It is a peaceful oasis in a city of fast-
growing, extremely prosperous global
Organic landscape platform, inspired by coral reefs, is a combination
of Bubble Planters, Main Living Corridor, Reflecting Pond, Floating businesses where everyone is rushing
Wooden Terraces and the Gigantic Pool.
and running 24/7.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY SPACE
• In areas with such a high intensity
• Large common space encourages the residents to enjoy a of traffic — motorized and
variety of outdoor activities.
• It also acts as a beautiful foreground to the unobstructed ocean pedestrian — it is almost
view. impossible to diminish the level of
noise, let alone create a place that
seems absolutely detached from
the busy world around it.
• But there is no such a thing as
impossible for the designers at
TROP.
• They have searched for and found
the physical potential of the space
at the Cape Royale resort, taking
the sea as their main motivation
and inspiration.
ORGANIZED MADNESS

• It is clear from the first glance at the project that TROP has
kept in mind the idea of the space being watched from
above — from the surrounding balconies of the building
enclosing the area.
• When looked at from above, the project reminds us of a
mad artist’s painting, except it is more organized than we
might first realize.

Some little details here and there make the garden a little bit
more enjoyable. Each day the residents may discover new
hidden details in the landscape.
 ORGANIZED MADNESS

• The design’s main theme of wavy lines connects the

balconies to the sea spreading before the sky-scraping
building.
• The sea itself is highlighted by the design’s features,
which show TROP’s excellent use of the land,
materials, and even the light and shade.

• Two different water features, The Reflecting

Garden and The Gigantic Pool is divided, yet
integrated, by the Floating Terraces, which
serves as both pathways and pool decks.
• The Gigantic Pool is a large body of water,
organically designed as the central piece of the
landscape.
• Residents of each tower could enjoy the view of this
special designed swimming pool.
• At night, the water grows in the dark, lighten the
overall landscape.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
• TROP’S Seascape is a home for all the goodies of landscape
architecture, as it magically connects water features,
sculptures, differentiated paving, and original planting.
• When walking through the Seascape, we get the feeling of
walking in a place from a different world, especially at night,
when the carefully thought-through lighting gives the
scenery a magical atmosphere.
• And the trees grow on geometrical miniature islands on the
water pools.
• Water is the core of the design. When having a second
thought about the design, we realize that the whole area is
divided into bigger and smaller islands, which look as if they
really are “floating” on the water.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

• There are pathways made of circular

features that allow us to walk “on” the pools
of water.
• The bottoms of the pools take on different
colors and even fractures, from gray oval
stones to blue and navy mosaics.
• These tiny changes not only make the space
more colorful but also subconsciously
change our perception of the space.

All ground floor units have direct access to the

garden.
Private pathways are provided to get in and out
from private balconies.
 USE OF COLOR AND MATERIAL

• The overall use of colors in this Seascape project is

strongly connected to the colors of Cape Royale’s
natural surroundings — the sea, the beach, the sky, and
the plants.
• This is why the whole project is in blues, greens, whites,
and grays. Sea-themed sculptures provide an added
dimension.
• We get a feeling as if they were “walking” with us on
our stroll down the Seascape gardens.

Large green landscape occupies the areas at the base of each

tower. A series of custom designed sculptures are proposed
here and there to animate the garden.
 USE OF COLOR AND MATERIAL

• The little sculptures are grouped into several

segments of individual or numerous forms,
depicting sea creatures such as fish or sea
devils.
• Sometimes, the sculptures are fully exhibited on
tiny podia that also seem to be “floating” on the
water, and sometimes they’re hidden in the
plants around the edges of the pools.

Sunken garden is located in the middle of the landscape

platform, leading Sunlight down to the basement Coral-
inspired pavilion is also strategically created there in
order to serve as party facility.
 planted rooms

• The plants were used in such

a way as if to softly divide
the whole space into smaller
sectors, or “rooms”, each
with its own purpose and
atmosphere.

Along the main road, a green wall is created by a

series of shrubs and trees.
Noises are screened, and privacy is totally protected.
 planted rooms

• From palm trees to shrubs and

tropical perennials, all native to
the area, each has its own purpose
— and position — in the project.
• They all create different “rooms”
that can be explored one at a time,
supplying us with a dose of
magical mystery one by one.

Those who do not like to be in the main

garden can find their own serene space
under the shades of these local trees.
 MULTIPURPOSE POOLS

• The Cape Royale resort isn’t made only for long,

romantic walks; it is also the main recreational
feature of Cape Royale.
• The pools aren’t always purely decorative: There
are countless of pools in which you can swim,
walk, and sunbathe.
• The pools differ in size, shape, and depth.

Different seating arrangements happen through out the

landscape.
Each has its own unobstructed view of the ocean.
The public pathway is separated by a series of low
shrubs, keeping a good distance to protect the privacy of
the residents.
 MULTIPURPOSE POOLS

• Some of the pools are so shallow

that there are no “bridges” on them,
and if you want to get from one
edge of the pool to another, you’ll
have to take off your shoes — just a
little change from our normal
walking habits.

Shallow area in the pool is the perfect space

for sunbathing.
The lounge chairs appear as they are floating
on the water.
 MULTIPURPOSE POOLS

• Even though Singapore got us used to its original

and extraordinary landscape features, we still
haven’t got enough of them.
• It is easy to notice that “usual” and “ordinary”
definitely aren’t this country’s thing when it comes
to landscape design.
• All of the landscape projects located in Singapore
can be described at least as cosmic.
• And the Cape Royale resort is definitely one of
them.
In order to reduce the hot temperature of
Singapore and to create a microclimate in the
garden, hardscape is reduced to the minimum,
while green space is maximized all over the
property.
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