hillstation future planning
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When construction is complete sometime after 2020, the total development will include five new urban villages with populations ranging from 30,000 to 50,000 people. Millions more will visit each year.
Working closely with biologists from Biomimicry 3.8, HOK studied the living creatures and plants of the moist, deciduous ecosystem to provide guidance and models for establishing locally attuned design strategies that respond to other challenges of the local biome. In addition to the overall master plan, the team developed a landscape master plan to rejuvenate deforested areas and drive future landscape performance. Reforestation, bioswales, rainwater harvesting and environmentally sensitive construction practices are all part of the plan.
The master plan draws inspiration from traditional patterns of Indian town planning as well as vernacular forms of building. It emulates principles that are culturally based and that have proven sustainable for centuries.
The overall Lavasa development includes three self-sustaining towns: Dasve, Gadle and Dhamanohol. The 1,700-acre Dasve Valley is the Phase One development currently nearing completion.