Santosh George works of last five years in USA (Dallas & Minneapolis) in the fiels of Landscape Design, Horticulture, Project Management, Design Build etc
1. SANTOSH A. GEORGE
Landscape Architect / Horticulturist
Member
Fellow, Indian Society of Landscape Architects
American Society of Landscape Architect. past
Ahmedabad Management Association
EDUCATION
Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Minnesota, 2001
B.S. Agriculture, Allahabad Agricultural Institute, University of Allahabad, India, 1991
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Studio Leader / Practice Group Member, BurtHill Design Group, India 09/2010 to date
Associate / Sr.PM, MESA Design Group, Dallas 10/2006 to 03/2010
Lead Designer/Project Manager, Edelweiss Design Inc., Minneapolis 05/2002 – 09/2006
Landscape Consultant - I, URS Corp. (formerly BRW), Minneapolis 06/2001 – 04/2002
College of Design, U of Minnesota, Graduate Assistant & Student 10/1998 - 05/2001
Landscape Designer, Al-Manahal Agri. Tech., Muscat, Sultanate of Oman 07/1995 – 10/1998
Faculty CADD Center & Freelance Designer, Trivandrum, India 11/1993 - 06/1995
Landscape Designer, Samak Landscapes Private Limited, New Delhi, India 05/1992 – 10/1993
SKILL SET
Business development & Financial management of the project
Creative communication, drawing, writing and organizational skills
Conduct and prepare site reviews and analyses
Proficiency in Presentation packages, Conceptual Design through CD, including hand sketches
Ecologically sound, Sustainable and Site Contextual design within regional cultural patterns
Horticultural knowledge and Planting design spanning Tropical, Dry, Mild, Continental Biomes
Lead project teams, project management, scheduling, budgeting, and work assignments to staff
Participate in on-site construction observation, as needed
STUDIO
Contextual Experience in Infrastructure design, Mixed Use/Retail, Hospitality,
Resorts, Therapeutic gardens, Community Design, SEZ/IT, Corporate, Master planning.
Botanical Gardens, and High End Residentials perennial stream in Arthala Estate, Mallapuram, Kerala, India
3. Project . Phase I of Aurum Residential Towers. Podium Garden
Type: Residential
Location. Chennai. Tamil Nadu State. India
Role. Designer. PM
Team. BurtHill. India
5. Project . Aurum Township. Clubhouse Garden
Type. Recreational
Location. Chennai. Tamil Nadu. India
Role. Lead Designer. PM
Team. BurtHill. India
6. Project. Aurum Township. Site Office. Sales Garden
Type. Corporate
Location. Chennai. Tamil Nadu State. India
Role. Lead Designer. PM
Team. BurtHill. India
8. club house
lake view street
children’s park main entry park
palace view street jodhana main drive
Project . Jodhana Township, Streetscape & Gardens
Type: Residential
Location: Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Role: Client Development, Lead Designer, PM
Team. BurtHill. India
Coming to Jodhana Community you feel the temperature cooling down with its green canopy and vibrant planting scheme. Trellis shade structures and densely planted
native trees provide prospect and refuge. Native landscape (xeriscape) in modern interpretation of formal gardens finds the genus loci of the place.
