The guest and resident experience at the Four Seasons Resort Triple Bay is rooted in the user’s renewal, achieved through restorative moments and total immersion in the local environment. The elegant architecture is nestled within lush landscapes, which serve as the luxurious, connective fabric of the overall destination, uniting land and sea along the Hijaz Cove. Inspired by the desert’s unique beauty and sculptural qualities, as well as the turquoise waters and captivating coral within the bay, the resort’s sophisticated landscape character is the foundation for uniquely memorable experiences. The gardens — which frame the Red Sea’s turquoise waters — exude a tranquil ambiance that restores both body and mind.
Hyatt Gainey Ranch
The 28-acre site is part of an existing master planned resort community. The golf course and lake were existing. The owner wanted water gardens and had in mind tropical gardens with artificial rocks and rope bridges. The designers convinced the owner that a concept that recalled ancient South American themes was more appropriate for the desert. Lines of date p...
Desert Ridge
SWA provided site planning and full landscape architectural services for this 1,000-room desert resort hotel on a 54-acre site. The project also includes five restaurants, a day-spa facility and a conference center. The landscape design provides a desert theme contrasted with water in the form of lakes, pools and lush foliage, and the desert theme provides a d...
Sanya Edition
This Ian Schrager-helmed Haitang Bay resort off the coast of Southern China was conceived as a “dream of aqua,” where sky and water converge. SWA’s competition-winning landscape design emulates a river delta and its convergence with the sea. Gently curved forms define the boundaries for 40 private villas, and are echoed throughout the terraced resort in ...
2010 Asian Games Village
SWA collaborated with the Guangzhou Urban Planning Design & Survey Institute on a new urban design concept for the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. Situated between mountains to the North and the Pearl River to the South, Guangzhou has a unique condition, which allows for the use of existing water channels for the framework of a new open space network. By abstr...