Fig & Lily Farm
Kodiyala Karenahalli, Ramnagara, Karnataka
(Design: Dec 2020 - Feb 2021)
(Implementation & Guidance: April 2021 - Oct 2022)
Size: 7 acres
Elevation(m): 737-749
Annual Rainfall(mm): 910
Climate: Tropical Wet & Dry / Tropical Savanna
Function: Whole systems design for water , soil, and plants. The clients wanted the space to be able to host sustainable wedding receptions in addtion to having a petting zoo where school children could visit during the day.
Key features: Ponds-Planted greywater basins-Forest garden-Event spaces
First project where Ananas designed a wedding zone and got the opportunity to attend the first wedding hosted on the site which happened to be the client herself. The design had multiple elements in focus in addition like the restaurant, petting zoo, forest gardens and wild zone. Considering the wide variety in elements and their functions, the main challenge was to design the overall site cohesively, with outputs from one element feeding into the other elements. Basins, ponds and swales have been incorporated as water elements, with greywater input from the zones like the restaurant and petting zoo. Pathways were designed according to different according to different requirements of different zones. The site is located along a lake and also has a large pond, which was the focal point for the wedding zone and the al-fresco restaurant was designed with views of the water body.
