KANHAJUNGLE CAMP
KANHAJUNGLE CAMP
KANHAJUNGLE CAMP
ISSUESECOSYSTEM | SPACE
KEY ASPECTSPLANNING | DESIGN
SENSITIVE OCCUPATION OF A REGENERATED FOREST FOR ECO-RESORT
Ecotourism projects raise difficult questions on occupation of ecologically sensitive landscapes. While the purported reason for the initiative is to allow exposure to the wilderness, the hospitality industry gives rise to several conundrums regarding resource utilisation, responsibility to indigenous communities, transformation of the landscape and impact on the environment. More than the physical design of the spaces, larger issues like land capacity and fragmentation of landscapes become key in the programming of a project.
The site is a naturally regenerated Sal forest
Replete with seasonal water courses, soil & terrain needed to be nurtured back to health
Treading lightly, water is slowed down
After a single monsoon, the water courses are now perennial
Every intervention is respectful of the natural character of the land
All interventions are site & context specific
Strategies to address the heavy monsoon flows structures the site
Incremental improvements have increased water resilience of the land manifold
Crossings & gully plugs are cement free, using local materials
Built components negotiate vegetation in a seamless manner
The few built components are carefully sited in response to the terrain
Extensive seed bank & nursery development has reinforced the biodiversity profile of the land
The Kanha Jungle Camp is on a large tract of regenerated forest land, critical to both wildlife movement as well as adjoining communities. A minimal footprint with a limited tourist population influx allowed for an extensive, nature-based programming of the site. All aspects of the ecological health of the land are given primacy in structuring the site – soil and water management, biodiversity and connections to the larger landscape.
Seasonal water courses are reinforced, building up the long-term resilience of the land. Working closely with knowledgeable local people, an extensive collection of native biodiversity is built up, for use within the site as well as for the surrounding community. The few built structures are carefully placed in the landscape so as to cause the least disruption – visually and ecologically.
The architecture is developed and detailed by Mr. Dean D’Cruz of Mosaic from Goa and the Kanha Jungle Camp is located near Mukki Gate of the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India.
ISSUESECOSYSTEM | SPACE
KEY ASPECTSPLANNING | DESIGN
SENSITIVE OCCUPATION OF A REGENERATED FOREST FOR ECO-RESORT
Ecotourism projects raise difficult questions on occupation of ecologically sensitive landscapes. While the purported reason for the initiative is to allow exposure to the wilderness, the hospitality industry gives rise to several conundrums regarding resource utilisation,
responsibility to indigenous communities, transformation of the landscape and impact on the environment. More than the physical design of the spaces, larger issues like land capacity and fragmentation of landscapes become key in the programming of a project.
The site is a naturally regenerated Sal forest
Replete with seasonal water courses, soil & terrain needed to be nurtured back to health
Treading lightly, water is slowed down
After a single monsoon, the water courses are now perennial
Every intervention is respectful of the natural character of the land
All interventions are site & context specific
Strategies to address the heavy monsoon flows structures the site
Incremental improvements have increased water resilience of the land manifold
Crossings & gully plugs are cement free, using local materials
Built components negotiate vegetation in a seamless manner
The few built components are carefully sited in response to the terrain
Extensive seed bank & nursery development has reinforced the biodiversity profile of the land
The Kanha Jungle Camp is on a large tract of regenerated forest land, critical to both wildlife movement as well as adjoining communities. A minimal footprint with a limited tourist population influx allowed for an extensive, nature-based programming of the site. All aspects of the ecological health of the land are given primacy in structuring the site – soil and water management, biodiversity and connections to the larger landscape.
Seasonal water courses are reinforced, building up the long-term resilience of the land.
Working closely with knowledgeable local people, an extensive collection of native biodiversity is built up, for use within the site as well as for the surrounding community. The few built structures are carefully placed in the landscape so as to cause the least disruption – visually and ecologically.
The architecture is developed and detailed by Mr. Dean D’Cruz of Mosaic from Goa and the Kanha Jungle Camp is located near Mukki Gate of the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India.
ISSUESECOSYSTEM | SPACE
KEY ASPECTSPLANNING | DESIGN
SENSITIVE OCCUPATION OF A REGENERATED FOREST FOR ECO-RESORT
Ecotourism projects raise difficult questions on occupation of ecologically sensitive landscapes. While the purported reason for the initiative is to allow exposure to the wilderness, the hospitality industry gives rise to several conundrums regarding resource utilisation, responsibility to indigenous communities, transformation of the landscape and impact on the environment. More than the physical design of the spaces
the larger issues like land capacity and fragmentation of landscapes become key in the programming of a project.
The Kanha Jungle Camp is on a large tract of regenerated forest land, critical to both wildlife movement as well as adjoining communities. A minimal footprint with a limited tourist population influx allowed for an extensive, nature-based programming of the site.
The site is a naturally regenerated Sal forest
Replete with seasonal water courses, soil & terrain needed to be nurtured back to health
Treading lightly, water is slowed down
After a single monsoon, the water courses are now perennial
Every intervention is respectful of the natural character of the land
All interventions are site & context specific
Strategies to address the heavy monsoon flows structures the site
Incremental improvements have increased water resilience of the land manifold
Crossings & gully plugs are cement free, using local materials
Built components negotiate vegetation in a seamless manner
The few built components are carefully sited in response to the terrain
Extensive seed bank & nursery development has reinforced the biodiversity profile of the land
All aspects of the ecological health of the land are given primacy in structuring the site – soil and water management, biodiversity and connections to the larger landscape.
Seasonal water courses are reinforced, building up the long-term resilience of the land. Working closely with knowledgeable local people, an extensive collection of native biodiversity is built up, for use within the site as well as for
the surrounding community. The few built structures are carefully placed in the landscape so as to cause the least disruption – visually and ecologically.
The architecture is developed and detailed by Mr. Dean D’Cruz of Mosaic from Goa and the Kanha Jungle Camp is located near Mukki Gate of the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India.
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