23. Project . GLOCAL UNIVERSITY
Type: EDUCATIONAL
Location: Uttrakhand. India
Role: Lead Designer. PM
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27. Project . WHITEFIELD TOWERS
Type: GROUP HOUSING
Location: BANGALORE . India
Role: Lead Designer. PM
Team: Burt Hill
28. Project . WHITEFIELD TOWERS
Type: GROUP HOUSING
Location: bANGALORE . India
Role: Lead Designer. PM
Team: Burt Hill
29. Project . Rajkot Residential Towers
Type: Residential
Location: Rajkot. Gujrat. India
Role: Lead Designer. PM
Team. BurtHill. India
30. Project . Family Residence
Type: Residential
Location: Ahmedabad. Gujrat. India
Role: Lead Designer. PM
Team. BurtHill. India
31. HYDROLOGY
SITE ANALYSIS
PROPOSED CANAL
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PROPOSED CANAL
BIO SWALES
MAIN ACCESS ROAD WATER CHANNEL CONNECTION TO
NODE/ACCESS POINT OPEN FIELDS & GLASS HOUSES
WIND DIRECTION ROOF RAIN WATER HARVESTING
SUNPATH JUN 21
RAIN GARDEN
EXISTING TREE MASS OPEN FIELDS
VIEW OPPORTUNITIES GLASS HOUSES
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PROPOSED NATIONAL AGRI - FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE (NABI)
PROPOSED NATIONAL AGRI - FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE (NABI)
Project . Scientific & Research Campus
Type: Campus
Location: Chandigarh. India
Role: Lead Designer. PM
Team. BurtHill. India
32. Project : Lake Cabin
Type: Second Home
Location: Lake Minnestonka, Minneapolis USA
Role: Lead Designer. PM
Team. BurtHill. India
33. Project . Residential Project
Type: OSR
Location: Chennai. India
Role: Lead Designer. PM, Client Development
Team. BurtHill. India
34. master plan
MEDIC AL C O LLEG E C AMPUS C O MPO N EN TS
RESIDENTIAL
FACILITIES
CENTRALISED TEACHING ADMIN.
SERVICES HOSPITAL
MEDICAL
COLLEGE
Project . Cancer Research Center & Medical College
Type: Campus
Location: Ahmedabad. Gujrat. India
Role: Designer. PM overall landscape master plan
Team. BurtHill. India
december 28, 2010
35. Project . Organic Farm & Interpretive Center
Type: Education & Research
Location: Aluva. Kerala. India
Role: Client Development. Lead Designer. PM
Team. BurtHill. India
36. Panaromic view from the Tree Deck
New Boat & landing Native cow for Organic manure Organic Cerification from Lancome, Denmark Tree Deck
37. the LOCATION the LAND
SITE – DETAILS & FEATURES
Extent: 190 Acres
Water: sufficient spring water available
Registration: currently under Plantation Registration (conversion to
residential registration possible – owner to take the responsibility)
Height ratio from bottom to top of the site: 1:10
Sea level at the centre of the site: 1400 ft
Width of the road inside the site: 14-16 ft
Type of road inside the site: Metal & Mud (tarring possible)
Surrounding areas: one side is Silent Valley Government Forest, rest
three sides are rubber plantation areas
Entrance to the site: only through the main road (no public
entrance)
Power: no power facility available as of now. Can be taken on
request at the clients cost
Unions: No employee unions in the site
Nearest air port: Calicut (Kozhikode) – 65kms
a plantation community deep in God’s Own Country
a plantation community deep in God’s Own Country
Government authority: Panchayat
project CONTEXT With the Arabian Sea in the west, the Western Ghats towering 500-2700 m in the east and networked by forty-four rivers, Kerala enjoys diverse geographical features. Village: Kerala Site
From tall mountains and deep valleys to endless backwaters and an extensive coastline, Kerala has it all. Taluk: Nilambur
District: Malappuram
History Location Advantage
Established by British Planters in early 1910’s due to the suitabilty of growing Karuvarukundu (a land atop hills) is situated 28 kms from Manjeri Town and Original survey map depicting the extents of jungle
plantation crops such as tea, rubber, coffe, cocoa and cardomon in the idyllic 56 kms from the Kozhikode International Airport. Bounded by the Nilgiri Hills in the east, clearing staring from year1826 to 1915 for
ARTHALA ESTATE
ARTHALA ESTATE
mountain ranges bordering the unique biome of Silent Valley. Over a period of years the Arabian Sea in the west and Thrissur and Palakkad districts in the south, Karuvaru- tea introduction.
the plantation went wild due to economic non vailibilty and high labor cost. kundu is enriched by three great rivers flowing through it - the Chaliyar, The Kadalundi
This enabled the land to heal, the plantations and wilderness co existed in har- and the Bharathapuzha. The hill region has also contributed much to the cultural heri- The map shows the three criss crossing Elephants path
mony. The stewards of land watched in awe the healing powers and rejuvenation tage of Kerala. Along with historic monuments and diverse natural attractions, a range passing through which is still active and left alone by
of nature and maintained it status quo. of cultural and ritual art forms add to its value as a destination worth visiting. The entire the locals and owners.
