Location: Quetta and Faisalabad, Pakistan (1985-86)
Client: Prince Amyn Aga Khan

Development Type
Urban Design • Enclosed / Self Sustaining Hotel Domaine
Mandate: Landscape Master Plan & Open Space Design

Project Description
The design solutions of the two hotels emphasises their diversity, one reflecting Bauchistan adobe asymmetry in an arid mountainous setting, the other demonstrating Mogul brick geometric symmetry in a humid subtropical climate. An extensive research study was undertaken to ensure the harmonious integration of the landscape components with the indigenous architecture and the cultural customs.

Each courtyard in the walled four city block Hotels has a unique theme, such as the "Nightingale Court", where the moon is reflected in the pond and all the flowers on the trees, shrubs and perennials are white and glow like candles in the moonlight.

Design Features
- Thematic Courtyards for: Mosque & Bazar Enclosures; Hotel Banquet, Tennis & Pool Spa Areas
- Orchards & Parklands
- Historical Irrigation Systems Development
- Planting Nurseries Establishment
- Local Consultant Coordination