The Mango Resort in Sasan Gir

Mango Resort at Talala

A luxury resort, located near Sasan Gir, compliments the terrain and culture of its beautiful and exotic forest.

Resting amidst the serene woods of Gir, is this leisure resort. The rooms and structure evoke nostalgia for the culture that reflect the traditional style of architecture incorporated. While the stays are designed to provide a laid back experience for the visitors, the landscapes are designed meticulously, to add another layer of comfort.

Gir is famous for the well-known ‘kesar’ aam that is found in abundance here. Inspiration is drawn for the resort from the same and the theme runs throughout the project, from its name to its landscape. Thus the uniquely set landscapes along with the pool and joined fountain become the major attraction of the resort.

Soon, the advantages of using local Mango wood and Porbandar Stone for basic construction turned out to be efficient, and so locally-sourced materials were incorporated wherever possible.
Many of the materials for the resort, including flooring stone, plumbing fixtures, and roofing colored sheets, had to be specially ordered from the mainland and beyond, delaying the building process.

Categories

Architecture, Interior, Landscape, Hospitality & Destination wedding space, Resort

Client

Ganesh Decorators

Location

Typology

Talala, Sasan Gir, Gujarat

Timeline

Status

2017 - 2021

Completed

Passage to cottages: journey should be enjoyable always than destination

The most peculiar feature of the resort are the green screens that are used as an extension of the walls projecting out of the building. The walls are curved at the ends to meet the ground in an organic fashion or continue as screens along the slope towards swimming pool. Behind the screen wall pool side café has been created and it comprises preparation area.

More focus was given on existing 20 years young existing mango trees and gardening the site. The land being narrower Due to the growth of trees and foliage. hence a bigger unit could not be placed there. The landscape now acted as a blanket to preserve and enhance the privacy of the space above.

The stone wall and sloping roof building are organised into four decentralized clusters with their own courtyards and separate themes; all re connected by light landscaped pathways to the main lobby. In accordance with local edict, no structure exceeds the height of a mango tree.

Entrance Lobby of Mange Resort

Admin building – design to experience the nature. No doors and windows or air conditioning was designed for it.

Room building completely camouflage with existing well grown Mango tree.

Architecture design statement should be bold but not more than nature around.

Guest will come here to enjoy nature and would have contemporary architecture but very silent

Passage to cottages: journey should be enjoyable always than destination

Out door sitting space as performing arts space where Dhamal – folk dance performed every day

Biggest swimming pool in Sasan and biggest man made water falls/ fountain design by Architect Devang Shah with Mango shape

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