LANDSCAPE CASE STUDY - KALPATARU RIVERSIDE

1. KALPATARU RIVERSIDE
Akshar Kawale
Mrudula Shinde
Mrudul Narnaware
Riddhesh Varik
Saudnya Mane
Shraddha Gaikwad

2. Location
A complex of multi-storeyed
towers overlooking Gadhi
river
Spacious 2 & 2.5 BHK
apartments
Clubhouse with gymnasium
and spa
Badminton court and indoor
games room
Swimming pool and toddlers’
pool
Landscaped garden and
children’s play area
Located on old Mumbai-
Pune highway and in close
proximity to Mumbai-Pune
Expressway and proposed
international airport

3. Satellite view
Site plan

4. • BUFFER IS
CREATED
USING
BECAUSE OF
HIGHWAY.
• ALL USABLE
LANDSCAPE
IS PLACED IN
CENTER OF
THE
BUILDINGS.
• PATHWAYS
AND
PARKINGS
ARE
PROVIDED
WITH
PROPER
SHADE

5. Segregated into
1. Entrance Area
2. Central landscape area
3. Play area
4. Hardscape
5. Sculptures

6. Entrance area

7. • Proper seating area in front of the club house
with Black Polished Pebble stones used for the
flooring which easily blends with the
environment.
• Granite seating are created to give a natural
touch to the place.
• Surrounded by the trees of Champa
flower(Botanical Name : Plumeria) which is one
of the most fragrant flowers makes the space
more natural and pleasant.

8.  Statues are placed in the lawn to provide
emphasis to the area.
 Gazzebo is provided at the corner of the lawn
as a social space where people can interact in
the vicinity of the nature.
 The lawn has soft green cover over the entire
area.

9.  Avenues are created along the lawn using palm trees along
with the seating platforms made of granite stone that easily
blends with the nature.
 The avenue therefore provides an hierarchy to the lawn as
well as a shaded space for those seating under them.
 The flooring for the pathway is also made up of stone so
that it maintains its natural property as well as creates a
difference between the pathway and the soft green cover.
 The pathways are thereby used as jogging tracks as it is
huge in scale and all along the clubhouse.
 Low level and dense shrubs runs adjacent throughout the
pathway to create a buffer between two spaces as well as
hides the services running through it.

10.  Proper shaded spaces are provided for people for
them to feel the calmness and enjoy the beauty of
nature through landscaping.
 Wooden benches provided along on the stone
pathways adjacent to the huge lawn.
 Solar power LED lights are provided in the lawn to
illuminate the lawn in the nightime.
 Proper gutters are provided in the lawns for the
disposal of excess water.

11.  Flooring is used as the medium of segregation of
spaces.
 The grey Pavel blocks are used for the purpose of
parking and the red herringbone pattern is used for
the vehicular and pedestrian circulation.
 Bays are created for parking with low level
plantations for the segregation of spaces as well as
plantations are made to segregate childrens play
area and parking for safety purpose.

12.  Huge and dense trees are provide all along the compound wall
as a buffer from the noise of the exterior road thus preventing
noise pollution and purifying the internal environment of the
complex.

13.  Rubber Crumb Surfacing is the
flooring provided in the kids play
area.
 As they are manufactured using
recycled tyres, they are very
environmental friendly.
 Available in variety of colours and
patterns it can be applied to make a
seamless, smooth and porous
surface.
 It is ideal surface product for kids
play area where there is a risk of
falling.
 The surface is highly resistant to:
 Oil
 Corrosion
 Cracking due to temperature
changes

14.  Swimming area is kept as a complete private area which comprises of an adult pool as well as a
toddler pool.
 The segregation of that area is done with a wall having grills to provide a semi-openness to the area
and is completely surrounded by low level dense plantations around the wall with few trees at
certain space intervals which provides privacy to the space.
 The space around the pool has proper area for sun bath and has stone flooring with rough textures
to make it less slippery.