Recognizing the high demand of plantation products and non availibity of land for Karuvarukundu region situates very adjacent to the world famous “Silent Valley” National
new plantations, the stewards and a group of like minded professionals joined hand Park, only separated by hill tops. The climatic condition of Karuvarukundu fascinates the Watershed is cleary demarked and extensive network of
to renew and develop the plantation with sustainable green and integrated crop outsiders as it is less humid compared to other parts of Kerala. natural spring flow mapped out.
management practices embracing Mother Nature. Distance from (Calicut) Kozhikode Airport to relatd destinations
In the process they realized the potential for ecological based tourism in the region 1) Manjeri (Malappuram District): 28 km (see 1.2) From south to east the estate is bordering the famed
as a viable way to share the stewardship to like minded individuals in share 2) Karuvarakundu (Malappuram District) : 56 km (see 1.3) protected Silent Valley Biosphere. North and East side
cropping and hands on stress relieving activities such as making tea, trekking, living 3) Site Entrance (Malappuram District) : 65 km (see 2) borders the Kerala Rubber Estate and private properties.
off the land at the same time conserving the original biome.
Matfield W.L.L Matfield W.L.L
the PLACE the OPPORTUNITY
Developing a eco resort based on Colonial Tea
Plantation with emphasis on green living:
Role: Client Development. Lead Designer. PM
An eco friendly resort conceived with in the naturally
beautiful site full of tall trees and terraced terrain with large
Project . Eco Tourism & Plantation Lifestyle
rocks surrounded by plantation crops.
Resort footprint The existing Bungalow, renovated to original glory located
at the high point of the estate becomes the club house piv-
otal to the 10 - 15 cottages available for rental . The high
point and terraced land
provides vistas of hills and valleys from every conceivable
angle to the visitors.
Location: Malapuram. Kerala. India
The Theme for the resort is based on Tea Plantation of
yester years and revolves around that eras culture. Worked
out for an eco friendly site planning and development, which
will make least disturbance to the land, trees, rocks, streams
and so on.
The land of 10 acres identified and cleared currently is
connected with trails and natural pathway laid out with
Type: Resort & Residential
natural available stone to the surrounding destinations with in
the estate. and extended to Elephants paths and head waters
and to Silent Valley and finally for the extreme backpackers /
walkers to Ooty, Karnataka 3 hours by the Jungle trail.
Additional Electric golf carts is used for movement within
a plantation community deep in God’s Own Country
a plantation community deep in God’s Own Country
the resort area which almost connects from one end to the
other end of the site with steps leading to residences.
The architecture is to follow the traditional Colonial style,
and optional Jungle cottages using native bamboo and palm
leaves theme is set strategically around estates idyllic
locations for viewing birds and wildlife. Few tree cottages
set on selected trees or set to clinging on to slopes with pier
ARTHALA ESTATE
ARTHALA ESTATE
foundation becoming a specialty .
All design and activities blended together for a unique
experience amalgamating between chic and boutique
engulfed in rustic.
Immersing in 1800’s plantation era culture with music,
Scenic, immersed and surrounded by the hills, Arthala plantation is pristine offering a feast of discovery. slow cuisine from estate raised vegetable, fowls and cattle
A place far from the maddening worlds but connected if that be the with. and day trips to nearby Ayurvedic resorts, temples,
destinations etc to attract premium clients with a package
ranging up to USD 250 to 1000 per day.
Total human foot fall on the 160 acre estate limited to 200
visitors at any given with approximately 50 local hand to sup-
port both the stay on and visitor communities i.e. 1.5 per-
38. Project . Limited Member Club House
Type. Recreatonal
Location. Ahmedabad. Gujrat. India
Role. Lead Designer. PM
Team. BurtHill. India