Projects
Eco-landscaping
Mine eco-restoration
Conservation and research
Eco-landscaping
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chennai
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chennai In close collaboration with Ray Meeker, curator of the installations for the garden areas, we modified the original landscape design for this project to include native...
Ashok Leyland Nature Park
Ashok Leyland Nature Park What can you do with open flatland by the sea that is inundated with water for 4 to 5 months each year... Did you guess ‘grow a forest’? We developed the 30-acre site into...
Royal Aratt, Coorg
Royal Aratt, Coorg Deep in the Western Ghats, at around 1000 m above sea level, was the opportunity to create a high-end resort that fit seamlessly into the surrounding landscape. At its heart, a...
Coastal Forest Plantation, Hidesign
Coastal Forest Plantation, Hidesign This on-going 50-acre project was a unique opportunity to work towards the creation of a native coastal forest. The land stretches back about 600 m from the sea,...
K Resort, Kaliveli Tank
K Resort, Kaliveli Tank Located on 27 acres at the edge of the vast seasonal wetlands to the north of Pondicherry, our work on this resort is all about the use of native trees and shrubs that are...
Mine eco-restoration and plantation
Ariyalur
Ariyalur Following on from the work in Pandalgudi, mine restoration plans have been developed for two Ramco mines in Ariyalur. The conditions are very different from Pandalgudi, as the mines are a...
Pandalgudi
See the Tamil version of the videoPandalgudi This landmark restoration project, developed with Ramco Cements, is now heralded as one of the most original and eco-sensitive restoration projects...
Conservation and research
Herbarium (Dry and Virtual) digitization and development
Herbarium (Dry and Virtual) digitization and development The Herbarium collection was started in 1983 by Walter at the Auroville community of Shakti, and the Virtual Herbarium was started in 2014 as...
TDEF Conservation – Sacred groves survey, TDEF browser and research papers
TDEF Conservation - Sacred groves survey, TDEF browser and research papers The Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest (TDEF) of South India is a unique ecosystem which hosts over 1000 flora species, over 400...
Native species planting: Drypetes porteri and Ecosia
Auroville Botanical Gardens Green Schools Project | Auroras Eye FilmsNative species planting: Drypetes porteri and Ecosia The potential for tree plantation, and the benefits arising from that, is...
The Global Biodiversity Standard
The Global Biodiversity Standard The Global Biodiversity Standard (GBS) is a certification in development for projects enhancing and protecting biodiversity, by a global community of local experts....