#waterfront

A short walk from the heart of San Pedro, Belize, this oceanfront retreat was designed by The Ranch Mine and Designs by MB as a celebration of togetherness, craft, and coastal living. Created for a retired inventor and an interior designer, partners in life and vision, the home is both a personal escape and a destination for gathering, built to host long stays with family and friends in one of their favorite places on Earth. Dan Ryan Studio Dan Ryan Studio Set on a narrow, half-acre lot, the project was shaped by three core ambitions: to embrace the outdoors, withstand the coastal elements, and reflect the creative, welcoming spirit of its owners. The result is a compound-like layout with a main home, two guest casitas, a caretak... More

Dongshan Island is a healthy community-based neighbourhood creating an alternative urban typology for urbanization in China. It combines the comforts of urban living with the rural DNA of the site and is focused on creating a healthy community. Yet, the density is high: 100 homes per hectare. The area is car free and offers outdoor and shared activities for residents. The land around the residential development is used for allotment gardens and farming, stimulating residents and their children to learn about the origin of healthy food.  Kris Provoost Urban meets rural The client, Huazhang Real Estate, wanted to create a residential development on a rural site, for residents to combine the convenience of urban living with the qu... More

The new Marina Tower residential development is a landmark on the Danube and connects the waterfront with the city by covering the street and railtracks running along the river. pierer.net pierer.net The tower contains apartments of various different sizes that all have outdoor spaces, either loggias or balconies. A Children’s playground is located on the roof of the lower part of the building. Kindergarten facilities along with a spa and fitness centre, shops,restaurants and a range of services, such as a concierge service are part of the program. pierer.net pierer.net More

The resort underpins the United Arab Emirates’ aspirations to become a focal point for global tourism.   The Yas South Integrated Destination Resort provides Abu Dhabi with a fantastic new hospitality and leisure complex including an 18,000 seat indoor entertainment arena, a 604 bedroom family hotel, retail, food and beverage offers and a series of carefully landscaped public spaces. The scheme forms part of a much wider masterplan to transform Yas Island in to a one-stop destination for tourism and business.   As part of a multi-disciplinary design team, Pascall+Watson have worked across all of the assets to bring the developer’s vision to life.   The entertainment arena has flexibility at its core; it can... More

TOWNLAND was commissioned to prepare three Preliminary Conceptual Master Plan Options for a Mixed Use Tourism and Residential Project on approximately 2,870 ha of land reclamation at CanGio, south of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.The overall Vision for the Project was driven by the Clients’ desire to establish an urban form which takes cues from the skylines of Miami (USA), the Gold Coast (Australia) and Sentosa (Singapore). The locations for the Iconic Landmark Tower, the Cultural Villages, the outdoor Shopping Malls, the nightlife and the Marina and Yacht Club are carefully chosen and concentrated in one or two compact, pedestrian friendly "Town Centres" that have the density and critical mass to become iconic Leisure Destinations.In 2 of the... More

Townland Consultants was shortlisted as one of 3 finalists in the International Design Competition for the Detailed Master Planning of the soon to be redeveloped Mumbai Port Waterfront District. As a central Master Plan Theme for the redevelopment of the Mumbai Port Area, Townland selected “The Connected City”. Mumbai should be better connected spatially, socio-economically and virtually in order to become the World class City it wants to be. The opportunity to redevelop the entire Mumbai Port Complex and to open up the city to its harbor front will change the identity of the entire city and its potential impact for Mumbai’s residents could not be underestimated. Townland’s Master Plan Vision revolved around the concept of creating a... More