Olde Towne
Village of Southampton
Olde Towne is a 50 acre site in the Village of Southampton, transformed from an open field to a series of landscapes defined by London Plane trees allées, wildflower meadows, dense hedgerows, a nature preserve and a central green, rooted in the natural character and cultural and historical context of the Hamptons. The seven 4-acre estate lots are defined as private enclosures which will be developed in accordance with carefully constructed Design Guidelines to ensure that each new layer of development stays true to the larger vision.
All aspects of the project – the architectural and landscape vision and narrative, the master plan, detailed landscape and architectural studies, visual studies for the Environmental Impact Statement, a large tree mobilization plan, site furnishings, graphics, branding and marketing, maintenance protocols, and entitlement documentation were developed at Hart Howerton in close collaboration with the owner and project consultants.
Project completed while an associate at Hart Howerton
Village of Southampton
Olde Towne is a 50 acre site in the Village of Southampton, transformed from an open field to a series of landscapes defined by London Plane trees allées, wildflower meadows, dense hedgerows, a nature preserve and a central green, rooted in the natural character and cultural and historical context of the Hamptons. The seven 4-acre estate lots are defined as private enclosures which will be developed in accordance with carefully constructed Design Guidelines to ensure that each new layer of development stays true to the larger vision.
All aspects of the project – the architectural and landscape vision and narrative, the master plan, detailed landscape and architectural studies, visual studies for the Environmental Impact Statement, a large tree mobilization plan, site furnishings, graphics, branding and marketing, maintenance protocols, and entitlement documentation were developed at Hart Howerton in close collaboration with the owner and project consultants.
Project completed while an associate at Hart Howerton
Cacique Costa Rica
Guanacaste Province,
Costa Rica
Cacique is a proposed zero-carbon, integrated resort community situated on 650 acres of peninsula and pasture lands in the Guanacaste region of northwest Costa Rica. Its extreme topography and location in a tropical dry forest, a rare and highly bio-diverse ecoregion, give it distinctive qualities of dramatic vistas, spectacular seasonal variety and challenging site conditions.
Key among the site development goals was a large scale, long term restoration plan for the tropical dry forest ecosystem.
Landscape Design Principles
Guanacaste Province,
Costa Rica
Cacique is a proposed zero-carbon, integrated resort community situated on 650 acres of peninsula and pasture lands in the Guanacaste region of northwest Costa Rica. Its extreme topography and location in a tropical dry forest, a rare and highly bio-diverse ecoregion, give it distinctive qualities of dramatic vistas, spectacular seasonal variety and challenging site conditions.
Key among the site development goals was a large scale, long term restoration plan for the tropical dry forest ecosystem.
Landscape Design Principles
- The tropical dry forest will be a composition of connected habitats and bio-rich places, into which all other elements are set.
- Celebrate rain events with sculptural channels and rain gardens, etc., exploiting the topography to create dramatic displays of water movement within natural patterns.
- All development is subordinate to the landscape, expressed through simple, local materials and vernacular forms.
- All resources are maximized: renewable materials, site-wide water balance, carbon neutral development.
All renderings: Hart Howerton