Woods At Sasan is a Modern Retreat Offers Best-in-Class wellbeing retreat in sasan India (the last habitat of the endangered Asiatic lion). Our principles involve re-imagining the built environment for people and the planet, humanising development and achieving inclusivity by design. At Woods At Sasan, green and ethical practices are implemented in operations and management. Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) has been a mainstay of the project since its inception. The use of local materials, know-how and labour with our trademark modern design has resulted in pared down architecture as well as interiors, reduced our carbon footprint vis a vis transportation costs and brought a significant increase in livelihood for the locals.
The 38-key retreat of Woods At Sasan blends gracefully into the landscape – the 16-acre property is a composition of nature-connected spaces that derive from an understanding of mindful biophilic design principles and sustainable construction. Only 12% of the total area has been utilized for construction and rest of the area covered with grasses, trees, plants along with kitchen garden. Open spaces are converted into Kitchen Garden as much as possible.
- Woods at Sasan is built using predominantly natural, non-toxic, reclaimed and re-usable materials to minimise carbon footprint and concrete use.
- The buildings’ footprint on the ground floor cover 12-17% of the total land area, and semi-open spaces approximately 30% of the total built-up area.
- Insulated metal roofs are used to cut down use of concrete.
- 9” thick walls finished with lime plaster, floating roofs and private wooden decks help cool the rooms naturally, with thickets of trees, bamboo brakes and grasses adding to the shade.
- Natural lime plaster is used on walls, to keep interior cool in day and warm in night time.
- All flooring and bathroom cladding is planned in treated natural stone.
- Each Stay comes with its own personal open-air deck and garden, and with interiors that are a blend of locally crafted, reclaimed wood furniture, bamboo accessories, hand-made ceramics, terracotta and macrame decorative items.
- A comprehensive list of materials is: steel structural elements and corrugated sheet roofing; Bela, Dhrangadhra and Kandala grey stones sourced locally; reclaimed wood and pine wood with jute fibre and cane weaving for interiors and furniture; wood and brass inlay and terracotta decorative elements and IPE wood and Corten-steel exterior elements.
