Hotel Landscapes in Orlando, Florida USA

Sheraton and Orlando Hotel Landscapes

Project Commission, Orlando, Florida USA, 2018-20

The Sheraton and Orlando Hotel Landscapes created a new identity to both the exterior spaces of the hotels of aproximately 2 Hectares soon to be renovated under new owners. Their landscapes had to be regenerated and reconstructed for increased comfort and way finding, drainage capacity and ecological robustness in the context of ever-growing storms. The scope of work included the overall landscape masterplan for both hotels with the creation of a new identity through vegetation and the project development for prioritary zones- parking, hotel entrances, pool decks, private and comon terraces, etc. The work included the collaboration with a local local horticulturalist, expert in tropical plants particular to the climate of Florida (highly damp and hot), and the implementation of a local nursery for overall costs control and maintenance in the future. Both projects provide welcoming hotel entrances, planted edges for privacy between the clients and the public, and vegetated hedges to absorb the white noise from the surrounding highways and roads. Paired with these scopes of work was the development of an efficient drainage scheme to avoid zones of still water as to reduce mosquito breeeding sites. Wide canopy trees and bio-swales are included in the parking lots and entry zones not only to create a sense of place but also to provide shelter during the hot summer days

Team:
Larissa Belcic (Project Manager), Greta Ruedisueli, Samuel Gilbert

Sheraton Hotel Landscape Master plan 

Section through the main Sheraton Hotel driveway

Flowering and tree bark color schedule

Delta Grand Orlando Resort, Landscape Master plan