
RIVERSIDE RETREAT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR 2012 BY BUILDO TECH - MUMBAI
Riverside Retreat is an enclave of serene homes conceived by Riverside Dreamscapes Private Limited, and designed by Ar. Dinesh Kumar of Senscape Architects Pvt Ltd, Bangalore.
Riverside Retreat is a community of like-minded people spread across lush green tea plantations of 70 acres, estimated to be about 70 houses or more with a restaurant behaving more as a community kitchen, and sports-themed clubhouse for entertainment with various gaming facilities possible. The project is located in a small town in close proximity to Kotagiri, a place that derives its name from an indigenous almost extinct aristocratic. Kotagiri is situated at an altitude of 1793m and is one of the three popular hill stations located in the Nilgiris (part of Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu). The Nilgiri station is bounded on two east sides by a hill with an advantage over Ooty that it is protected by the Dodabetta (the second highest peak in the region 2637m) mountain range from the onslaught of the southwest monsoon. The initial brief from client has been to conceptualize the project simply as ‘Landscapes that move one into dreams and would spread across the green carpets of tea estate’.
The homes were to use less concrete and more natural materials. They should have steep sloped roof and also derive their design language from Victorian styled bungalows of Europe. Senscape Architects addressed the ecological impact of tea plantations even before we began our study. Tea production has a negative impact on the environment. Much of the virgin vegetation of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (spread across the district of Karnataka, Tamilnadu & Kerala states) has been replaced by plantation of tea and coffee; marshes converted in to vegetable fields, large covers of forested land has been replaced into tea plantations. Grown in monoculture, tea plants provide ideal conditions for a number of pests, requiring high usage of fertilizers and pesticides. This resulted in habitat loss leading to a reduction in the general number of species and a threat to the survival of entire ecosystems.

RIVERSIDE RETREAT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR 2012 BY BUILDO TECH - MUMBAI
Riverside Retreat is an enclave of serene homes conceived by Riverside Dreamscapes Private Limited, and designed by Ar. Dinesh Kumar of Senscape Architects Pvt Ltd, Bangalore.
Riverside Retreat is a community of like-minded people spread across lush green tea plantations of 70 acres, estimated to be about 70 houses or more with a restaurant behaving more as a community kitchen, and sports-themed clubhouse for entertainment with various gaming facilities possible. The project is located in a small town in close proximity to Kotagiri, a place that derives its name from an indigenous almost extinct aristocratic. Kotagiri is situated at an altitude of 1793m and is one of the three popular hill stations located in the Nilgiris (part of Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu).
The Nilgiri station is bounded on two east sides by a hill with an advantage over Ooty that it is protected by the Dodabetta (the second highest peak in the region 2637m) mountain range from the onslaught of the southwest monsoon. The initial brief from client has been to conceptualize the project simply as ‘Landscapes that move one into dreams and would spread across the green carpets of tea estate’.The homes were to use less concrete and more natural materials. They should have steep sloped roof and also derive their design language from Victorian styled bungalows of Europe. Senscape Architects addressed the ecological impact of tea plantations even before we began our study. Tea production has a negative impact on the environment. Much of the virgin vegetation of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (spread across the district of Karnataka, Tamilnadu & Kerala states) has been replaced by plantation of tea and coffee; marshes converted in to vegetable fields, large covers of forested land has been replaced into tea plantations. Grown in monoculture, tea plants provide ideal conditions for a number of pests, requiring high usage of fertilizers and pesticides. This resulted in habitat loss leading to a reduction in the general number of species and a threat to the survival of entire ecosystems.

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Awards & Recognition on Houzz

Award-Winning Design: The Riverside Retreat by Senscape Architects

Senscape Architects: Innovators in Bangalore's Urban Landscape

Well Built Residential Building Award - Kolar District (2017)

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